Patents by Inventor Steve O. Hearnden

Steve O. Hearnden 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 determining whether code is unwanted based on the decompilation thereof
    Patent number: 8601451
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for determining whether code is unwanted based on the decompilation thereof. In use, code is identified and the code is decompiled. In addition, it is determined whether the code is unwanted, based on the decompiled code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony V. Bartram, Adrian M. M. T. Dunbar, Steve O. Hearnden
  • System, method, and computer program product for enabling communication between security systems
    Patent number: 8572732
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for enabling communication between security systems. In use, a first communication protocol of a first security system and a second communication protocol of a second security system are identified, where the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol are different such that the first security system and the second security system are incapable of communicating therebetween. Further, the first security system is updated with a first security definition and/or the second security system is updated with a second security definition for enabling communication between the first security system and the second security system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Igor Muttik, Steve O. Hearnden, Joel Robert Spurlock
  • SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING WHETHER CODE IS UNWANTED BASED ON THE DECOMPILATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130246370
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for determining whether code is unwanted based on the decompilation thereof. In use, code is identified and the code is decompiled. In addition, it is determined whether the code is unwanted, based on the decompiled code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Anthony V. Bartram, Adrian M. M. T. Dunbar, Steve O. Hearnden
  • SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SECURITY SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20120167166
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for enabling communication between security systems. In use, a first communication protocol of a first security system and a second communication protocol of a second security system are identified, where the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol are different such that the first security system and the second security system are incapable of communicating therebetween. Further, the first security system is updated with a first security definition and/or the second security system is updated with a second security definition for enabling communication between the first security system and the second security system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Igor Muttik, Steve O. Hearnden, Joel Robert Spurlock
  • System, method, and computer program product for enabling communication between security systems
    Patent number: 8161551
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for enabling communication between security systems. In use, a first communication protocol of a first security system and a second communication protocol of a second security system are identified, where the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol are different such that the first security system and the second security system are incapable of communicating therebetween. Further, the first security system is updated with a first security definition and/or the second security system is updated with a second security definition for enabling communication between the first security system and the second security system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Igor Muttik, Steve O. Hearnden, Joel Robert Spurlock