Patents by Inventor Everett J. Lai

Everett J. Lai 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).

  • Patent number: 10200374
    Abstract: Techniques for detecting malicious files are disclosed. In one embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a system for detecting malicious files comprising one or more computer processors. The one or more computer processors may be configured to collect at least one of a file or an attribute of the file. The one or more computer processors may further be configured to determine if the file is malicious. The one or more computer processors may further be configured to identify, if the file is determined to be malicious, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and a time frame associated with the file. The one or more computer processors may further be configured to detect a threat based on the URL and the time frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: SYMANTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Samuel Kim, Everett J. Lai, Thuan Vo
  • Patent number: 9455994
    Abstract: Techniques for intelligently executing a digital signature are disclosed. In one embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for intelligently executing a digital signature. The method may include receiving a signature request from a user, wherein the signature request comprises a file. The method may also include performing a signature process on the file in response to receiving the signature request from the user. The method may further include scanning the signature request to generate one or more scan results, and transmitting an indication of the one or more scan results to a reputation service server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Nivedhitha Raman, Everett J. Lai