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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2023
Applicant:
Palo Alto Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eldar Aharoni, Holon, IL;
Vadim Goldstein, Rishon Lezion, IL;
Mashav Sapir, Ness-Ziona, IL;
Jenny Kitaichik, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Assignee:
Palo Alto Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/55 (2013.01); G06F 21/56 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/554 (2013.01); G06F 21/566 (2013.01); G06F 2221/034 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for preventing ransomware from encrypting files on a target machine are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for preventing ransomware from encrypting files on a target machine includes monitoring file system activities on a computing device; detecting an unauthorized activity associated with a honeypot file or honeypot folder; and performing an action based on a policy in response to the unauthorized activity associated with the honeypot file or honeypot folder.