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Mark Kennedy
Also filed as: KENNEDY MARK · KENNEDY MARK K · KENNEDY MARK KEVIN · KENNEDY MARK V
62 granted patents·1 pending application·1,715 citations·filing 1996–2018
99Inventor score
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63 records- 0197US7124272B1File usage history log for improved placement of files in differential rate memory according to frequency of utilizations and volatility of allocation spaceSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 17, 2006·177 cites·40 claims
- 0296US8220055B1Behavior blocking utilizing positive behavior system and methodKENNEDY MARK K·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 10, 2012·284 cites·21 claims
- 0396US7823205B1Conserving computing resources while providing securitySYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 26, 2010·60 cites·18 claims
- 0496US7665123B1Method and apparatus for detecting hidden rootkitsSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 16, 2010·81 cites·11 claims
- 0594US9183377B1Unauthorized account monitoring system and methodSOBEL WILLIAM E·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 10, 2015·51 cites·15 claims
- 0694US8621233B1Malware detection using file namesMANADHATA PRATYUSA K·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 31, 2013·47 cites·17 claims
- 0794US8578345B1Malware detection efficacy by identifying installation and uninstallation scenariosKENNEDY MARK·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 5, 2013·37 cites·20 claims
- 0893US10887339B1Systems and methods for protecting a cloud storage against suspected malwareSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 5, 2021·11 cites·18 claims
- 0993US8302193B1Methods and systems for scanning files for malwareGARDNER PATRICK·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 30, 2012·50 cites·19 claims
- 1093US8176554B1Malware detection through symbol whitelistingKENNEDY MARK·Filed 2008·Granted May 8, 2012·43 cites·18 claims
- 1193US8015284B1Discerning use of signatures by third party vendorsSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 6, 2011·43 cites·20 claims
- 1292US10284585B1Tree rotation in random classification forests to improve efficacySYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2016·Granted May 7, 2019·12 cites·18 claims
- 1392US9098706B1Installer trust chain validationKENNEDY MARK·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 4, 2015·46 cites·16 claims
- 1492US8181251B2Methods and systems for detecting malwareKENNEDY MARK·Filed 2008·Granted May 15, 2012·39 cites·16 claims
- 1592US7523502B1Distributed anti-malwareSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 21, 2009·38 cites·17 claims
- 1691US10489587B1Systems and methods for classifying files as specific types of malwareSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 26, 2019·16 cites·20 claims
- 1791US9762593B1Automatic generation of generic file signaturesSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 12, 2017·26 cites·20 claims
- 1891US9405904B1Systems and methods for providing security for synchronized filesSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 2, 2016·36 cites·20 claims
- 1990US8635171B1Systems and methods for reducing false positives produced by heuristicsKENNEDY MARK·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 21, 2014·32 cites·20 claims
- 2089US8209757B1Direct call into system DLL detection system and methodKENNEDY MARK·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 26, 2012·25 cites·18 claims
- 2189US8060734B1Systems and methods for providing recommendations to improve boot performance based on community dataNEWSTADT KEITH·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 15, 2011·23 cites·20 claims
- 2289US8001603B1Variable scan of files based on file contextSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 16, 2011·28 cites·14 claims
- 2386US11146537B1Systems and methods for protecting geolocation informationSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 12, 2021·5 cites·20 claims
- 2486US11044271B1Automatic adaptive policy based securityNORTONLIFELOCK INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 22, 2021·6 cites·16 claims
- 2586US9038186B1Malware detection using file namesSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted May 19, 2015·7 cites·20 claims
- 2685US8065734B1Code module operating system (OS) interactions intercepting system and methodKENNEDY MARK·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 22, 2011·18 cites·14 claims
- 2785US7594272B1Detecting malicious software through file group behaviorSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 22, 2009·49 cites·21 claims
- 2884US10546123B1Systems and methods for identifying malicious computer filesSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 28, 2020·8 cites·14 claims
- 2984US9942264B1Systems and methods for improving forest-based malware detection within an organizationSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 10, 2018·5 cites·17 claims
- 3084US8495741B1Remediating malware infections through obfuscationNAFTEL TIMOTHY M·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 23, 2013·19 cites·20 claims
- 3184US7950057B1Driver load manager and methodSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 24, 2011·14 cites·12 claims
- 3284US7926106B1Utilizing early exclusive volume access and direct volume manipulation to remove protected filesSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 12, 2011·18 cites·16 claims
- 3383US9135442B1Methods and systems for detecting obfuscated executablesKENNEDY MARK·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 15, 2015·14 cites·20 claims
- 3483US7694296B1Preventing unauthorized installs and uninstalls of software modulesSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 6, 2010·15 cites·12 claims
- 3582US8176555B1Systems and methods for detecting malicious processes by analyzing process names and process characteristicsSCHREINER ANTHONY·Filed 2008·Granted May 8, 2012·21 cites·18 claims
- 3681US8352438B1Systems and methods for contextual evaluation of files for use in file restorationSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 8, 2013·7 cites·20 claims
- 3781US7950060B1Method and apparatus for suppressing e-mail security artifactsSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted May 24, 2011·8 cites·20 claims
- 3881US5761680ACoherent film system access during defragmentation operations on a storage mediumSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 2, 1998·71 cites·30 claims
- 3979US7934259B1Stealth threat detectionSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 26, 2011·11 cites·16 claims
- 4078US8065730B1Anti-malware scanning in a virtualized file system environmentSOBEL WILLIAM E·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 22, 2011·8 cites·17 claims
- 4177US8280830B2Systems and methods for using multiple in-line heuristics to reduce false positivesKENNEDY MARK·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 2, 2012·16 cites·20 claims
- 4276US5734340AMethod and apparatus for storing run-intensive information in compact formSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 31, 1998·61 cites·30 claims
- 4375US8230500B1Methods and systems for detecting rootkitsSPERTUS MICHAEL·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 24, 2012·7 cites·20 claims
- 4473US10320834B1Retuning of random classification forests to improve efficacySYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 11, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 4573US8381302B1Systems and methods for translating non-comparable values into comparable values for use in heuristicsSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 19, 2013·6 cites·14 claims
- 4672US8205217B2Methods and systems for configuring a specific-use computing system limited to executing predetermined and pre-approved application programsKENNEDY MARK·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 19, 2012·6 cites·17 claims
- 4770US8353038B1Monitoring and managing changes to non-structured storage of system configuration informationSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 8, 2013·6 cites·21 claims
- 4869US8607348B1Process boundary isolation using constrained processesSATISH SOURABH·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 10, 2013·4 cites·21 claims
- 4969US7565686B1Preventing unauthorized loading of late binding code into a processSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 21, 2009·13 cites·18 claims
- 5069US5832513ADetecting significant file system alterations during execution of a storage media software utilitySYMANTEC CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 3, 1998·53 cites·28 claims
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