Inventor · Redondo Beach, CA, US

Mark Kennedy

62Patents
18h-index
46Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 4, 1996 → Sep 26, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8220055B1 Behavior blocking utilizing positive behavior system and method Physics 282 Active
US7124272B1 File usage history log for improved placement of files in differential rate memory according to frequency of utilizations and volatility of allocation space Physics 119 Expired
US5761680A Coherent film system access during defragmentation operations on a storage medium Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US9183377B1 Unauthorized account monitoring system and method Physics 48 Active
US7665123B1 Method and apparatus for detecting hidden rootkits Physics 45 Active
US5734340A Method and apparatus for storing run-intensive information in compact form Physics 43 Expired
US9098706B1 Installer trust chain validation Physics 41 Active
US5832513A Detecting significant file system alterations during execution of a storage media software utility Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US8015284B1 Discerning use of signatures by third party vendors Physics 35 Active
US7594272B1 Detecting malicious software through file group behavior Physics 35 Active
US8176554B1 Malware detection through symbol whitelisting Electricity 30 Active
US8302193B1 Methods and systems for scanning files for malware Physics 28 Active
US8181251B2 Methods and systems for detecting malware Physics 27 Active
US8621233B1 Malware detection using file names Physics 27 Active
US7823205B1 Conserving computing resources while providing security Physics 26 Active
US8578345B1 Malware detection efficacy by identifying installation and uninstallation scenarios Physics 25 Active
US7523502B1 Distributed anti-malware Physics 24 Active
US8635171B1 Systems and methods for reducing false positives produced by heuristics Physics 23 Active
US8209757B1 Direct call into system DLL detection system and method Physics 17 Active
US9405904B1 Systems and methods for providing security for synchronized files Electricity 17 Active
US9762593B1 Automatic generation of generic file signatures Electricity 15 Active
US8495741B1 Remediating malware infections through obfuscation Physics 15 Active
US8176555B1 Systems and methods for detecting malicious processes by analyzing process names and process characteristics Physics 15 Active
US8001603B1 Variable scan of files based on file context Electricity 14 Active
US8280830B2 Systems and methods for using multiple in-line heuristics to reduce false positives Physics 13 Active

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