Patents by Inventor Harinath Vishwanath Ramachetty

Harinath Vishwanath Ramachetty 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).

  • Preventing execution of task scheduled malware
    Patent number: 9571520
    Abstract: A method for preventing malware attacks includes the steps of detecting an attempt on an electronic device to access a task scheduler, determining an entity associated with the attempt to access the task scheduler, determining a malware status of the entity, and, based on the malware status of the entity, allowing or denying the attempted access to the task scheduler. The task scheduler is configured to launch one or more applications at a specified time or interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Anil Ramabhatta, Harinath Vishwanath Ramachetty, Nandi Dharma Kishore
  • PREVENTING EXECUTION OF TASK SCHEDULED MALWARE
    Publication number: 20160105450
    Abstract: A method for preventing malware attacks includes the steps of detecting an attempt on an electronic device to access a task scheduler, determining an entity associated with the attempt to access the task scheduler, determining a malware status of the entity, and, based on the malware status of the entity, allowing or denying the attempted access to the task scheduler. The task scheduler is configured to launch one or more applications at a specified time or interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Anil Ramabhatta, Harinath Vishwanath Ramachetty, Nandi Dharma Kishore
  • System, method, and computer program product for preventing a modification to a domain name system setting
    Patent number: 9294505
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for preventing a modification to a domain name system setting. In use, an attempt to modify a domain name system setting is detected. Additionally, a source of the attempt and an attribute of the modification are verified. Further, the modification to the domain name system setting is prevented, based on the verification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Lokesh Kumar, Harinath Vishwanath Ramachetty, Nandi Dharma Kishore
  • Preventing execution of task scheduled malware
    Patent number: 9235706
    Abstract: A method for preventing malware attacks includes the steps of detecting an attempt on an electronic device to access a task scheduler, determining an entity associated with the attempt to access the task scheduler, determining a malware status of the entity, and, based on the malware status of the entity, allowing or denying the attempted access to the task scheduler. The task scheduler is configured to launch one or more applications at a specified time or interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Anil Ramabhatta, Harinath Vishwanath Ramachetty, Nandi Dharma Kishore
  • SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PREVENTING A MODIFICATION TO A DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM SETTING
    Publication number: 20150040227
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for preventing a modification to a domain name system setting. In use, an attempt to modify a domain name system setting is detected. Additionally, a source of the attempt and an attribute of the modification are verified. Further, the modification to the domain name system setting is prevented, based on the verification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Lokesh Kumar, Harinath Vishwanath Ramachetty, Nandi Dharma Kishore
  • System, method, and computer program product for preventing a modification to a domain name system setting
    Patent number: 8869272
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for preventing a modification to a domain name system setting. In use, an attempt to modify a domain name system setting is detected. Additionally, a source of the attempt and an attribute of the modification are verified. Further, the modification to the domain name system setting is prevented, based on the verification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Lokesh Kumar, Harinath Vishwanath Ramachetty, Nandi Dharma Kishore
  • SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PREVENTING A MODIFICATION TO A DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM SETTING
    Publication number: 20130247183
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for preventing a modification to a domain name system setting. In use, an attempt to modify a domain name system setting is detected. Additionally, a source of the attempt and an attribute of the modification are verified. Further, the modification to the domain name system setting is prevented, based on the verification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: MCAFEE, INC.
    Inventors: Lokesh Kumar, Harinath Vishwanath Ramachetty, Nandi Dharma Kishore
  • Preventing Execution of Task Scheduled Malware
    Publication number: 20130145472
    Abstract: A method for preventing malware attacks includes the steps of detecting an attempt on an electronic device to access a task scheduler, determining an entity associated with the attempt to access the task scheduler, determining a malware status of the entity, and, based on the malware status of the entity, allowing or denying the attempted access to the task scheduler. The task scheduler is configured to launch one or more applications at a specified time or interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Anil Ramabhatta, Harinath Vishwanath Ramachetty, Nandi Dharma Kishore