Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Volei Emile
  • Method of automatically instituting secure, safe libraries and functions when exposing a system to potential system attacks
    Patent number: 6789200
    Abstract: A method of protecting a data processing system is provided. In a preferred embodiment the data processing system temporarily switches from a main system library mode to a safe system library mode. A user then may open and read a document, such as, for example, an e-mail message, and any virus or worm contained in the document will be prevented from executing and damaging the data processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Alton Fiveash, Gerald Francis McBrearty, Shawn Patrick Mullen, Johnny Meng-Han Shieh