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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2005
Adrian M. Marinescu, Sammamish, WA (US);
Matthew I. Braverman, Redmond, WA (US);
Marc E. Seinfeld, Mid Levels, HK;
Adrian M. Marinescu, Sammamish, WA (US);
Matthew I. Braverman, Redmond, WA (US);
Marc E. Seinfeld, Mid Levels, HK;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
In general, embodiments of the present invention provide protection for anti-malware software programs (also referred to herein as anti-malware) that is in addition to the protection that currently exists. In particular, instead of only protecting anti-malware programs from malware attacks by attempting to detect the malware software programs (also referred to herein as malware) before they can accomplish their malicious task, embodiments of the present invention obfuscate, or hide, the anti-malware and/or files associated with the anti-malware. Obfuscating files makes it difficult for malware to locate the information needed to accomplish its malware tasks. Additionally, because obfuscation makes file location difficult, malware that attempts to overcome this protection technique will likely include or use a detection engine.