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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2008
Jae Woo Park, Daejeon, KR;
Dong Su Nam, Seoul, KR;
Yun Ju Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Young Tae Yun, Daejeon, KR;
Jae Woo Park, Daejeon, KR;
Dong Su Nam, Seoul, KR;
Yun Ju Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Young Tae Yun, Daejeon, KR;
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
Provided is an apparatus and method for detecting a malicious file that attempts to initiate communication in a mobile terminal without a user's approval. The method of detecting a malicious file in a mobile terminal includes: determining whether a file to be examined is an executable file; when the file is an executable file, examining whether the file is a malicious file that can cause unapproved communication based on at least one predetermined examination condition; and outputting the result of examining whether the file is the malicious file. Accordingly, an attack caused by a new type of malicious code can be coped with.