SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A COMPUTER FROM MALWARE (MALICIOUS SOFTWARE) IN AN EXECUTABLE FILE BASED ON REMOVAL CRITERIA

摘要

A system and accompanying method of identifying and removing malware on a computer system based on removal criteria. A detection module identifies an executable file that tampers critical files on the computer or comes through email and attempts to access an address book or send or receive data through the internet. If the attempted process meets removal criterion, then the executable file is removed.