Patent ID: 6338141
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer system configured for the detection and removal of various types computer viruses in real time,said computer system comprising: a processing unit, a memory; a disk having at least one disk sector; a video output; a communications input; and, a communications output whereby at least one computer file, stored in at least one directory, is retained in said memory or on said disk; a process to produce a collection of relational data comprising virus signature objects which further comprises at least seven primary relational signature objects; a process that uses said collection of relational data to verify and remove known viruses from one or more files (or one or more disk sectors) on the computer; a process to access relational data on the storage device, said process having the functionality to both read and write the data; and a process to output information to either or both of said video output and said connection output.