Patents by Inventor Manos Antonakakis

Manos Antonakakis 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).

  • Method and system for detecting DGA-based malware
    Patent number: 9922190
    Abstract: System and method for detecting a domain generation algorithm (DGA), comprising: performing processing associated with clustering, utilizing a name-based features clustering module accessing information from an electronic database of NX domain information, the randomly generated domain names based on the similarity in the make-up of the randomly generated domain names; performing processing associated with clustering, utilizing a graph clustering module, the randomly generated domain names based on the groups of assets that queried the randomly generated domain names; performing processing associated with determining, utilizing a daily clustering correlation module and a temporal clustering correlation module, which clustered randomly generated domain names are highly correlated in daily use and in time; and performing processing associated with determining the DGA that generated the clustered randomly generated domain names.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Damballa, Inc.
    Inventors: Manos Antonakakis, Roberto Perdisci, Wenke Lee, Nikolaos Vasiloglou, II
  • Method and system for detecting malicious domain names at an upper DNS hierarchy
    Patent number: 9686291
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting a malicious domain name, comprising: collecting domain name statistical information from a non-recursive domain name system name server (RDNS NS); and utilizing the collected domain name statistical information to determine if a domain name is malicious or benign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Damballa, Inc.
    Inventors: Manos Antonakakis, Roberto Perdisci, Wenke Lee, Nikolaos Vasiloglou, II
  • Method and system for determining whether domain names are legitimate or malicious
    Patent number: 9516058
    Abstract: A system and method for determining whether at least one domain is legitimate or malicious by obtaining passive DNS query information, using the passive DNS query information to measure statistical features of known malicious domain names and known legitimate domain names, and using the statistical features to determine at least one reputation for at least one new domain, where the reputation indicates whether the at least one new domain is likely to be for malicious or legitimate uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Damballa, Inc.
    Inventors: Manos Antonakakis, Roberto Perdisci, David Dagon, Wenke Lee
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING MALICIOUS DOMAIN NAMES AT AN UPPER DNS HIERARCHY
    Publication number: 20140157414
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting a malicious domain name, comprising: collecting domain name statistical information from a non-recursive domain name system name server (RDNS NS); and utilizing the collected domain name statistical information to determine if a domain name is malicious or benign.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: DAMBALLA, INC.
    Inventors: Manos ANTONAKAKIS, Roberto PERDISCI, Wenke LEE, Nikolaos VASILOGLOU, II
  • Method and system for detecting malicious domain names at an upper DNS hierarchy
    Patent number: 8631489
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting a malicious domain name, comprising: collecting domain name statistical information from a non-recursive domain name system name server (RDNS NS); and utilizing the collected domain name statistical information to determine if a domain name is malicious or benign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Damballa, Inc.
    Inventors: Manos Antonakakis, Roberto Perdisci, Wenke Lee, Nikolaos Vasiloglou
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING MALICIOUS DOMAIN NAMES AT AN UPPER DNS HIERARCHY
    Publication number: 20120198549
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting a malicious domain name, comprising: collecting domain name statistical information from a non-recursive domain name system name server (RDNS NS); and utilizing the collected domain name statistical information to determine if a domain name is malicious or benign.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Manos ANTONAKAKIS, Roberto Perdisci, Wenke Lee, Nikolaos Vasiloglou
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING WHETHER DOMAIN NAMES ARE LEGITIMATE OR MALICIOUS
    Publication number: 20120042381
    Abstract: A system and method for determining whether at least one domain is legitimate or malicious by obtaining passive DNS query information, using the passive DNS query information to measure statistical features of known malicious domain names and known legitimate domain names, and using the statistical features to determine at least one reputation for at least one new domain, where the reputation indicates whether the at least one new domain is likely to be for malicious or legitimate uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Manos Antonakakis, Roberto Perdisci, David Dagon, Wenke Lee