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Patent No.:

US 12783667 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 13, 2023

Methods and systems for protecting shadow copies

Applicant:

Zoho Corporation Private Limited, Kanchipuram District, IN;

Inventors:

Mathivanan Venkatachalam, Chennai, IN;

Rajesh Ranganathan, Kanchipuram District, IN;

Vishal Santharam, Kanchipuram District, IN;

Kirubagaran Thangasami, Kanchipuram District, IN;

Assignee:

Zoho Corporation Private Limited, Kanchipuram District, IN;

Attorneys:

Silicon Edge Law Group LLP

Arthur J. Behiel

Primary Examiner:

Tae K Kim

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/56 (2013.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/566 (2013.01); G06F 21/565 (2013.01); G06F 21/602 (2013.01); G06F 2221/033 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described are methods and systems that prevent malicious software from deleting shadow copies of computer files that might be required to restore user data in the event of a ransomware attack. A user layer includes a volume snapshot service that makes shadow copies and includes a hook to intercept delete requests. A kernel layer includes a filter to disallow shadow-copy deletion requests directed from the user layer to the operating-system.

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