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Installer trust chain validation

  • US 9,098,706 B1
  • Filed: 07/31/2006
  • Issued: 08/04/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing computer program code comprising:

  • an executable file installer trust chain validation application for determining whether a creator of a created executable file in a local filesystem is a trusted installer, wherein said determining comprises;

    receiving an indication of suspicious behavior from a behavior blocking application resulting from execution of said created executable file; and

    checking whether said created executable file is a trusted file, wherein said checking comprises determining that said creator is unsigned and determining that a location of said unsigned creator within said local filesystem indicates that said unsigned creator should be trusted,wherein upon a determination that said creator is said trusted installer, said executable file installer trust chain validation application further defines said created executable file as a trusted file.

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