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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2016
Mcafee, Llc, Santa Clara, CA (US);
David Neill Beveridge, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Abhishek Ajay Karnik, Portland, OR (US);
Kevin A. Beets, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Tad M. Heppner, Göteborg, SE;
Karthik Raman, San Francisco, CA (US);
McAfee, LLC, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for determining the similarity between a first data set and a second data set is provided. The method includes performing an entropy analysis on the first and second data sets to produce a first entropy result, wherein the first data set comprises data representative of a first one or more computer files of known content and the second data set comprises data representative of a one or more computer files of unknown content; analyzing the first entropy result; and if the first entropy result is within a predetermined threshold, identifying the second data set as substantially related to the first data set.