Patents by Inventor Xiao Dong Tan

Xiao Dong Tan 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).

  • Patent number: 8806641
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for detecting malware variants may include (1) identifying an application package file including at least one class file, (2) identifying a set of metadata fields within the class file, (3) comparing the set of metadata fields within the class file with a set of metadata fields within a corresponding class file found in a known malware package to determine a similarity between the application package file and the known malware package, and (4) determining, based on the similarity between the application package file and the known malware package, that the application package file is a threat variant in a same threat family as the known malware package. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Yi Li, Xiao Dong Tan, Kai Xiao
  • Patent number: 8800040
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for prioritizing the monitoring of malicious uniform resource locators for new malware variants may comprise: 1) identifying at least one malicious uniform resource locator, 2) collecting priority information relating to the malicious uniform resource locator, wherein the priority information comprises information relevant to prioritizing monitoring of the malicious uniform resource locator for new malware variants, 3) determining, based on the priority information, a monitoring-priority level for the malicious uniform resource locator, and then 4) allocating, based on the monitoring-priority level, a monitoring resource for monitoring the malicious uniform resource locator. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Xiao Dong Tan, Fan Bai, Yin Ming Mei