System and method for determining data entropy to identify malware
US8069484B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/563
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for performing malware detection for determining suspicious data based on data entropy are provided. The method includes acquiring a block of data, calculating an entropy value for the block of data, comparing the entropy value to a threshold value, and recording the block of data as suspicious when the entropy value exceeds the threshold value. An administrator may then investigate suspicious data.
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