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US 2010/0162400 A1Published application
Malware detection
AssigneeScanSafe Limited
InventorsBryan Feeney, Steven Poulson, John Edwards
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Abstract
The invention provides methods and systems for detecting exploits. A received file is examined to determine whether or not it corresponds to any of one or more predetermined models of normal file types. If the received file does not correspond to any of the one or more predetermined models of normal file types, it is flagged as a potential exploit.
Claims20
A method of detecting exploits, the method comprising:
- receiving a file;
- determining whether or not the received file corresponds to any of one or more predetermined models of normal file types;
- and
- if the received file does not correspond to any of the one or more predetermined models of normal file types, flagging the received file as a potential exploit.
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A system for detecting exploits, the system comprising:
- a memory for receiving a file;
- a database storing one or more models of normal file types;
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- a processor, the processor being operable to determine whether or not a file received in the memory corresponds to any of one or more predetermined models of normal file types stored in the database and if the received file does not correspond to any of the one or more predetermined models of normal file types, to flag the received file as a potential exploit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.