Aggregating the knowledge base of computer systems to proactively protect a computer from malware

US8516583B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Anil Thomas · Redmond, US
• Michael Kramer · Yonkers, US
• Mihai Costea · Redmond, US
• Efim Hudis · Bellevue, US
• Pradeep Bahl · Redmond, US
• Rajesh Dadhia · Redmond, US
• Yigal Edery · Even Yehuda, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 31, 2005
• Grant date: Aug 20, 2013
• Expiry date: Mar 17, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F21/577
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In accordance with the present invention, a system, method, and computer-readable medium for aggregating the knowledge base of a plurality of security services or other event collection systems to protect a computer from malware is provided. One aspect of the present invention is a method that proactively protects a computer from malware by using anti-malware services or other event collection systems to observe suspicious events that are potentially indicative of malware; determining if the suspicious events satisfy a predetermined threshold; and if the suspicious events satisfy the predetermined threshold, implementing a restrictive security policy designed to prevent the spread of malware.