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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
May. 29, 2024
Palo Alto Networks (Israel Analytics) Ltd., Tel Aviv, IL;
Palo Alto Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, storage systems and computer program products implement embodiments of the present invention that include deploying, in a memory used by an operating system kernel of a computer, a hooked version of a syscall that is configured to modify an execution status of processes executing on the computer. Subsequent to one or more protected processes being specified, a notification of a call to the syscall from the hooked version of the syscall is received, the call requesting to change the execution status of a given process executing on the computer. Finally, upon ascertaining that the given process is one of the protected processes, execution of the syscall is inhibited.