Inventors:
Dwight L. Barron - Houston TX, US
E David Neufeld - Houston TX, US
Kevin M. Jones - Houston TX, US
Jonathan Bradshaw - Houston TX, US
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX
International Classification:
H04L 29/06
US Classification:
726 24, 379 19, 717168, 717171, 717178, 711103, 711164, 713 1, 713 2, 713100, 713191, 726 25, 726 26, 365 15
Abstract:
A method of protecting data in a computer system against attack from viruses and worms comprising; modifying micro-code of a processor of system to be protected to remove homogeneity between processors from a manufacturer; modifying op-codes of an application to match modified micro-code of the processor prior to execution.