Patents by Inventor Chad McMillan

Chad McMillan 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).

  • System and method for determining data entropy to identify malware
    Patent number: 8069484
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing malware detection for determining suspicious data based on data entropy are provided. The method includes acquiring a block of data, calculating an entropy value for the block of data, comparing the entropy value to a threshold value, and recording the block of data as suspicious when the entropy value exceeds the threshold value. An administrator may then investigate suspicious data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Mandiant Corporation
    Inventors: Chad McMillan, Jason Garman
  • System and method for determining data entropy to identify malware
    Publication number: 20080184367
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing malware detection for determining suspicious data based on data entropy are provided. The method includes acquiring a block of data, calculating an entropy value for the block of data, comparing the entropy value to a threshold value, and recording the block of data as suspicious when the entropy value exceeds the threshold value. An administrator may then investigate suspicious data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Chad McMillan, Jason Garman