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- Patent Title: System, method, and computer program product for identifying a file used to automatically launch content as unwanted
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Application No.: US16219631Application Date: 2018-12-13
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Publication No.: US10747879B2Publication Date: 2020-08-18
- Inventor: Vinoo Thomas , Palasamudram Ramagopal Prashanth , Rahul Mohandas
- Applicant: McAfee, LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: MCAFEE, LLC
- Current Assignee: MCAFEE, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
- Main IPC: G06F21/56
- IPC: G06F21/56

Abstract:
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for identifying a file utilized to automatically launch content as unwanted. In one embodiment, a file is identified in response to a detection of unwanted code, the file utilized to automatically launch content. Additionally, it is determined whether an identifier associated with the unwanted code is included in the file. Further, the file is identified as unwanted based on the determination.
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