Antivirus scanning in a hard-linked environment
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Aug 21, 2007
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Apr 29, 2004
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Oct 24, 2002
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Oct 24, 2002
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Computer-implemented methods, apparati, and computer-readable media for detecting malicious computer code in a file (2) associated with a computer (10). A method of the present invention comprises the steps of determining whether there is more than one hard link (1) to the file (2); and when there is more than one hard link (1), ascertaining the identities of all the hard links (1), and performing an antivirus scan on the file (2) based upon the hard link(s) (1) having the most restrictive scanning criteria of all the hard links (1), or upon the union of scanning criteria amongst all the hard links (1).
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