Analyzing response traffic to detect a malicious source

US8990938B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8990938-B2
Application numberUS-201313896009-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 16, 2013
Priority dateAug 29, 2011
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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A system and method are provided to receive mirrored versions of transmissions sent by a node in response to initiating transmissions received by the node over a network. At least one mirrored response transmission sent from the node in response to at least one corresponding initiating transmission is analyzed to determine whether or not the corresponding at least one initiating transmission is malicious.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method performed by a computing device connected to a network and having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, comprising: configuring the computer device to receive mirrored versions of transmissions sent by a destination node in response to initiating transmissions sent by a source node and received by the destination node over the network; receiving at least one mirrored response tr…

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What does patent US8990938B2 cover?
A system and method are provided to receive mirrored versions of transmissions sent by a node in response to initiating transmissions received by the node over a network. At least one mirrored response transmission sent from the node in response to at least one corresponding initiating transmission is analyzed to determine whether or not the corresponding at least one initiating transmission is…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Arbor Networks Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L63/1408. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 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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