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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2021
Avast Software S.r.o., Prague, CZ;
B{hacek over (r)}etislav {hacek over (S)}opík, Prague, CZ;
Fabrizio Biondi, Granarolo dell'Emilia, IT;
Jakub K{hacek over (r)}oustek, Rajhrad, CZ;
Olga Petrova, Vrsovice, CZ;
Avast Software s.r.o., Prague, CZ;
Abstract
A method and system for updating and applying a ruleset used for determining and mitigating malware threats. Communications of computing devices are monitored and first data file extracted. A first and second set of features are extracted. A first rule is applied to the first set of features of the first data file to determine a non-match. A second rule is applied to the second set of features to determine a match. A third rule is generated based on the first set of features, non-match, and match. Communications of a particular computing device are monitored and second data file extracted. A first set of features of the second data file are extracted. The third rule is applied to the first set of features of the second data file to determine a match. The second data file is disabled, blocked, or deleted based the match determination by the third rule.