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US 7,680,929 B1Granted
Operating system determination
AssigneeInsecure.Com LLC
InventorGordon J. Lyon
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Abstract
Determining the operating system of a target computer is disclosed. Subject information describing one or more attributes of the target computer is received. Reference information describing one or more attributes of a reference is received. The subject information is compared with the reference information. A score associated with the comparison is determined.
Claims17
A system, including:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory, coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to:
- receive subject information describing one or more attributes of the target computer, the subject information comprising at least a first portion and a second portion associated with a respective first test and second test;
- receive reference information describing one or more attributes of a reference, the reference information comprising at least a third portion associated with the first test and a fourth portion associated with the second test;
- compare the subject information with the reference information, including by:
- comparing, in a first comparison, the first portion with the third portion;
- and
- comparing, in a second comparison, the second portion with the fourth portion;
- and
- determine a score associated with the first and second comparisons;
- wherein a result of the first comparison has an associated weight that is different from a result of the second comparison;
- wherein comparing the subject information with the reference information includes determining whether results of the first test are present in both the subject information and the reference information;
- and
- wherein determining the score includes omitting the results of the first test if it is determined that the results of the first test are not present in both the subject information and the reference information.
12 more elements
A method, comprising:
- receiving subject information describing one or more attributes of the target computer, the subject information comprising at least a first portion and a second portion associated with a respective first test and second test;
- receiving reference information describing one or more attributes of a reference, the reference information comprising at least a third portion associated with the first test and a fourth portion associated with the second test;
- comparing, using a processor, the subject information with the reference information, including by:
- comparing, in a first comparison, the first portion with the third portion;
- and
- comparing, in a second comparison, the second portion with the fourth portion;
- and
- determine a score associated with the first and second comparisons;
- wherein a result of the first comparison has an associated weight that is different from a result of the second comparison;
- wherein comparing the subject information with the reference information includes determining whether results of the first test are present in both the subject information and the reference information;
- and
- wherein determining the score includes omitting the results of the first test if it is determined that the results of the first test are not present in both the subject information and the reference information.
9 more elements
A computer program embodied in a computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
- receiving subject information describing one or more attributes of the target computer, the subject information comprising at least a first portion and a second portion associated with a respective first test and second test;
- receiving reference information describing one or more attributes of a reference, the reference information comprising at least a third portion associated with the first test and a fourth portion associated with the second test;
- comparing, using a processor, the subject information with the reference information, including by:
- comparing, in a first comparison, the first portion with the third portion;
- and
- comparing, in a second comparison, the second portion with the fourth portion;
- and
- determine a score associated with the first and second comparisons;
- wherein a result of the first comparison has an associated weight that is different from a result of the second comparison;
- wherein comparing the subject information with the reference information includes determining whether results of the first test are present in both the subject information and the reference information;
- and
- wherein determining the score includes omitting the results of the first test if it is determined that the results of the first test are not present in both the subject information and the reference information.
9 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.