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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2020
Acronis International Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Alexander Tormasov, Moscow, RU;
Serguei Beloussov, Costa Del Sol, SG;
Stanislav Protasov, Moscow, RU;
Acronis International GmbH, Schaffhausen, CH;
Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and method for protecting files indirectly related to user activity. In one exemplary aspect, a method may comprise identifying, on a computing device, a file that is directly accessed by a user of the computing device. The method may comprise determining an application that provides access to the file. The method may comprise identifying a plurality of program files that the application utilizes during execution. For each respective program file of the plurality of program files, the method may comprise determining whether the respective program file is required by the application to provide access to the file and in response to determining that the respective program file is required, determining a type of threat that can target the respective program file. The method may further comprise performing a data protection action on the respective program file based on the type of threat.