Abstract
A method, apparatus and program product are provided to recognize malware in a computing environment having at least one computer. A sample is received. An automatic determination is made by the at least one computer to determine if the sample is malware using static analysis methods. If the static analysis methods determine the sample is malware, dynamic analysis methods are used by the at least one computer to automatically determine if the sample is malware. If the dynamic analysis methods determine the sample is malware, the sample is presented to a malware analyst to adjudicate the automatic determinations of the static and dynamic analysis. If the adjudication determines the sample is malware, a response action is initiated to recover from or mitigate a threat of the sample.
Document Type
Patent
Status
Issued
Issue Date
6-17-2014
Patent Number
US 8756693 (B2) [ 8,756,693 ]
CPC Classification
G06F21/564
Application number
13/438,240
Assignees
Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US)
Filing Date
4-3-2012
Recommended Citation
Dube, Thomas E., Richard A. Raines, and Steven K. Rogers. Malware Target Recognition. United States Patent 8756693 (B2), issued 17 June 2014. https://scholar.afit.edu/patents/18