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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2022
Micro Focus Llc, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Alexander Hoole, Vancouver, CA;
Michael F. Angelo, Houston, TX (US);
Micro Focus LLC, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A software build environment is scanned for one or more potentially malicious code paths. In response to scanning the software build environment for the one or more potentially malicious code paths, one or more potentially malicious code paths are identified. The identified one or more potentially malicious code paths comprise at least one of: a typo squat code path, a dependency confusion code path, and a brandjack code path. In response to identifying the one or more potentially malicious code paths a microprocessor does at least one of: generate a notification identifying the one or more potentially malicious code paths, automatically change and/or remove the one or more potentially malicious code paths and deny the start of a build process.