Patent ID: 8966471
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for determining and scoring a signature for a software package, the method comprising the steps of: at least one processor comparing files on a clean computer system after installation of a first software package to files on the clean computer system before installation; the at least one processor determining a first signature of the first software package, wherein the first signature comprises files on the clean computer system after installation of the first software package that were not present on the clean computer system before installation; the at least one processor comparing files remaining on the clean computer system after an uninstall of the first software package to the files on the clean computer system after installation of the first software package; and the at least one processor determining one or more critical artifacts of the first signature, wherein the one or more critical artifacts comprise files of the first signature not remaining on the clean computer system after the uninstall of the first software package.