Patents by Inventor Barrett Baxter

Barrett Baxter 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).

  • Detection of window replacement by a malicious software program
    Patent number: 8205260
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and method for providing protection against malicious software programs are disclosed. The system and method may be operable to detect that a first window of a legitimate software program has been replaced by a second window of a malicious software program, e.g., where the second window includes features to mimic the first window in an effort to fool the user into inputting sensitive information into the second window. The method may operate to alert the user when the window replacement is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Symantec Operating Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Eric Obrecht, Vijay Bharti, Barrett Baxter
  • Detection of Window Replacement by a Malicious Software Program
    Publication number: 20090165136
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and method for providing protection against malicious software programs are disclosed. The system and method may be operable to detect that a first window of a legitimate software program has been replaced by a second window of a malicious software program, e.g., where the second window includes features to mimic the first window in an effort to fool the user into inputting sensitive information into the second window. The method may operate to alert the user when the window replacement is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Mark Eric Obrecht, Vijay Bharti, Barrett Baxter