Patents by Inventor Aaron Michael Hulett

Aaron Michael Hulett 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).

  • Spyware detection mechanism
    Patent number: 9021590
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Cormac E. Herley, Brian W. Keogh, Aaron Michael Hulett, Adrian M. Marinescu, Jeffrey S. Williams, Stanislav Nurilov
  • SPYWARE DETECTION MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20080209557
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cormac E. Herley, Brian W. Keogh, Aaron Michael Hulett, Adrian M. Marinescu, Stanislav Nurilov, Jeffrey S. Williams