METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCANNING A COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICE FOR MALWARE INCORPORATING PREDICTIVE PREFETCHING OF DATA
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May 6, 2010
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Nov 3, 2008
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Nov 3, 2008
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A method and system for scanning a computer storage device for malware is described. One embodiment keeps track of which portion or portions of each of a plurality of files on a computer storage device are requested for analysis by an anti-malware engine during a first scan of the computer storage device for malware; prefetches, during a second scan of the computer storage device for malware, the portion or portions of each of at least a subset of the plurality of files that were requested by the anti-malware engine during the first scan, the prefetched data being supplied to the anti-malware engine for analysis as requested; and takes corrective action responsive to the results of at least one of the first and second scans.
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