Carlos P Villegas

US Patent:

20220237290, Jul 28, 2022

Filed:

Jan 28, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/160701

Inventors:

CARLOS A. VILLEGAS - Redondo Beach CA, US

Assignee:

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION - FALLS CHURCH VA

International Classification:

G06F 21/56
G06F 12/14
G06F 21/79
G06F 21/64

Abstract:

In some examples, an analyzer manager configured to select one of a program code analyzer, a static data analyzer, and an unused memory location analyzer for malware detection within memory of a system. The program code analyzer can be executed to evaluate instruction data for executing a computer program at a first set of memory locations within the memory for malware in response to being selected by the analyzer manager. The static data analyzer can be executed to evaluate static data for use by the computer program at a second set of memory locations within the memory for the malware in response to being selected by the analyzer manager. The unused memory location analyzer can be executed to evaluate null data indicative of unused memory locations at a third set of memory locations within the memory for the malware in response to being selected by the analyzer manager.