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Detecting malware using revision control logs

US9172720B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bank of America Corporation · US

Inventors

Alexander Foley · Charlotte, US
Peter J. Langsam · San Francisco, US
Ronald Read · Oakdale, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 30, 2013
Grant date	Oct 27, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 4, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/1425
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for detecting malware using revision control logs are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may gather one or more revision control logs, and the one or more revision control logs may identify one or more code changes. Subsequently, the computing device may determine, based on one or more risk factors, that at least one code change identified in the one or more revision control logs is potentially malicious. Based on determining that the at least one code change is potentially malicious, the computing device may generate a notification indicating that the at least one code change is potentially malicious.

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