Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Identifying misuse of legitimate objects
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Application No.: US14736672Application Date: 2015-06-11
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Publication No.: US09276947B2Publication Date: 2016-03-01
- Inventor: Sourabh Satish
- Applicant: Symantec Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Symantec Corporation
- Current Assignee: Symantec Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Fenwick & West LLP
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06 ; G06F21/55 ; G06F21/56 ; G06F21/50 ; G06F21/53 ; G06F17/30 ; H04L12/26

Abstract:
A query is received from a client device regarding an object. The query includes an identifier of the object and a set of associated usage attributes describing a usage of the object on the client device. A set of usage facts associated with the identified object is identified. The set of usage facts describe typical usages of the object on a plurality of client devices. A determination is made whether the usage of the object on the client device is suspicious based on the set of usage facts associated with the object and the set of usage attributes included in the query. A report is provided to the client device based on the determination.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150281268A1 IDENTIFYING MISUSE OF LEGITIMATE OBJECTS Public/Granted day:2015-10-01
Information query