Patent ID: 8065740
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: G06F,G11B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A management computer system, to manage at least one current software item on a managed computer system, the management computer system comprising: a processor and memory executing instructions for: a user interface to define a software reference list identifying unauthorized software items, the user interface operable to display software items in a display window and to receive an allow input from a user to identify if a software item is authorized on the managed device, and receive a disallow input from a user to identify if a software item is unauthorized on the managed device; a communication interface to receive from the managed computer system a plurality of current software item identifiers that identify current software items on the managed computer system; a comparator component to compare each of the current software item identifiers with the software reference list to identify that the current software item is an unauthorized software item; and an uninstall component to identify an uninstall package of a plurality of uninstall packages, the identified uninstall package being associated with the unauthorized software item and wherein the identified uninstall package is communicated to the managed computer system, in an automated fashion, to uninstall the unauthorized software item.