Information security – Monitoring or scanning of software or data including attack...
Reexamination Certificate
2004-09-27
2008-10-07
Song, Hosuk (Department: 2135)
Information security
Monitoring or scanning of software or data including attack...
C726S023000, C726S024000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07434261
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a system and method of tracing the spread of computer malware in a communication network. One aspect of the present invention is a method that traces the spread of computer malware in a communication network. When suspicious data characteristic of malware is identified in a computing device connected to the communication network, the method causes data that describes the state of the computing device to be stored in a database. After a specific attack against the communication network is confirmed, computing devices that are infected with the malware are identified. Then, the spread of the malware between computing devices in the communication network is traced back to a source.
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Aucsmith David W
Costea Mihai
Christensen O'Connor Johnson & Kindness PLLC
Microsoft Corporation
Song Hosuk
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