Patents by Inventor Girish R. Kulkarni

Girish R. Kulkarni 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).

  • Detecting and responding to malware using link files
    Patent number: 8863282
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for monitoring the generation of link files by processes on a computer and performing protection processes based on whether the link files target malicious objects or are generated by malicious processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: McAfee Inc.
    Inventors: Lokesh Kumar, Harinath Vishwanath Ramchetty, Girish R. Kulkarni
  • Preventing and detecting print-provider startup malware
    Patent number: 8640242
    Abstract: A method for preventing malware attacks includes detecting an attempt on an electronic device to modify a print service registry, determining an entity associated with the attempt to modify the print service registry, determining a malware status of the entity, and, based on the malware status of the entity, allowing or denying the modification to the print service registry. The print service registry is configured to store configuration information about mechanisms to be used when printing from the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Girish R. Kulkarni, Nandi Dharma Kishore, Pradeep Govindaraju
  • PREVENTING AND DETECTING PRINT-PROVIDER STARTUP MALWARE
    Publication number: 20130145469
    Abstract: A method for preventing malware attacks includes detecting an attempt on an electronic device to modify a print service registry, determining an entity associated with the attempt to modify the print service registry, determining a malware status of the entity, and, based on the malware status of the entity, allowing or denying the modification to the print service registry. The print service registry is configured to store configuration information about mechanisms to be used when printing from the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Girish R. Kulkarni, Nandi Dharma Kishore, Pradeep Govindaraju
  • DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO MALWARE USING LINK FILES
    Publication number: 20110093952
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for monitoring the generation of link files by processes on a computer and performing protection processes based on whether the link files target malicious objects or are generated by malicious processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: MCAFEE, INC.
    Inventors: Lokesh Kumar, Harinath Vishwanath Ramchetty, Girish R. Kulkarni