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Abstract

A network system comprises a transaction network operative to provide a transaction with an end user; a trusted source of a security mechanism (e.g., a start/stop trigger module, an application lockout module, a network/file I/O control module, a trusted driver manager, a keystrokes generator driver, a keystrokes deletion hook, and/or a transaction network VPN manager) for at least partially protecting an end-user device from malicious code operative thereon that attempts to capture confidential data presented during the transaction, the security mechanism being maintained by a party other than the end user; and an agent for providing the security mechanism to the end-user device to protect the end-user device during the transaction

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