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Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 18, 2011
Applicants:

Denys Lok Hang MA, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Vinay Mahadik, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Swapnil Pathak, Pune, IN;

Inventors:

Denys Lok Hang Ma, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Vinay Mahadik, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Swapnil Pathak, Pune, IN;

Assignee:

McAfee, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method is provided in one example embodiment that includes identifying a file format identifier associated with a beginning of a file, parsing the file based on the file format identifier until an end of the file is identified, and calculating a hash from the beginning of the file to the end of the file. The method may also include sending the hash to a reputation system and taking a policy action based on the hash's reputation received from the reputation system.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Ma, Denys Lok Hang. (2014). System and method for detecting a file embedded in an arbitrary location and determining the reputation of the file (U.S. Patent No. 8650638). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8650638

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