Mcafee, Inc.

Lokesh Kumar

Harinath Vishwanath Ramachetty

Nandi Dharma Kishore

Harinath Vishwanath Ramchetty

Girish R Kulkarni

Kevin Andrew Gudgion

Dirk Kollberg

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

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for monitoring the generation of link files by processes on a computer and performing protection processes based on whether the link files target malicious objects or are generated by malicious processes. In one aspect, a method includes monitoring for a generation of a first file that includes a target path that points to an object; in response to monitoring the generation of the first file: determining whether the target path is a uniform resource locator; in response to determining that the target path is a uniform resource locator, identifying a process that caused the first file to be generated; determining whether the process is a prohibited process; in response to determining that the process is a prohibited process, performing one or more protection processes on the process and the first file; in response to determining that the process is not a prohibited process, determining whether the uniform resource locator is a prohibited uniform resource locator; in response to determining that the uniform resource locator is a prohibited uniform resource locator, performing one or more protection processes on the process and the first file.

Detecting and responding to malware using link files

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for simulating at least one of a virtual environment and a debugging environment to prevent unwanted code from executing. In use, at least one of a virtual environment and a debugging environment is simulated. Additionally, unwanted code is prevented from executing as a result of the simulation.

System, method, and computer program product for simulating at least one of a virtual environment and a debugging environment to prevent unwanted code from executing

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