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Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 16, 2020
Applicant:

AO Kaspersky Lab, Moscow, RU;

Inventors:

Sergey V. Gordeychik, Moscow, RU;

Sergey V. Soldatov, Moscow, RU;

Konstantin V. Sapronov, Moscow, RU;

Assignee:

AO Kaspersky Lab, Moscow, RU;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/56 (2013.01); G06F 21/55 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/564 (2013.01); G06F 21/552 (2013.01); G06F 21/554 (2013.01); G06F 21/566 (2013.01); G06F 21/577 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detecting malicious files by a user computer. For example, in one aspect, the method comprises registering application programming interface (API) calls made by a file during an execution of the file on the user computer in a local call log, the local call log comprising control flow graphs of processes launched from the file, searching for a rule that matches behavioral rules a local database, when the behavioral rules are found, determining the file is malicious and halting execution of the file on the user computer, otherwise, transmitting the local call log to a remote server, receiving a verdict, when the verdict indicates the file is malicious, receiving a virus signature corresponding to the verdict, and updating the local call log based on the verdict and virus signature, wherein the updating enables detection of subsequently received malicious files.


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