Systems and methods for automated malware artifact retrieval and analysis
US8850585B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2033 |
Classification
- 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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