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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2005
Anil Francis Thomas, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Kramer, Yonkers, NY (US);
Mihai Costea, Redmond, WA (US);
Efim Hudis, Bellevue, WA (US);
Pradeep Bahl, Redmond, WA (US);
Rajesh K Dadhia, Redmond, WA (US);
Yigal Edery, Pardesia, IL;
Anil Francis Thomas, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Kramer, Yonkers, NY (US);
Mihai Costea, Redmond, WA (US);
Efim Hudis, Bellevue, WA (US);
Pradeep Bahl, Redmond, WA (US);
Rajesh K Dadhia, Redmond, WA (US);
Yigal Edery, Pardesia, IL;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, a system, method, and computer-readable medium for aggregating the knowledge base of a plurality of security services or other event collection systems to protect a computer from malware is provided. One aspect of the present invention is a method that proactively protects a computer from malware by using anti-malware services or other event collection systems to observe suspicious events that are potentially indicative of malware; determining if the suspicious events satisfy a predetermined threshold; and if the suspicious events satisfy the predetermined threshold, implementing a restrictive security policy designed to prevent the spread of malware.