IP Library Granted Patent US 10,204,224
Granted Patent B2
US 10,204,224 · App. 14/964,250 · Granted Feb 12, 2019

Systems and methods of processing data associated with detection and/or handling of malware

Inventor: Lixin Lu (Saratoga, CA)
Assignee: McAfee Ireland Holdings Limited
G06F21/568G06F21/552G06F21/561G06F21/562G06F21/563G06F21/564G06F21/566G06F2221/034
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,204,224
App. No.
14/964,250
Granted
Feb 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to malware and, more particularly, towards systems and methods of processing information associated with detecting and handling malware. According to certain illustrative implementations, methods of processing malware are disclosed. Moreover, such methods may include one or more of unpacking and/or decrypting malware samples, dynamically analyzing the samples, disassembling and/or reverse engineering the samples, performing static analysis of the samples, determining latent logic execution path information regarding the samples, classifying the samples, and/or providing intelligent report information regarding the samples.

Claims (58)

1. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions to produce a malware repair tool, wherein the instructions, when executed by at least one processor, are to:

generate repair information to be used for repairing an operating system environment infected by malware, wherein the repair information is generated based on hidden logic path information retrieved from code that has a latent infection by the malware and has not been executed by the operating system environment infected by the malware, and wherein the repair information is to be generated, at least in part, by resolving handles into searchable names, and creating one or more signatures for one or more files that are dropped based on a verification routine;

integrate the repair information into a repair executable program;

prepare a boot image in a non-infected operating system environment;

prepare a supporting executable program to access an infected file system;

generate a batch process by integrating the repair executable program with the boot image; and

create the malware repair tool by packaging at least the batch process and the supporting executable program, wherein the malware repair tool is configured to reverse the latent infection by the malware.

2. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the malware repair tool includes parameters.

3. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the malware repair tool is produced as a function of:

detail behavior logs created from a dynamic analysis; and

detail latent code behavior logs created from a static analysis.

4. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 3 , wherein the detail latent code behavior logs include the hidden logic path information.

5. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 3 , wherein the detail behavior logs include all infected processes and infected threads.

6. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the searchable names include at least one of a file name, a process name, a registry name or a value.

7. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the repair executable program embeds the malware repair tool and one or more configurations.

8. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the supporting executable program is to access the infected file system without activating the operating system environment infected by the malware.

9. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, are to:

build a repair runtime log mechanism, wherein the repair runtime log mechanism is packaged in the malware repair tool.

10. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, are to:

build a repair tools database to contain a respective repair tool for each item of identified malware; and

configure the repair tools database to be searchable by a malware signature.

11. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the batch process is to run automatically on a computer after the computer is booted.

12. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, are to:

create a remote transmission engine to push the malware repair tool to a remote endpoint.

13. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the non-infected operating system environment is a different type than the operating system environment infected by the malware.

14. An apparatus comprising:

logic at least partially implemented in hardware, the logic to:

generate repair information to be used for repairing an operating system environment infected by malware, wherein the repair information is generated based on hidden logic path information retrieved from code that has a latent infection by the malware and has not been executed by the operating system environment infected by the malware, and wherein the repair information is to be generated, at least in part, by resolving handles into searchable names, and creating one or more signatures for one or more files that are dropped based on a verification routine;

integrate the repair information into a repair executable program;

prepare a boot image in a non-infected operating system environment;

prepare a supporting executable program to access an infected file system;

generate a batch process by integrating the repair executable program with the boot image; and

create a malware repair tool by packaging at least the batch process and the supporting executable program, wherein the malware repair tool is configured to reverse the latent infection by the malware.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the malware repair tool is produced as a function of:

detail behavior logs created from a dynamic analysis; and

detail latent code behavior logs created from a static analysis.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the detail latent code behavior logs include the hidden logic path information.

17. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the supporting executable program is to access the infected file system without activating the operating system environment infected by the malware.

18. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the logic is to:

build a repair tools database to contain a respective repair tool for each item of identified malware; and

configure the repair tools database to be searchable by a malware signature.

19. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the batch process is to run automatically on a computer after the computer is booted.

20. A method comprising:

generating repair information to be used for repairing an operating system environment infected by malware, wherein the repair information is generated based on hidden logic path information retrieved from code that has a latent infection by the malware and has not been executed by the operating system environment infected by the malware, and wherein the repair information is to be generated, at least in part, by resolving handles into searchable names, and creating one or more signatures for one or more files that are dropped based on a verification routine;

integrating the repair information into a repair executable program;

preparing a boot image in a non-infected operating system environment;

preparing a supporting executable program to access an infected file system;

generating a batch process by integrating the repair executable program with the boot image; and

creating a malware repair tool by packaging at least the batch process and the supporting executable program, wherein the malware repair tool is configured to reverse the latent infection by the malware.

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the malware repair tool is produced as a function of:

detail behavior logs created from a dynamic analysis; and

detail latent code behavior logs created from a static analysis.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the detail latent code behavior logs include the hidden logic path information.

23. The method of claim 20 , wherein the supporting executable program is to access the infected file system without activating the operating system environment infected by the malware.

24. The method of claim 20 , wherein the logic is to:

build a repair tools database to contain a respective repair tool for each item of identified malware; and

configure the repair tools database to be searchable by a malware signature.

25. The method of claim 20 , wherein the batch process is to run automatically on a computer after the computer is booted.

Assignments (8)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE PATENT TITLES AND REMOVE DUPLICATES IN THE SCHEDULE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 059354 FRAME: 0335. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: MCAFEE, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2022
From: MCAFEE, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT
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RELEASE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL - REEL/FRAME 045056/0676 Recorded Mar 2, 2022
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MCAFEE, LLC
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RELEASE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL - REEL/FRAME 045055/0786 Recorded Oct 26, 2020
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MCAFEE, LLC
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVE PATENT 6336186 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 045056 FRAME 0676. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Oct 22, 2020
From: MCAFEE, LLC
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVE PATENT 6336186 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 045055 FRAME 786. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Oct 22, 2020
From: MCAFEE, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2018
From: MCAFEE, LLC
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
Reel/Frame 045056/0676 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2018
From: MCAFEE, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 045055/0786 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 13594702 · Aug 24, 2012
Continuation PCTUS2011036553 · May 13, 2011
Provisional Application 61321885 · Apr 8, 2010
Related Publication 20160196431A1 · Jul 7, 2016