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Devices, systems, and methods for detecting proximity-based mobile malware propagation

  • US 9,167,003 B2
  • Filed: 06/23/2014
  • Issued: 10/20/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device comprising:

  • a processor; and

    a memory that stores a malware and an agent logic that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprisingdiscovering a plurality of devices in a proximity,compiling a list of discovered devices in the proximity,creating a trigger by the agent logic, wherein the trigger, when selected, causes the agent logic to connect to an agent server on a network, and wherein the agent server collects malware signatures,inserting the trigger into the list of discovered devices, wherein the trigger appears to the malware to be one of the list of discovered devices,receiving, from the malware, a request to connect to the trigger, andin response to receiving the request to connect to the trigger, connecting to the agent server and reporting malware activity to the agent server.

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