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Foiling a document exploit attack
US8959641B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8959641-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313894471-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | May 15, 2012 |
| Publication date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
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A method of foiling a document exploit type attack on a computer, where the attack attempts to extract malware code from within a document stored on the computer. The method includes monitoring the computer in order to detect repeated function calls made by a given process in respect of the same function but different file descriptors; and in the event that such repeated function calls are detected or the number of such repeated function calls exceeds some threshold, terminating the process that initiated the function calls.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A computer-controlled method, comprising: using a processor and a computer-readable memory storing computer program code that when executed, foils a document exploit attack that attempts to extract malware code from within a document stored on the compute, by monitoring the computer in order to detect repeated function calls made by a given process in respect of the same function but different file descriptors; and in the event that such repeated f…
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- What does patent US8959641B2 cover?
- A method of foiling a document exploit type attack on a computer, where the attack attempts to extract malware code from within a document stored on the computer. The method includes monitoring the computer in order to detect repeated function calls made by a given process in respect of the same function but different file descriptors; and in the event that such repeated function calls are dete…
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- F Secure Corp
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- Primary CPC classification G06F21/566. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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