Patent ID: 7757284

Claim:
A computer program product having a computer-readable medium having computer program instructions recorded thereon for installation of a software application onto a computer in presence of malicious code that is attempting to prevent installation, the computer program instruction comprising instructions for: generating a metamorphic installation program for protecting the installation of the software application onto the computer, wherein the metamorphic installation program is generated randomly to be substantially unique while still having substantially a same functionality as other unique instances of the metamorphic installation program; executing the metamorphic installation program on the computer, wherein identifying information in the metamorphic installation program is substantially disguised from the malicious code so the metamorphic installation program is substantially unrecognizable to the malicious code; and installing the software application onto the computer, wherein the metamorphic installation program protects the installation to allow the software application to be installed without substantial interference from the malicious code by preventing the malicious code from detecting the installation of the software application.