Patents by Inventor Lee Codel Tarbotton

Lee Codel Tarbotton 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).

  • Identifying malware containing computer files using embedded text
    Patent number: 7383581
    Abstract: A computer file may be scanned for suspicious words 18 occurring within suspicious contexts 20. Thus, messages embedded by malware authors within their malware may be detected. The detection of such embedded messages may be used to identify otherwise unknown items of malware or as a pre-filtering technique for controlling the use of further scanning techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Edward Moore, Fraser Peter Howard, Lee Codel Tarbotton