Patents by Inventor Adam Overfield

Adam Overfield 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).

  • Techniques for detecting malicious code
    Patent number: 9189626
    Abstract: Techniques for detecting malicious code are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for detecting malicious code comprising the steps of identifying a query to a domain name service that resolves to a local address; identifying the process that originated the identified query; and designating the identified process as infected based on identifying the process as having originated the query that resolved to a local address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Overfield, Kevin Roundy, Jie Fu, Tao Cheng, Zhi Kai Li