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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2011
Benjamin Livshits, Kirkland, WA (US);
Benjamin Goth Zorn, Woodinville, WA (US);
Christian Seifert, Seattle, WA (US);
Clemens Kolbitsch, Vienna, AT;
Benjamin Livshits, Kirkland, WA (US);
Benjamin Goth Zorn, Woodinville, WA (US);
Christian Seifert, Seattle, WA (US);
Clemens Kolbitsch, Vienna, AT;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for execution of multiple execution paths are described. In one or more embodiments, an execution of a portion of executable code is conditioned upon a particular environment-specific value. For example, the execution of the executable code can cause one type of output if the value of the variable equals a particular value, and can cause a different type of output if the value of the variable equals a different value. Techniques discussed herein can enable the executable code to be executed such that multiple outputs are produced, e.g., by executing the code according to the different values for the variable. In implementations, the multiple outputs can be analyzed for various attributes, such as presence of malware, implementation and coding errors, and so on.