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US Patent 7620987 Obfuscating computer code to prevent an attack

Patent 7620987 was granted and assigned to Microsoft on November, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent

Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Microsoft

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7620987

Date of Patent

November 17, 2009

Patent Application Number

11203676

Date Filed

August 12, 2005

Patent Citations Received

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US Patent 11748460 Procedural code generation for challenge code

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Patent abstract

A method and system for obfuscating computer code of a program to protect it from the adverse effects of malware is provided. The obfuscation system retrieves an executable form of the computer code. The obfuscation system then selects various obfuscation techniques to use in obfuscating the computer code. The obfuscation system applies the selected obfuscation techniques to the computer code. The obfuscation system then causes the obfuscated computer code to execute.