Patents by Inventor Vincent R. Orgovan

Vincent R. Orgovan 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).

  • Automated rootkit detector
    Patent number: 7571482
    Abstract: Embodiments of a RootKit detector are directed to identifying a RootKit on a computer that is designed to conceal malware. Aspects of the RootKit detector leverage services provided by kernel debugger facilities to automatically obtain data in specified data structures that are maintained by an operating system. Then the data obtained from the kernel debugger facilities is processed with an integrity checker that determines whether the data contains properties sufficient to declare that a RootKit is resident on the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alexey A. Polyakov, Gretchen L. Loihle, Mihai Costea, Robert J. Hensing, Jr., Scott A. Field, Vincent R. Orgovan, Yi-Min Wang, Yun Lin
  • Method and system for obtaining computer shutdown information
    Patent number: 7028172
    Abstract: A method and a system for obtaining shutdown information for a computer allows a user to indicate a reason or reasons for the shutdown. The states of the user mode processes that are running on the computer are saved for later analysis. The state information as well as the shutdown reason entered by the user is stored in a computer-readable memory, such as in the form of a log file. A user may report a shutdown reason by selecting a reason from a predefined reason list and/or by typing a reason in a comment area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Björn B. Levidow, John D. Service, Vincent R. Orgovan, Wael H. Bahaa-El-Din
  • Method and system for obtaining computer shutdown information
    Publication number: 20030084276
    Abstract: A method and a system for obtaining shutdown information for a computer allows a user to indicate a reason or reasons for the shutdown. The states of the user mode processes that are running on the computer are saved for later analysis. The state information as well as the shutdown reason entered by the user is stored in a computer-readable memory, such as in the form of a log file. A user may report a shutdown reason by selecting a reason from a predefined reason list and/or by typing a reason in a comment area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bjorn B. Levidow, John D. Service, Vincent R. Orgovan, Wael H. Bahaa-El- Din