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Detection of window replacement by a malicious software program

US8205260B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Symantec Operating Corporation · US

Inventors

Mark Obrecht · Austin, US
Vijay Bharti · Bachra, IN
Barrett Baxter · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 19, 2007
Grant date	Jun 19, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 18, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/84
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various embodiments of a system and method for providing protection against malicious software programs are disclosed. The system and method may be operable to detect that a first window of a legitimate software program has been replaced by a second window of a malicious software program, e.g., where the second window includes features to mimic the first window in an effort to fool the user into inputting sensitive information into the second window. The method may operate to alert the user when the window replacement is detected.

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