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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Ralph Thomas, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Michael Ligh, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ralph Thomas, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Michael Ligh, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
VERISIGN, INC., Reston, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/56 (2013.01); G06F 21/55 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/55 (2013.01); G06F 21/56 (2013.01); G06F 21/565 (2013.01); G06F 21/566 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2101 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2115 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2119 (2013.01); H04L 63/1416 (2013.01); H04L 63/1441 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of detecting malicious software (malware) includes receiving a file and storing a memory baseline for a system. The method also includes copying the file to the system, executing the file on the system, terminating operation of the system, and storing a post-execution memory map. The method further includes analyzing the memory baseline and the post-execution memory map and determining that the file includes malware.