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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2013
The Trustees of Columbia University IN the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Brian M. Bowen, New York, NY (US);
Pratap V. Prabhu, New York, NY (US);
Vasileios P. Kemerlis, New York, NY (US);
Stylianos Sidiroglou, Astoria, NY (US);
Salvatore J. Stolfo, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
Angelos D. Keromytis, New York, NY (US);
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of the New York, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and media for detecting covert malware are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, a method for detecting covert malware in a computing environment is provided, the method comprising: receiving a first set of user actions; generating a second set of user actions based on the first set of user actions and a model of user activity; conveying the second set of user actions to an application inside the computing environment; determining whether state information of the application matches an expected state after the second set of user actions is conveyed to the application; and determining whether covert malware is present in the computing environment based at least in part on the determination.