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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Palo Alto Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sujit Rokka Chhetri, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Akshata Krishnamoorthy Rao, Mountain View, CA (US);
Daniel Raygoza, Seattle, WA (US);
Esmid Idrizovic, Trumau, AT;
William Redington Hewlett, II, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert Jung, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Palo Alto Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/56 (2013.01); G06F 21/53 (2013.01); G06N 5/01 (2023.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06N 20/20 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/566 (2013.01); G06F 21/53 (2013.01); G06F 2221/033 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01);
Abstract
The present application discloses a method, system, and computer system for detecting malicious files. The method includes executing a sample in a virtual environment, and determining whether the sample is malware based at least in part on memory-use artifacts obtained in connection with execution of the sample in the virtual environment.