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Preventing execution of malicious instructions based on address specified in a branch instruction

US10423777B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Endgame, Inc. · US

Inventors

Matthew D. Spisak · Columbus, US
Cody Pierce · Austin, US
Kenneth D. Fitch · Allentown, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 14, 2016
Grant date	Sep 24, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 29, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2221/033
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one aspect of the embodiments, malicious instructions executed or to be executed by a processor in a computing device are identified and preventive action is taken in response to that detection, thereby preventing harm to the computing device and the user's data by the malicious instructions. In another aspect of the embodiments, a thread context monitor determines which thread are active within an operating system at any given time, which further enhances the ability to determine which thread contains malicious instructions.

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