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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2024
Dell Products L.p., Hopkinton, MA (US);
Dell Products L.P., Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
In at least one embodiment, processing can include: detecting a first unexpected change to a first characteristic for a first storage object (SO); detecting no unexpected change to the first characteristic for a second SO; and responsive to said detecting the first unexpected change, performing first processing including: detecting a second unexpected change to a second characteristic for the first SO; creating an indication of compromise (IOC) including a signature characterizing behavior of suspected malware activity impacting the first SO, the signature including the first and second unexpected changes; detecting a third unexpected change to the second characteristic with respect to the second SO; determining, in accordance with criteria, that unexpected changes in I/O activity of the second SO match the IOC, wherein the unexpected changes include the third unexpected change; and responsive to determining the unexpected changes match the IOC, determining suspected malware activity impacting the second SO.