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Signature extraction system and method

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  • US 7,392,543 B2
  • Filed: 06/30/2003
  • Issued: 06/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • detecting an attack by malicious code on a first computer system;

    extracting a malicious code signature from said malicious code comprising;

    locating a caller'"'"'s address of said malicious code in a memory of said first computer system; and

    extracting a specific number of bytes backwards from said caller'"'"'s address;

    creating an extracted malicious code packet including said malicious code signature; and

    sending said extracted malicious code packet from said first computer system to a second computer system.

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