Systems and methods for securing computing devices against imposter processes

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9489513
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13926050

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A computer-implemented method for securing computing devices against imposter processes may include (1) identifying a process that is subject to a security assessment, (2) determining, based on comparing an attribute of the process to an attribute of a legitimate process, that the process comprises an imposter process of the legitimate process, (3) determining that a file may have been created by the imposter process, and (4) determining a security action for the file in response to determining that the file has been created by the imposter process. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

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  • SYMANTEC CORPORATION

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Mesropian, Haik Glendale, US 21 400

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