ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,462,029, issued on Nov. 4.
"Virus autonomous defense system (VADS)" was invented by Michael A. Meinhart (Washington, Ind.) and Bryan Daugherty (Sandborn, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and methods are provided in relation to an autonomous computer system that can defend against known and unknown virus and malware attacks. Various embodiments include a Virus Autonomous Defense System (VADS) can on its own without human intervention once it is turned on. Embodiments can incorporate hardware coupled with various types of artificial Intelligence software and systems to perform response functions including closing ports that are...