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Detection of unauthorized cryptomining

US12068936B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 25, 2021
Grant dateAug 20, 2024
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L41/145
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A processing system of a device having at least one processor may determine that a temperature of the device exceeds a threshold temperature and obtain, in response to the determining, utilization information of the device comprising: processor utilization information, memory utilization information, and network utilization information. The processing system may then detect, from the utilization information of the device, a pattern comprising: a first network utilization burst, a processor utilization exceeding a processor utilization threshold and a memory utilization exceeding a memory utilization threshold over at least a designated period of time following the first network utilization burst, and a second network utilization burst after at least the designated period of time. When the pattern is detected, the processing system may generate an unauthorized cryptomining alert.

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