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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Palo Alto Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kyle Sanders, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Xinran Wang, San Ramon, CA (US);
Assignee:
Palo Alto Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/56 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/566 (2013.01); H04L 63/145 (2013.01); H04L 63/1408 (2013.01); H04L 63/1416 (2013.01); H04L 63/1425 (2013.01); H04L 63/1433 (2013.01); H04L 63/1441 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for malware family identification using profile signatures are disclosed. In some embodiments, malware identification using profile signatures includes executing a potential malware sample in a virtual machine environment (e.g., a sandbox); and determining whether the potential malware sample is associated with a known malware family based on a profile signature. In some embodiments, the virtual machine environment is an instrumented virtual machine environment for monitoring potential malware samples during execution.