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US9064112B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9064112-B2 |
| Application number | US-96401510-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | Dec 9, 2010 |
| Publication date | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2015 |
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Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed which utilize lightweight agents on a mobile device to detect message-based attacks. In exemplary configurations, the lightweight agents are included as contacts on the mobile device addressed to an agent server on a network. A malware onboard the mobile device, intending to propagate, unknowingly addresses the lightweight agents, sending messages to the agent server. The agent server analyzes the messages received from the mobile device of the deployed lightweight agents. The agent server then generates attack signatures for the malware. Using malware propagation models, the system estimates how many active mobile devices are infected as well as the total number of infected mobile devices in the network. By understanding the malware propagation, the service provider can decide how to deploy a mitigation plan on crucial locations. In further configurations, the mechanism may be used to detect message and email attacks on other devices.
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What is claimed is: 1. A mobile device comprising: a processor; and a memory storing a lightweight agent logic, the lightweight agent logic comprising instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising inserting a lightweight agent into a plurality of contacts stored on the memory to create a contact list, the lightweight agent comprising an address of an agent server on a network, wherein the lightweight agent is disguised…
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- What does patent US9064112B2 cover?
- Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed which utilize lightweight agents on a mobile device to detect message-based attacks. In exemplary configurations, the lightweight agents are included as contacts on the mobile device addressed to an agent server on a network. A malware onboard the mobile device, intending to propagate, unknowingly addresses the lightweight agents, sending messages to …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Wang Wei, Xu Gang, At & T Ip I Lp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F21/56. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jun 23 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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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).