Preemptive event handling
US9942246B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1408
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computerized method of preemptive event handling, The method comprises monitoring, in run time at kernel level, a plurality of events of a plurality of processes executed by an operating system (OS) running on a computing device, detecting, in run time, a first event of the plurality of events, the first event being performed by a first process of the plurality of processes on the computing device, classifying, in run time, the first process as a malware in response to the detection of the first event, and preventing, in run time, the first process from running on the computing device before the first event is processed by the OS.
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