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  • Method and apparatus for controlling access to and corruption of information in a computer
    Patent number: 6092161
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling access to and corruption of information in a computer system. In known "PC Virus" protection methods the boot partition becomes "Read Only" when the system is in Supervised Mode. However, Microsoft Windows, although not strictly self-modifying, does require that certain files located within the Windows directory, can be written to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Arendee Limited
    Inventors: Norman Jackson White, Reginald Killean, deceased, David Robb