Patents by Inventor Frederick House

Frederick House 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 bootkit detection
    Patent number: 11763004
    Abstract: An embodiment of a computerized method for detecting bootkits is described. Herein, a lowest level software component within a software stack, such as a lowest software driver within a disk driver stack, is determined. The lowest level software component being in communication with a hardware abstraction layer of a storage device. Thereafter, stored information is extracted from the storage device via the lowest level software component, and representative data based on the stored information, such as execution hashes, are generated. The generated data is analyzed to determine whether the stored information includes a bootkit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: FireEye Security Holdings US LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Davis, Frederick House, Ryan Fisher