Backwards researching activity indicative of pestware
US8201243B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/56
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for researching an identity of a source of activity that is indicative of pestware is described. In one embodiment the method comprises monitoring the computer for activity that is indicative of pestware, identifying, based upon the activity, an object residing on the computer that is a suspected pestware object; and accessing at least a portion of a recorded history of sources that the computer received files from so as to identify a reference to an identity of a particular source that the suspected pestware object originated from.
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