Systems and methods for discouraging polymorphic malware

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9189629
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12200679

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A computer-implemented method for discouraging polymorphic malware may comprise: 1) receiving a request to register a file in a registration database, 2) applying a registration tax to the file, 3) determining, based on whether the registration tax for the file has been satisfied, whether to register the file in the registration database, and then 4) determining, based at least in part on whether the file has been registered in the registration database, whether to add the file to an approved-file database. A method for determining whether to allow files on a computing device to execute using such an approved-file database is also disclosed. Corresponding systems and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

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  • SYMANTEC CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nachenburg, Carey S Manhattan Beach, US 1 6
Spertus, Michael Wilmette, US 24 363

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