Patents by Inventor Swapnil Pathak

Swapnil Pathak 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 and method for detecting a file embedded in an arbitrary location and determining the reputation of the file
    Patent number: 8650638
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment that includes identifying a file format identifier associated with a beginning of a file, parsing the file based on the file format identifier until an end of the file is identified, and calculating a hash from the beginning of the file to the end of the file. The method may also include sending the hash to a reputation system and taking a policy action based on the hash's reputation received from the reputation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Denys Lok Hang Ma, Vinay Mahadik, Swapnil Pathak
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A FILE EMBEDDED IN AN ARBITRARY LOCATION AND DETERMINING THE REPUTATION OF THE FILE
    Publication number: 20130097661
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment that includes identifying a file format identifier associated with a beginning of a file, parsing the file based on the file format identifier until an end of the file is identified, and calculating a hash from the beginning of the file to the end of the file. The method may also include sending the hash to a reputation system and taking a policy action based on the hash's reputation received from the reputation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Denys Lok Hang Ma, Vinay Mahadik, Swapnil Pathak