[lobbying-org] Symantec patent

[David Singleton]

That might be nice prior art then... of course we don't know when
Symantec filed...

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: lobbying-org-admin@srcf.ucam.org
> [mailto:lobbying-org-admin@srcf.ucam.org]On Behalf Of James Srinivasan
> Sent: 05 April 2002 10:56
> To: dps29@cam.ac.uk; lobbying-org@srcf.ucam.org
> Subject: Re: [lobbying-org] Symantec patent
>
>
> > http://www.symantec.com/press/2002/n020320.html
> >
> > Symantec have been granted a patent on heuristic virus
> scanning.  While no
> > one as yet
> > has actually marketed a product which does this already
>
> Network Associates/McAfee have had something they describe as "advanced
> heuristics" in their VirusScan product for a good while (at least a year)
>
> http://www.mcafeeb2b.com/products/virusscan/default-desktop-protection.asp
>
> James
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