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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vinith Balakrishnan Raj, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Chengi Jimmy Kuo, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Joe Winifred Poobalarayen, San Jose, CA (US);
Mohit Jha, Culver City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/56 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 16/245 (2019.01); G06F 21/83 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/566 (2013.01); G06F 16/245 (2019.01); G06F 21/629 (2013.01); G06F 21/83 (2013.01); G06F 2221/031 (2013.01); G06F 2221/032 (2013.01);
Abstract
Mitigating malicious actions associated with graphical user interface elements may be performed by a computing device. A user interface element is monitored in a graphical user interface environment executing on the computing device. An association between the user interface element and a malicious action is determined. Access to the user interface element is blocked to prevent the malicious action.