System and method for defining and detecting pestware
US8065664B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4484
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for defining and detecting pestware is described. One embodiment includes receiving a file and placing at least a portion of the file into a processor-readable memory of a computer. A plurality of execution paths within code of the pestware file are followed and particular instructions within the execution paths are identified. A representation of the relative locations of each of the particular instructions within the code of the file are compared against a pestware-definition file so as to determine whether the file is a potential pestware file.
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