System and method of detecting malicious code in files
US10460099B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/034
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed are system and method for detecting malicious code in files. One exemplary method comprises: intercepting, by a processor, one or more application program interface (API) calls during an execution of a process launched from a file of a computing device; determining and detecting, by the processor, a presence of an exit condition of the process; in response to detecting the exit condition, identifying one or more signatures of a first type and transferring one or more saved memory dumps of the computing device to an emulator for execution; and determining and identifying a malicious code in the file in response to detecting one or more signatures of a second type based at least upon execution results of the transferred memory dumps of the computing device.
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