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Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 23, 2013
Applicant:

Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Andrew Watson, Gloucestershire, GB;

Stephen White, Hampshire, GB;

Assignee:

Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/1441 (2013.01); H04L 63/1408 (2013.01); H04L 63/145 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer-implemented method for detecting suspicious files may include (1) detecting a file within incoming file traffic directed to a file recipient, (2) identifying a type of the file within the incoming file traffic directed to the file recipient, (3) determining a frequency with which the type of the file appears within the incoming file traffic directed to the file recipient, and (4) performing a security action on the file in response to the frequency of the type of the file within the incoming file traffic falling below a predetermined threshold. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Watson, Andrew. (2016). Systems and methods for detecting suspicious files (U.S. Patent No. 9332025). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9332025

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