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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2015
Mcafee, Llc, Plano, TX (US);
Aditya Kapoor, Portland, OR (US);
Joel R. Spurlock, Portland, OR (US);
Jonathan L. Edwards, Portland, OR (US);
McAfee, LLC, Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
In an example, there is disclosed a computing apparatus having one or more logic elements providing a security agent operable for: detecting that a first process has launch a second process and placed the second process in a suspended state; detecting that the first process has modified or attempted to modify the second process; classifying the modification as potentially malicious; and taking a remedial action. There is also disclosed one or more computer-readable storage mediums having stored thereon executable instructions for providing the security agent, and a computer-executable method of providing the security agent.