Trend Micro Inc.

Dibin Tang

Lili Diao

Xuewen Zhu

Rong Yang

Jialai Zhu

Yi Lu

Juan He

Ruifeng Yang

Laiqiang Ding

Chih Yao Sun

Peng Shu

Da Li

A machine learning model is used to identify normal scripts in a client computer. The machine learning model may be built by training using samples of known normal scripts and samples of known potentially malicious scripts and may take into account lexical and semantic characteristics of the sample scripts. The machine learning model and a feature set may be provided to the client computer by a server computer. In the client computer, the machine learning model may be used to classify a target script. The target script does not have to be evaluated for malicious content when classified as a normal script. Otherwise, when the target script is classified as a potentially malicious script, the target script may have to be further evaluated by an anti-malware or sent to a back-end system.

Identification of normal scripts in computer systems

Disclosed are methods and apparatus for protecting computers from data loss involving screen capture. Screen capture events are detected in a computer. Documents that are visible on a computer screen are identified. Files of the visible documents are identified and scanned for sensitive data to determine whether the screen capture events are targeting contents of sensitive documents.

Protecting computers against data loss involving screen captures

A white list (or exception list) for a behavior monitoring system for detecting unknown malware on a computing device is maintained automatically without human intervention. A white list contains process IDs and other data relating to processes that are determined to be (or very likely be) free of malware. If a process is on this list, the rule matching operations of a conventional behavior monitor are not performed, thereby saving processing resources on the computing device. When a process start up is detected, the behavior monitor performs a series of checks or tests. If the process has all valid digital signatures and is not launched from a removable storage device (such as a USB key) and is not enabled to make any inbound or outbound connections, it is eligible for being on the white list. The white list is also automatically maintained by removing process IDs for processes that have terminated or which attempt to make a new outbound or inbound connection, such as a TCP/UDP connection. Scheduled integrity checks on the white list are also performed by examining the process stack for each process to ensure that there are no abnormal files in the process stack.

White list creation in behavior monitoring system

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Nanjing, China

Dibin Tang