Techniques for detecting malicious code
US9189626B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/144
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for detecting malicious code are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for detecting malicious code comprising the steps of identifying a query to a domain name service that resolves to a local address; identifying the process that originated the identified query; and designating the identified process as infected based on identifying the process as having originated the query that resolved to a local address.
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