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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2008
John J. Lambert, Redmond, WA (US);
Matthew W. Thomlinson, Seattle, WA (US);
Alexander R. G. Lucas, Cheltenham, GB;
James P. Kelly, Cheltenham, GB;
David S. Carter, Cheltenham, GB;
Matthew I. Diver, Cheltenham, GB;
Emma L. Crowe, Cheltenham, GB;
John J. Lambert, Redmond, WA (US);
Matthew W. Thomlinson, Seattle, WA (US);
Alexander R. G. Lucas, Cheltenham, GB;
James P. Kelly, Cheltenham, GB;
David S. Carter, Cheltenham, GB;
Matthew I. Diver, Cheltenham, GB;
Emma L. Crowe, Cheltenham, GB;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A tool and method examine error report information from a computer to determine not only whether a virus or other malware may be present on the computer but also may determine what vulnerability a particular exploit was attempting to use to subvert security mechanism to install the virus. A system monitor may collect both error reports and information about the error report, such as geographic location, hardware configuration, and software/operating system version information to build a profile of the spread of an attack and to be able to issue notifications related to increased data collection for errors, including crashes related to suspected services under attack.