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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
NORTONLIFELOCK, INC., Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/55 (2013.01); G06F 21/56 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/145 (2013.01); G06F 21/554 (2013.01); G06F 21/565 (2013.01); G06F 2221/033 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosed computer-implemented method for protecting a cloud storage against suspected malware may include (1) receiving a backup of one or more encrypted files over a network, (2) determining that the one or more encrypted files match one or more criteria associated with suspected malware, and (3) performing a security action that protects a computing device against the suspected malware. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.