Methods for hooking applications to monitor and prevent...

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2011-04-19

2011-04-19

Song, Hosuk (Department: 2435)

Information security

Monitoring or scanning of software or data including attack...

C726S023000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07930744

ABSTRACT:
The present invention discloses methods and media for hooking applications to monitor and prevent execution of security-sensitive operations, the method including the steps of: reading at least one configuration parameter list from a configuration module; hooking, by a hooking engine, a hooking point in an application, wherein the hooking point is defined in the configuration module; calling, by the application, the hooking point during operation of the application; matching at least one hooking parameter in the hooking point to at least one configuration parameter in at least one configuration parameter list; and upon detecting a match between the hooking parameter and at least one configuration parameter, performing at least one configuration-defined action. Preferably, the method further includes the step of: updating a state of the hooking engine. Preferably, the hooking engine is operative to prevent malicious operations by obfuscated code.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6721941 (2004-04-01), Morshed et al.
patent: 7571448 (2009-08-01), Sallam

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