Patents by Inventor Adrian Bivol

Adrian Bivol has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for efficiently scanning a file for malware
    Patent number: 7861296
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a system, method, and a computer-readable medium for efficiently loading data into memory in order to scan the data for malware. The logic provided in the present invention improves the experience of a user when operating a computer protected with antivirus software. One aspect of the present invention is a method that identifies a pattern in which data in a file is loaded into memory from a computer-readable medium. Then the method identifies a pattern in which data in the file may be loaded into memory in a way that minimizes the time required to read data in the file. When a subsequent scan of the file is scheduled to occur, the method causes data in the file to be loaded in memory using the pattern that minimizes the time required to read data in the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mihai Costea, Adrian Bivol, Adrian M. Marinescu, Anil Francis Thomas, Cenk Ergan, David Goebel, George C. Chicioreanu, Marius Gheorghe Gheorghescu, Michael R. Fortin
  • System and method for efficiently scanning a file for malware
    Publication number: 20060288416
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a system, method, and a computer-readable medium for efficiently loading data into memory in order to scan the data for malware. The logic provided in the present invention improves the experience of a user when operating a computer protected with antivirus software. One aspect of the present invention is a method that identifies a pattern in which data in a file is loaded into memory from a computer-readable medium. Then the method identifies a pattern in which data in the file may be loaded into memory in a way that minimizes the time required to read data in the file. When a subsequent scan of the file is scheduled to occur, the method causes data in the file to be loaded in memory using the pattern that minimizes the time required to read data in the file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mihai Costea, Adrian Bivol, Adrian Marinescu, Anil Thomas, Cenk Ergan, David Goebel, George Chicioreanu, Marius Gheorghescu, Michael Fortin