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Malware protection for virtual machines

US11616805B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 28, 2020
Grant dateMar 28, 2023
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2009/45595
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented method at a data management system comprises receiving, at the system, a write made to a virtual machine from a virtual machine host; computing, at the system, a fingerprint of the transmitted write; comparing, at the system, the computed fingerprint to malware fingerprints in a malware catalog; repeating the computing and comparing; and disabling the virtual machine if a number of matches from the comparing breaches a predetermined threshold over a predetermined amount of time.

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