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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Palo Alto Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Akshata Krishnamoorthy Rao, Mountain View, CA (US);
Yaron Samuel, Tel Aviv, IL;
Dominik Reichel, Kleive, DE;
Robert Jung, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Palo Alto Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/00 (2022.01); G06N 20/20 (2019.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/1416 (2013.01); G06N 20/20 (2019.01);
Abstract
The present application discloses a method, system, and computer system for detecting malicious .NET files. The method includes receiving a sample that comprises a .NET file, obtaining information pertaining to common language runtime (CLR) metadata and streams associated with the .NET file, and determining whether the sample is malware based at least in part on (i) a classifier, and (ii) the information pertaining to the CLR metadata and streams.