Method and apparatus for reducing false positive detection of malware

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8931086
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12239185

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Method and apparatus for detecting malware are described. In some examples, files of unknown trustworthiness are identified as potential threats on the computer. A trustworthiness level for each of the files is received from a backend. The trustworthiness level of each of the files is compared to a threshold level. Each of the files where the trustworthiness level thereof satisfies the threshold level is designated as a false positive threat. Each of the files where the trustworthiness level thereof does not satisfy the threshold level is designated as a true positive threat.

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  • SYMANTEC CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kennedy, Mark Redondo Beach, US 66 1119
Pereira, Shane Newbury Park, US 21 729
Viljoen, Pieter Redondo Beach, US 18 604

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