Reversion of system objects affected by a malware
US9871809B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/145
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computerized method of reverting system data affected by a malware. The method comprises monitoring, in run time, a plurality of events of a plurality of processes executed by an operating system (OS) running on a computing device, logging in an event log, in run time, the plurality of events, classifying, in run time, a first process of the plurality of processes as a malware, identifying a set of events of the first process from the plurality of events using the event log, and reverting, in response to the classification, at least one system object hosted in the computing device to remove an effect of the set of events on the OS.
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