Installer trust chain validation
US9098706B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/033
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A determination is made as to whether a creator of a created executable file is a trusted installer, e.g., a digitally signed installer. Upon a determination that the creator is a trusted installer, the created executable file is defined as a trusted file. By bestowing the trust of a trusted installer to the executable files that the installer creates, suspicious behavior by the created executable files and associated processes, which otherwise would be blocked, is allowed. In this manner, false positives, e.g., blocking of legitimate behavior by the created executable file and associated process(es), are avoided.
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