Deception using screen capture
US11102245B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/128
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Multiple deception techniques utilized to mislead malicious entities that attempt to gather information associated with a computing device are implemented by changing a single result. In one aspect, requests for screen captures are intercepted and it is determined whether the requests are triggered due to user interaction (e.g., pressing a button and/or key) and/or received from an authorized application/device. If determined that the requests are not triggered due to user interaction and/or are received from an unauthorized application/device, a response comprising one of several pre-prepared or dynamically generated screen captures that are embedded (and/or appended) with misleading information (e.g., fake credentials, fake documents marked as important/hidden, etc.) is generated. Applications that attempt to utilize the misleading information can be flagged as malware.
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