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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2009
Amit Klein, Herzliya, IL;
Oleg Izmerly, Ramat Gan, IL;
Shmuel Regev, Tel Aviv, IL;
Eldan Ben-haim, Tel Aviv, IL;
Amit Klein, Herzliya, IL;
Oleg Izmerly, Ramat Gan, IL;
Shmuel Regev, Tel Aviv, IL;
Eldan Ben-Haim, Tel Aviv, IL;
Trusteer Ltd., Tel Aviv, IL;
Abstract
A method for preventing malicious attacks on software, using the patching method, includes providing a database of legitimate and known patches, the database contains characteristic code paths of said legitimate patches. The method also includes detecting whether a patch is malicious by inspecting one or more characteristic paths of the patch and matching one or more code paths against the database of legitimate and known patches. An activity needed to prevent the malicious patch from performing undesired activities is then performed.