Systems and methods for using file paths to identify potentially malicious computer files
US8769685B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/562
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for using file paths to identify potentially malicious computer files may include: 1) identifying a file, 2) identifying a file path associated with the file, 3) determining, by applying a heuristic to the file, that at least a portion of the file path is likely to have been randomly generated, 4) determining, based at least in part on the determination that at least portion of the file path has likely been randomly generated, that the file is potentially malicious, and 5) performing a security operation on the file. Corresponding systems and computer-readable instructions embodied on computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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