Anthony Thomas Nichols

US Patent:

20020129217, Sep 12, 2002

Filed:

Mar 6, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/801122

Inventors:

Anthony Nichols - Erie CO, US

Assignee:

Storage Soft

International Classification:

G06F013/00

US Classification:

711/173000

Abstract:

A computer having storage apparatus with protected and drive data areas and with an operating system stored in the storage apparatus. The computer is controlled to select a hard drive of the storage apparatus and determine if the selected hard drive has a protected area for storing diagnostic programs and data in combination with a drive data area for storing user information. The computer has operating apparatus for adjusting sizes of the selected hard drive protected and drive data areas in accordance with requirements of a user of the computer and for reallocating storage of data in the adjusted data areas.

US Patent:

20090094698, Apr 9, 2009

Filed:

Oct 9, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/869528

Inventors:

Anthony Lynn Nichols - Erie CO, US
Michael Burtscher - Longmont CO, US

International Classification:

G06F 11/30

US Classification:

726 24

Abstract:

A method and system for efficiently scanning a computer storage volume for pestware is described. One embodiment determines whether a file on the storage device has been modified since it was last scanned for pestware; includes the file in a set of files to be scanned for pestware when it is determined that the file has been modified since it was last scanned for pestware; omits the file from the set of files to be scanned for pestware when it is determined that the file has not been modified since it was last scanned for pestware; scans the files in the set of files for pestware; and reports results of the pestware scan to a user.