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- Patent Title: Methods, systems, and media for detecting covert malware
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Application No.: US13965619Application Date: 2013-08-13
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Publication No.: US09971891B2Publication Date: 2018-05-15
- Inventor: Brian M. Bowen , Pratap V. Prabhu , Vasileios P. Kemerlis , Stylianos Sidiroglou , Salvatore J. Stolfo , Angelos D. Keromytis
- Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
- Applicant Address: US NY New York
- Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of the New York
- Current Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of the New York
- Current Assignee Address: US NY New York
- Agency: Byrne Poh LLP
- Main IPC: G06F11/00
- IPC: G06F11/00 ; G06F21/56 ; G06F21/57 ; H04L29/06
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and media for detecting covert malware are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, a method for detecting covert malware in a computing environment is provided, the method comprising: receiving a first set of user actions; generating a second set of user actions based on the first set of user actions and a model of user activity; conveying the second set of user actions to an application inside the computing environment; determining whether state information of the application matches an expected state after the second set of user actions is conveyed to the application; and determining whether covert malware is present in the computing environment based at least in part on the determination.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130333037A1 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR DETECTING COVERT MALWARE Public/Granted day:2013-12-12
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