Patents by Inventor Anirudh Ramachandran

Anirudh Ramachandran has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10044748
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a first network of compromised computers in a second network of computers, comprising: collecting Domain Name System (DNS) data for the second network; examining the collected data relative to DNS data from known comprised and/or uncompromised computers in the second network; and determining the existence of the first network and/or the identity of compromised computers in the second network based on the examination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignees: Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Inventors: David Dagon, Nick Feamster, Wenke Lee, Robert Edmonds, Richard Lipton, Anirudh Ramachandran
  • Publication number: 20160156660
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a first network of compromised computers in a second network of computers, comprising: collecting Domain Name System (DNS) data for the second network; examining the collected data relative to DNS data from known comprised and/or uncompromised computers in the second network; and determining the existence of the first network and/or the identity of compromised computers in the second network based on the examination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: David DAGON, Nick FEAMSTER, Wenke LEE, Robert EDMONDS, Richard LIPTON, Anirudh RAMACHANDRAN
  • Patent number: 9306969
    Abstract: Collect Domain Name System (DNS) data, the DNS data generated by a DNS server and/or similar device, wherein the DNS data comprises DNS queries, wherein the collected DNS data comprises DNS query rate information. Examine the collected DNS data relative to DNS data from known compromised and/or uncompromised computers. Determine an existence of the collection of compromised networks and/or computers, and/or an identity of compromised networks and/or computers, based on the examination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Dagon, Nick Feamster, Wenke Lee, Robert Edmonds, Richard Lipton, Anirudh Ramachandran
  • Publication number: 20140245436
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a first network of compromised computers in a second network of computers, comprising: collecting Domain Name System (DNS) data for the second network; examining the collected data relative to DNS data from known comprised and/or uncompromised computers in the second network; and determining the existence of the first network and/or the identity of compromised computers in the second network based on the examination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: David DAGON, Nick FEAMSTER, Wenke LEE, Robert EDMONDS, Richard LIPTON, Anirudh RAMACHANDRAN
  • Patent number: 8776224
    Abstract: According to an aspect of this invention, a method to detect phishing URLs involves: creating a whitelist of URLs using a first regular expression; creating a blacklist of URLs using a second regular expression; comparing a URL to the whitelist; and if the URL is not on the whitelist, comparing the URL to the blacklist. False negatives and positives may be avoided by classifying Internet domain names for the target organization as “legitimate”. This classification leaves a filtered set of URLs with unknown domain names which may be more closely examined to detect a potential phishing URL. Valid domain names may be classified without end-user participation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Balachander Krishnamurthy, Oliver Spatscheck, Jacobus Van Der Merwe, Anirudh Ramachandran
  • Patent number: 8566928
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a first network of compromised computers in a second network of computers, comprising: collecting Domain Name System (DNS) data for the second network; examining the collected data relative to DNS data from known comprised and/or uncompromised computers in the second network; and determining the existence of the first network and/or the identity of compromised computers in the second network based on the examination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: David Dagon, Nick Feamster, Wenke Lee, Robert Edmonds, Richard Lipton, Anirudh Ramachandran
  • Patent number: 8307431
    Abstract: According to an aspect of this invention, a method to detect phishing URLs involves: creating a whitelist of URLs using a first regular expression; creating a blacklist of URLs using a second regular expression; comparing a URL to the whitelist; and if the URL is not on the whitelist, comparing the URL to the blacklist. False negatives and positives may be avoided by classifying Internet domain names for the target organization as “legitimate”. This classification leaves a filtered set of URLs with unknown domain names which may be more closely examined to detect a potential phishing URL. Valid domain names may be classified without end-user participation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Balachander Krishnamurthy, Oliver Spatscheck, Jacobus Van Der Merwe, Anirudh Ramachandran
  • Publication number: 20090300768
    Abstract: According to an aspect of this invention, a method to detect phishing URLs involves: creating a whitelist of URLs using a first regular expression; creating a blacklist of URLs using a second regular expression; comparing a URL to the whitelist; and if the URL is not on the whitelist, comparing the URL to the blacklist. False negatives and positives may be avoided by classifying Internet domain names for the target organization as “legitimate”. This classification leaves a filtered set of URLs with unknown domain names which may be more closely examined to detect a potential phishing URL. Valid domain names may be classified without end-user participation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Balachander Krishnamurthy, Oliver Spatscheck, Jacobus Van Der Merwe, Anirudh Ramachandran
  • Publication number: 20080028463
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a first network of compromised computers in a second network of computers, comprising: collecting Domain Name System (DNS) data for the second network; examining the collected data relative to DNS data from known comprised and/or uncompromised computers in the second network; and determining the existence of the first network and/or the identity of compromised computers in the second network based on the examination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: Damballa, Inc.
    Inventors: David Dagon, Nick Feamster, Weake Lee, Robert Edmonds, Richard Lipton, Anirudh Ramachandran