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Exploit-based worm propagation mitigation

US8006306B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY LLC · US

Inventors

Prem Gopalan · Cambridge, US
Kyle Jamieson · Princeton, US
Panayiotis Mavrommatis · Cambridge, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 21, 2006
Grant date	Aug 23, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 17, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/1458
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system, method and computer program product for exploit-based worm detection and mitigation are disclosed. The system, method, and computer program product are configured to identify a signature representing content prevalent in network traffic, determine if the traffic including the signature exhibits propagation, determine if the traffic including the signature exhibits connectedness, and generate a worm signature based on the signature if the signature exhibits both connectedness and propagation.

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