Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of detecting malware in a sandbox environment
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Application No.: US16220063Application Date: 2018-12-14
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Publication No.: US11010473B2Publication Date: 2021-05-18
- Inventor: Matteo Cafasso , Bruno Amaro Almeida , Ville Lindfors , Jorge Rodriguez Garcia
- Applicant: F-Secure Corporation
- Applicant Address: FI Helsinki
- Assignee: F-Secure Corporation
- Current Assignee: F-Secure Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: FI Helsinki
- Agency: Harrington & Smith
- Priority: GB1721375 20171220
- Main IPC: G06F21/56
- IPC: G06F21/56 ; G06F21/55 ; G06F21/53

Abstract:
There are provided measures for enabling detecting malware. A method includes generating a copy of a first node, configuring a sandbox environment by using the generated copy, executing an electronic file or a URL in the sandbox environment configured with the copy, providing a result of the malware analysis of the electronic file or the URL, identifying the electronic file or the URL as malicious or suspicious on the basis of the provided result, and taking further action for protecting the first node from the electronic file or the URL identified as malicious or suspicious.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190188383A1 Method of Detecting Malware in a Sandbox Environment Public/Granted day:2019-06-20
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