Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Managing the loading of sensitive modules
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Application No.: US16143797Application Date: 2018-09-27
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Publication No.: US11030320B2Publication Date: 2021-06-08
- Inventor: John R. Shaw, II , Andrew L. Sandoval
- Applicant: Webroot Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CO Broomfield
- Assignee: Webroot Inc.
- Current Assignee: Webroot Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Broomfield
- Agency: Sprinkle IP Law Group
- Main IPC: G06F21/57
- IPC: G06F21/57 ; G06F21/60 ; G06F21/55 ; G06F21/51

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for identifying highly sensitive modules and taking a remediation or preventative action if such modules are accessed by malicious software. For example, the likelihood that a module is used for an exploit, and is thus sensitive, is categorized as high, medium, or low. The likelihood that a module can be used for an exploit can dictate whether, and to what degree, an application accessing the module is “suspicious.” However, in some instances, a sensitive module may have legitimate reasons to load when used in certain non-malicious ways. The system may also consider a trust level when determining what actions to take, such that an application and/or user having a higher trust level may be less suspicious when accessing a sensitive module as compared to an application or user having a lower trust level.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190318101A1 MANAGING THE LOADING OF SENSITIVE MODULES Public/Granted day:2019-10-17
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