Configuring a sandbox environment for malware testing
US9477837B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/567
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device may receive a file to be analyzed in a sandbox environment, and may determine configuration information for configuring the sandbox environment. The configuration information may be determined based on at least one of: file information associated with the file to be analyzed, or client device information associated with a client device for which the file is intended. The device may configure the sandbox environment using the configuration information. The configuration information may identify a system configuration for the sandbox environment. The device may analyze the file in the sandbox environment based on configuring the sandbox environment using the configuration information.
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