Mcafee, Inc.

Ramachetty, Harinath Vishwanath

Kishore, Nandi Dharma

Ramabhatta, Anil

Harinath Vishwanath Ramachetty

Lokesh Kumar

Nandi Dharma Kishore

Anil Bhadrarajapura Ramabhatta

Aditya Kapoor

Rachit Mathur

Khai Nhu Pham

Anil Ramabhatta

A method for preventing malware attacks includes the steps of detecting an attempt on an electronic device to access a task scheduler, determining an entity associated with the attempt to access the task scheduler, determining a malware status of the entity, and, based on the malware status of the entity, allowing or denying the attempted access to the task scheduler. The task scheduler is configured to launch one or more applications at a specified time or interval.

Preventing execution of task scheduled malware

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for reacting in response to a detection of an attempt to store a configuration file and an executable file on a removable device. In use, a first device removably coupled to a second device is identified. Additionally, an attempt to store on the first device a configuration file for the first device and an executable file is detected. Further, a reaction is performed in response to the detection of the attempt.

System, method, and computer program product for reacting in response to a detection of an attempt to store a configuration file and an executable file on a removable device

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for preventing a modification to a domain name system setting. In use, an attempt to modify a domain name system setting is detected. Additionally, a source of the attempt and an attribute of the modification are verified. Further, the modification to the domain name system setting is prevented, based on the verification.

System, method, and computer program product for preventing a modification to a domain name system setting

A rootkit scanning system, method, and computer program product are provided. In use, at least one hook is traversed. Further, code is identified based on the traversal of the at least one hook. In addition, the code is scanned for at least one rootkit.

Rootkit scanning system, method, and computer program product

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Harinath Vishwanath Ramachetty