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Patent No.:

US 9571520 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2015

Preventing execution of task scheduled malware

Applicant:

Mcafee, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Anil Ramabhatta, Shimoga, IN;

Harinath Vishwanath Ramachetty, Bangalore, IN;

Nandi Dharma Kishore, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:

McAfee, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Carl Colin

Assistant Examiner:

Gary Lavelle

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/55 (2013.01); G06F 21/56 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/145 (2013.01); G06F 21/566 (2013.01); H04L 63/1416 (2013.01); G06F 21/554 (2013.01); G06F 21/556 (2013.01); G06F 21/56 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for preventing malware attacks includes the steps of detecting an attempt on an electronic device to access a task scheduler, determining an entity associated with the attempt to access the task scheduler, determining a malware status of the entity, and, based on the malware status of the entity, allowing or denying the attempted access to the task scheduler. The task scheduler is configured to launch one or more applications at a specified time or interval.

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Ramabhatta, Anil. (2017). Preventing execution of task scheduled malware (U.S. Patent No. 9571520). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9571520

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