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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
May. 21, 2012
Jonathan L. Edwards, Portland, OR (US);
Aditya Kapoor, Beaverton, OR (US);
Michael S. Hughes, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jonathan L. Edwards, Portland, OR (US);
Aditya Kapoor, Beaverton, OR (US);
Michael S. Hughes, San Francisco, CA (US);
McAfee, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for monitoring for malware includes, during a boot process on an electronic device, determining a portion of memory, determining that the portion of memory is reserved for exclusive access by an entity on the electronic device, and, based on the determination that a portion of memory is reserved for exclusive access during the boot process, determining that the reservation is indicative of malware.
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