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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 12, 2015
Applicant:

Virtual Software Systems, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);

Inventors:

Richard D. Fiorentino, Carlisle, MA (US);

Charles H. Kaman, Lincoln, MA (US);

Mario Troiani, Newton, MA (US);

Erik Muench, Groveland, MA (US);

Assignee:

Virtual Software Systems, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/14 (2013.01); G06F 9/54 (2013.01); H04L 63/123 (2013.01); H04L 63/1408 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of detecting aberrant behavior in a software application is described. The method includes instantiating replicated applications on computing devices using identical initial setting. Each replicated application is a replicated instance of the software application. Information associated with a first API call from the first replicated application, and information associated with a second API call from the second replicated application is received. The information includes a call identifier of the API call and a digest. The call identifier is unique during the lifetime of the replicated application issuing it and is identical across the replicated applications. If the first and second call identifiers are identical, the method determines whether the first and second digests match. The method also includes, in response to the first and second digests not matching, signaling that aberrant behavior has occurred. Apparatus and computer readable media are also described.


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