Method of detecting malware in a sandbox environment
US11010473B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 14, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/568
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There are provided measures for enabling detecting malware. A method includes generating a copy of a first node, configuring a sandbox environment by using the generated copy, executing an electronic file or a URL in the sandbox environment configured with the copy, providing a result of the malware analysis of the electronic file or the URL, identifying the electronic file or the URL as malicious or suspicious on the basis of the provided result, and taking further action for protecting the first node from the electronic file or the URL identified as malicious or suspicious.
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