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Computer security process monitor

  • US 8,949,987 B2
  • Filed: 01/06/2010
  • Issued: 02/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • maintaining a database including indicia of valid execution parameters associated with one or more computer processes executable by a computing platform, the valid execution parameters being independent of a user executing the one or more computer processes;

    obtaining from the computing platform execution statistics associated with execution of the one or more computer processes on the computing platform by using a pre-existing utility of the computing platform, the step of obtaining execution statistics including obtaining system process information and network interface information associated with the execution of the one or more computer process; and

    comparing the execution statistics to the valid execution parameters to detect abnormalities between the valid execution parameters and the execution statistics that are indicative of possible security intrusions;

    wherein the system process information includes one or more of;

    process name, memory usage, number of threads, and CPU utilization associated with the execution of the one or more computer processes, and the network interface information includes obtaining one or more of;

    IP port information and indicia of IP protocol associated with the execution of the one or more computer processes.

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