Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Wolff

Daniel J. Wolff 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, method and computer program product for precluding writes to critical files
    Patent number: 7340775
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are provided for preventing writes to critical files. Initially, factors associated with a computer are identified. Then, requests to write to files on the computer are monitored. The writes to the files on the computer are conditionally prevented based on the factors to prevent virus proliferation. In use, the factors are altered based on the monitoring of the requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Codel Lawson Tarbotton, Daniel J. Wolff, Neil A. Cowie