Patents by Inventor Chong-kuan Chen

Chong-kuan Chen 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).

  • Method of generating in-kernel hook point candidates to detect rootkits and the system thereof
    Patent number: 9747452
    Abstract: A method for determining whether a to-be-tested program contains malicious behavior is disclosed. The method includes steps of providing an emulator having a kernel and a plurality of installed hook points, wherein the kernel has a plurality of in-kernel functions; executing the to-be-tested program in the emulator dynamically to invoke the plurality of installed hook points to obtain a specific in-kernel function set from the plurality of in-kernel functions; and determining whether the to-be-tested program contains instructions for malicious behavior based on an invocation sequence of the specific in-kernel function set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chi-wei Wang, Chong-kuan Chen, Chia-wei Wang, Shiuhpyng Shieh
  • METHOD OF GENERATING IN-KERNEL HOOK POINT CANDIDATES TO DETECT ROOTKITS AND THE SYSTEM THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150242626
    Abstract: A method for determining whether a to-be-tested program contains malicious behavior is disclosed. The method includes steps of providing an emulator having a kernel and a plurality of installed hook points, wherein the kernel has a plurality of in-kernel functions; executing the to-be-tested program in the emulator dynamically to invoke the plurality of installed hook points to obtain a specific in-kernel function set from the plurality of in-kernel functions; and determining whether the to-be-tested program contains instructions for malicious behavior based on an invocation sequence of the specific in-kernel function set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Chi-wei Wang, Chong-kuan Chen, Chia-wei Wang, Shiuhpyng Shieh