System and method for reducing false positive indications of pestware
First Claim
1. A method for managing pestware on a protected computer comprising:
- tracking activities of a user at the protected computer;
monitoring events at the protected computer;
identifying events that are potentially indicative of pestware;
comparing at least one of the events with at least one of the activities of the user; and
initiating, in response to the comparing indicating the activities of the user are unconnected with the events, a user prompt, wherein the user prompt informs the user about at least one of the events so as to enable the user to make a decision relative to managing the at least one of the events.
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Abstract
A system and method for reducing false positive indications of pestware on a protected computer is disclosed. In one variation, the method includes tracking activities of a user at the protected computer, monitoring events at the protected computer, identifying events that are potentially indicative of pestware, comparing at least one of the events with at least one of the activities of the user and initiating, in response to the comparing indicating the activities of the user are unconnected with the events, a user prompt that informs the user about the events to enable the user to make a decision relative to managing the events.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for managing pestware on a protected computer comprising:
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tracking activities of a user at the protected computer;
monitoring events at the protected computer;
identifying events that are potentially indicative of pestware;
comparing at least one of the events with at least one of the activities of the user; and
initiating, in response to the comparing indicating the activities of the user are unconnected with the events, a user prompt, wherein the user prompt informs the user about at least one of the events so as to enable the user to make a decision relative to managing the at least one of the events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for reducing false-positive indications of pestware comprising:
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monitoring an application of a protected computer;
identifying a change in an application setting, wherein the application setting is utilized by the application;
determining whether the change to the setting was initiated via a process unassociated with the user application; and
informing, in response to the change to the setting being initiated by the process unassociated with the user application, a user of the protected computer about the changed setting. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A computer readable medium encoded with processor-executable instructions for managing pestware on a protected computer, the instructions including instructions for:
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tracking activities of a user at the protected computer;
monitoring events at the protected computer;
identifying events that are potentially indicative of pestware;
comparing at least one of the events with at least one of the activities of the user; and
initiating, in response to the comparing indicating the activities of the user are unconnected with the events, a user prompt, wherein the user prompt informs the user about at least one of the events so as to enable the user to make a decision relative to managing the at least one of the events. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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