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Systems and methods for detecting malicious processes

US11586736B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 6, 2022
Grant dateFeb 21, 2023
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2042

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

Abstract

Disclosed are systems and methods for detecting malicious applications. An exemplary method may comprise detecting that a first process has been launched on a computing device. The method may comprise receiving, from the first process, an execution stack associated with one or more control points of the first process. The method may comprise applying a machine learning classifier on the execution stack, wherein the machine learning classifier is configured to classify whether a process is malicious based on activity on control points captured on a given execution stack, and wherein a feature of a malicious process is detection of a system call to create a remote thread that runs in a virtual address space of a shared-service process configured to import third-party processes to be embedded as separate threads. The method may comprise generating an indication that the execution of the first process is malicious/non-malicious.

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