Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including a sensor configured to detect a power-off input regarding the electronic device; a processor; a memory for storing one or more programs and the processor being configured to execute the one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for, when the power-off input is detected, monitoring opening of resources included in the electronic device by at least one process and, if a resource to be used by the at least one process is an important resource, preventing the resource from being opened.

Abstract: A method for preventing malware attacks includes the steps of detecting an attempt on an electronic device to access a task scheduler, determining an entity associated with the attempt to access the task scheduler, determining a malware status of the entity, and, based on the malware status of the entity, allowing or denying the attempted access to the task scheduler. The task scheduler is configured to launch one or more applications at a specified time or interval.

Abstract: A method for preventing malware attacks includes the steps of detecting an attempt on an electronic device to access a task scheduler, determining an entity associated with the attempt to access the task scheduler, determining a malware status of the entity, and, based on the malware status of the entity, allowing or denying the attempted access to the task scheduler. The task scheduler is configured to launch one or more applications at a specified time or interval.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for preventing a modification to a domain name system setting. In use, an attempt to modify a domain name system setting is detected. Additionally, a source of the attempt and an attribute of the modification are verified. Further, the modification to the domain name system setting is prevented, based on the verification.

Abstract: A method for preventing malware attacks includes the steps of detecting an attempt on an electronic device to access a task scheduler, determining an entity associated with the attempt to access the task scheduler, determining a malware status of the entity, and, based on the malware status of the entity, allowing or denying the attempted access to the task scheduler. The task scheduler is configured to launch one or more applications at a specified time or interval.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for responding to an attempt to disable a malware protection program and performing an identification process and one or more protection processes to prevent the execution of potentially malicious code. In one aspect, a method includes monitoring for attempts to disable a malware protection program, identifying a process that generated an attempt to disable the malware protection program, determining whether the process is an approved process, and in response, performing one or more protection processes on the process so as to prevent the execution of potentially malicious code.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for preventing a modification to a domain name system setting. In use, an attempt to modify a domain name system setting is detected. Additionally, a source of the attempt and an attribute of the modification are verified. Further, the modification to the domain name system setting is prevented, based on the verification.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for preventing a modification to a domain name system setting. In use, an attempt to modify a domain name system setting is detected. Additionally, a source of the attempt and an attribute of the modification are verified. Further, the modification to the domain name system setting is prevented, based on the verification.

Abstract: A method for preventing malware attacks includes detecting an attempt on an electronic device to modify a print service registry, determining an entity associated with the attempt to modify the print service registry, determining a malware status of the entity, and, based on the malware status of the entity, allowing or denying the modification to the print service registry. The print service registry is configured to store configuration information about mechanisms to be used when printing from the electronic device.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for preventing a modification to a domain name system setting. In use, an attempt to modify a domain name system setting is detected. Additionally, a source of the attempt and an attribute of the modification are verified. Further, the modification to the domain name system setting is prevented, based on the verification.

Abstract: A method for preventing malware attacks includes detecting an attempt on an electronic device to modify a print service registry, determining an entity associated with the attempt to modify the print service registry, determining a malware status of the entity, and, based on the malware status of the entity, allowing or denying the modification to the print service registry. The print service registry is configured to store configuration information about mechanisms to be used when printing from the electronic device.

Abstract: A method for preventing malware attacks includes the steps of detecting an attempt on an electronic device to access a task scheduler, determining an entity associated with the attempt to access the task scheduler, determining a malware status of the entity, and, based on the malware status of the entity, allowing or denying the attempted access to the task scheduler. The task scheduler is configured to launch one or more applications at a specified time or interval.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for responding to an attempt to disable a malware protection program and performing an identification process and one or more protection processes to prevent the execution of potentially malicious code. In one aspect, a method includes monitoring for attempts to disable a malware protection program, identifying a process that generated an attempt to disable the malware protection program, determining whether the process is an approved process, and in response, performing one or more protection processes on the process so as to prevent the execution of potentially malicious code.