Backward researching time stamped events to find an origin of pestware
US8181244B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/56
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for identifying an origin of suspected pestware activity on a computer is described. One embodiment includes establishing a time of interest relating to a suspicion of pestware on the computer, identifying, based upon the time of interest, indicia of pestware and accessing at least a portion of a recorded history of sources that the computer received files from so as to identify, based at least in part upon the identified indicia of pestware, a reference to an identity of a source that is suspected of originating pestware.
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