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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2020
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Andrew C. M. Hicks, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Michael Peter Lyons, Arlington, MA (US);
Miles C. Pedrone, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Tynan J. Garrett, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments are described for detecting ransomware attacks. Aspects include receiving a memory access request for a memory location. Aspects also include allowing the memory access request based on a determination that the memory location is not present in a decoy address table. Aspects further include terminating a process that made the memory access request based on a determination that the memory location is present in the decoy address table.