Patents by Inventor Mark L. Mason

Mark L. Mason 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).

  • Classifying computer files as malware or whiteware
    Patent number: 9298920
    Abstract: An improved approach for classifying computer files as malicious (malware) or benign (whiteware) is disclosed. The invention classifies any computer file as malware or whiteware after using Bayes Theorem to evaluate each observable feature of each file with respect to other observable features of the same computer file with reference to statistical information gathered from repositories of known whiteware and malware files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
    Inventors: Mark L Mason, Ming-Shih Wong, Jeffrey A. Rhines, Joshua M. Mitchell
  • Classifying computer files as malware or whiteware
    Patent number: 9129110
    Abstract: An improved approach for classifying computer files as malicious (malware) or benign (whiteware) is disclosed. The invention classifies any computer file as malware or whiteware after using Bayes Theorem to evaluate each observable feature of each file with respect to other observable features of the same computer file with reference to statistical information gathered from repositories of known whiteware and malware files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Mark L. Mason, Ming-Shih Wong, Jeffrey A. Rhines, Josh Mitchell