Launcher for setting analysis environment variations for malware detection
US10284575B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/6218
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for automatically analyzing an object for malware is described. Operating one or more virtual machines, the system and method provide an analysis environment variation framework to provide a more robust analysis of an object for malware. The multi-application, multi-plugin processing framework is configured within a virtual machine, where the framework generates a plurality of processes for analyzing the object for malware and each of plurality of processes is configured with a different application and plug-in combination selected based in part on a type of object being analyzed.
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