Spyware detection mechanism

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9021590
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11680136

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A system and method that facilitates and effectuates detection of malware secreted and/or hidden in plain sight on a machine. The system and method in order to achieve its aims generates a list of all loaded modules, identifies from the list a set of modules common to more than a threshold number of processes, and eliminates from the list those modules included in an authentication list. The resultant list is prioritized based, in one instance, on the number of occurrences a particular module makes in the resultant list, and thereafter the list is distributed analyst workstations.

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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND WA 98052

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Herley, Cormac E Bellevue, US 29 1792
Hulett, Aaron Michael Redmond, US 1 351
Keogh, Brian W Bellevue, US 1 351
Marinescu, Adrian M Sammamish, US 40 2719
Nurilov, Stanislav Ft. Monmouth, US 3 481
Williams, Jeffrey S Seattle, US 15 874

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