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Systems and methods for detecting malicious PDF network content
US8997219B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8997219-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113011344-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2011 |
| Priority date | Nov 3, 2008 |
| Publication date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
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Systems and methods for detecting malicious PDF network content are provided herein. According to some embodiments, the methods may include at least the steps of examining received PDF network content to determine if one or more suspicious characteristics indicative of malicious network content are included in the PDF network content, providing PDF network content determined to include at least one suspicious characteristic to one or more virtual machines, and analyzing responses received from the one or more virtual machines to verify the inclusion of malicious network content in the PDF network content determined to include at least one suspicious characteristic.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: adapting, by a digital device, a portable document format (PDF) parser to evaluate a PDF document received over a network, the PDF parser to (i) examine a portion of a body section of the PDF document where the portion of the body section of the PDF document is lesser in size than an entirety of the body section of the PDF document and (ii) determine if one or more suspicious characteristics indicative of malicious network content are in…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8997219B2 cover?
- Systems and methods for detecting malicious PDF network content are provided herein. According to some embodiments, the methods may include at least the steps of examining received PDF network content to determine if one or more suspicious characteristics indicative of malicious network content are included in the PDF network content, providing PDF network content determined to include at least…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Staniford Stuart Gresley, Aziz Ashar, Fireeye Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L63/145. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 31 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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