Trend Micro Inc.

Victor Hargrave

Jonathan James Oliver

Bharath Kumar Chandrasekhar

Chun Lung Cheng

Jayson Pryde

Scott Forman

A system for evaluating a target file includes an endpoint computer that receives similarity digests of legitimate files, receives a target file, and generates a similarity digest of the target file. The endpoint computer determines whether or not the target file is legitimate based on a comparison of the similarity digest of the target file against the similarity digests of the legitimate files. The system further includes a backend computer system that receives the legitimate files, generates the similarity digests of the legitimate files, and provides the similarity digests of the legitimate files to the endpoint computer.

Methods and systems for identifying legitimate computer files

Social network usage in an enterprise environment is controlled by receiving and processing dynamic postings from a social network to identify indicators of prohibited content. The indicators of prohibited content are employed to identify and block prohibited postings from entering an enterprise network.

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San Mateo, CA, United States of America

Victor Hargrave