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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 20, 2015
Applicant:

Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Nathan Evans, Sterling, VA (US);

Azzedine Benameur, Fairfax Station, VA (US);

Yun Shen, Bristol, GB;

Assignee:

SYMANTEC CORPORATION, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/62 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/6209 (2013.01); H04L 63/1441 (2013.01);
Abstract

A processor-based method to defeat file and process hiding techniques in a computing device is provided. The method includes generating one of a path permutation, a symlink, or an address, for a path to open or obtain status of a tool or function in a library in a mobile computing device and making an open or status call for the tool or function, using the one of the path permutation, symlink or address. The method includes avoiding a pattern match and blocking, by an injected library, of the open or status call, the avoiding being a result of making the open or status call using the path permutation, symlink or address.


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