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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2019
Fireeye, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Fireeye Security Holdings US LLC, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a malware detection software being loaded into non-transitory computer readable medium for execution by a processor. The malware detection software comprises exploit detection logic, rule-matching logic, reporting logic and user interface logic. The exploit detection logic is configured to execute certain event logic with respect to a loaded module. The rule-matching logic includes detection logic that is configured to determine whether an access source is attempting to access a protected region and determine whether the access source is from a dynamically allocated memory. The reporting logic includes alert generating logic that is configured to generate an alert while the user interface logic is configured to notify a user or a network administrator of a potential cybersecurity attack.