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Systems and methods for automated malware artifact retrieval and analysis

US8291500B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 2012
Grant dateOct 16, 2012
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Expiry dateMar 29, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2463/144
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An automated malware analysis method is disclosed which can perform receiving a first universal resource locator identifying a first intermediate network node, accessing the first intermediate network node to retrieve a first malware artifact file, storing the malware artifact file in a data storage device, analyzing the malware artifact file to identify a second universal resource locator within the malware artifact file, and accessing a second intermediate network node to retrieve a second malware artifact file.

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