Patents by Inventor Ryan Reza Permeh

Ryan Reza Permeh 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).

  • Application sandboxing using a dynamic optimization framework
    Patent number: 8590041
    Abstract: A method for preventing malware attacks may include rewriting instructions that are intercepted from an application launched on an electronic device. The instructions are determined to have attempted to access a sensitive system resource. The rewritten instructions are executed on the electronic device and the results are observed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew D. Brinkley, Ryan Reza Permeh
  • APPLICATION SANDBOXING USING A DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION FRAMEWORK
    Publication number: 20130139264
    Abstract: A method for preventing malware attacks includes, launching an application on an electronic device, intercepting one or more instructions from the application, determining whether the one or more instructions includes an attempt to access a sensitive system resource of the electronic device, rewriting the one or more instructions to access the secured system resource of the electronic device, executing the rewritten instructions on the electronic device, and observing the results of the rewritten instructions. The application is attempting to execute the one or more instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Matthew D. Brinkley, Ryan Reza Permeh