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Systems and methods for using property tables to perform non-iterative malware scans

  • US 8,646,079 B2
  • Filed: 08/30/2012
  • Issued: 02/04/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for using property tables to perform non-iterative malware scans, at least a portion of the method being performed by a server-side computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:

  • identifying at least one malware signature that identifies at least one property value for an item of malware;

    accessing a property table that identifies;

    property values shared by one or more application packages;

    for each property value, each application package that shares the property value in question;

    determining, by comparing each property value identified in the malware signature with the property table, whether any of the application packages match the malware signature without iterating through the individual property values of each application package.

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