Patents by Inventor Krishnapur Narasimhamurthy Venkatasubrahmanyam

Krishnapur Narasimhamurthy Venkatasubrahmanyam 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, method and computer program product for remote rootkit detection
    Patent number: 7975298
    Abstract: A security system may detect a rootkit by detecting a filesystem configuration of the first system and comparing the filesystem configuration to a known valid filesystem configuration of a second system. The known valid filesystem configuration may be the filesystem configuration of a protected second system, or may be stored in a protected area of the second system. The first and second system may be part of a single device. The filesystem configuration of the first system and the known valid filesystem configuration are compared and differences are analyzed to determine if they are indicative of a rootkit. If a rootkit is detected, some embodiments may provide tools to clean, delete, or quarantine the rootkit. The second system may be provided by a security provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventor: Krishnapur Narasimhamurthy Venkatasubrahmanyam