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Apparatus and method for detection of malicious program using program behavior

US8245295B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 8, 2008
Grant dateAug 14, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/56
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method of diagnosing whether a computer program executed in a computer system is a malicious program and more particularly, an apparatus and method of diagnosing whether a computer program is a malicious program using a behavior of a computer program, and an apparatus and method of generating malicious code diagnostic data is provided. The apparatus for diagnosing a malicious code may include a behavior vector generation unit which generates a first behavior vector based on a behavior signature extracted from a diagnostic target program; a diagnostic data storage unit which stores a plurality of second behavior vectors for a plurality of sample programs predetermined to be malicious or normal; and a code diagnostic unit which diagnoses whether the diagnostic target program is a malicious code by comparing the first behavior vector with the plurality of second behavior vectors.

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