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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Vmware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sisimon Soman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Matthew Conover, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/64 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/1441 (2013.01); G06F 17/3012 (2013.01); G06F 17/30082 (2013.01); G06F 17/30109 (2013.01); H04L 63/1416 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments perform detection and prevention of unauthorized access to files in a target folder. A filter driver, interfacing with a target folder, intercepts a first request from a process to access a file in the target folder. The filter driver returns a virtual file, along with the existing files, to the process. Upon receiving a second request from the process to write to the virtual file, the filter driver designates the process as a hostile process and prevents further access attempts.