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Malware detection in virtual machines

US10536471B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 2016
Grant dateJan 14, 2020
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Expiry dateAug 17, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2009/45587
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system, computer program product, and computer-executable method of detecting malware in a virtual machine (VM), the computer-executable method comprising periodically creating snapshots of the VM, analyzing each of the snapshots in comparison to one or more previous snapshots to determine whether anomalies exist, and based on a threshold amount of anomalies detected, scanning the VM to determine whether malware is detected.

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