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Joel R. Spurlock
Also filed as: SPURLOCK JOEL · SPURLOCK JOEL R · SPURLOCK JOEL ROBERT
40 granted patents·10 pending applications·547 citations·filing 2001–2023
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50 records- 0198US7093002B2Handling of malware scanning of files stored within a file storage device of a computer networkMCAFEE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 15, 2006·283 cites·37 claims
- 0297US10162767B2Virtualized trusted storageMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 25, 2018·41 cites·20 claims
- 0396US11049039B2Static and dynamic device profile reputation using cloud-based machine learningMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 29, 2021·38 cites·21 claims
- 0491US8935792B1System, method, and computer program product for conditionally performing an action based on an attributeSPURLOCK JOEL R·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 13, 2015·24 cites·15 claims
- 0591US7917955B1System, method and computer program product for context-driven behavioral heuristicsMCAFEE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 29, 2011·24 cites·30 claims
- 0688US8590039B1System, method and computer program product for sending information extracted from a potentially unwanted data sample to generate a signatureMUTTIK IGOR G·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 19, 2013·13 cites·17 claims
- 0787US8001595B1System, method and computer program product for identifying functions in computer code that control a behavior thereof when executedMCAFEE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 16, 2011·15 cites·18 claims
- 0884US8291494B1System, method, and computer program product for detecting unwanted activity associated with an object, based on an attribute associated with the objectSALLAM AHMED SAID·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 16, 2012·13 cites·15 claims
- 0983US7150042B2Techniques for performing malware scanning of files stored within a file storage device of a computer networkMCAFEE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 12, 2006·41 cites·28 claims
- 1080US11063974B2Application phenotypingMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 13, 2021·2 cites·17 claims
- 1180US10083295B2System and method to combine multiple reputationsMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 25, 2018·5 cites·19 claims
- 1279US10476899B2Application phenotypingMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 12, 2019·3 cites·25 claims
- 1378US12255905B2Machine learning malware classifications using behavioral artifactsCROWDSTRIKE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 18, 2025·1 cites·19 claims
- 1477US10831893B2Mitigation of ransomwareMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 10, 2020·3 cites·16 claims
- 1577US8752171B2Behavioral tracking system, method, and computer program product for undoing events based on user inputEDWARDS JONATHAN L·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 10, 2014·4 cites·17 claims
- 1673US9106688B2System, method and computer program product for sending information extracted from a potentially unwanted data sample to generate a signatureMCAFEE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 11, 2015·2 cites·25 claims
- 1773US8327439B2System, method and computer program product for identifying functions in computer code that control a behavior thereof when executedSPURLOCK JOEL ROBERT·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 4, 2012·3 cites·19 claims
- 1873US8161551B1System, method, and computer program product for enabling communication between security systemsMUTTIK IGOR·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 17, 2012·5 cites·16 claims
- 1973US7765593B1Rule set-based system and method for advanced virus protectionMCAFEE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 27, 2010·20 cites·42 claims
- 2071US9614866B2System, method and computer program product for sending information extracted from a potentially unwanted data sample to generate a signatureMCAFEE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 4, 2017·1 cites·23 claims
- 2169US9769186B2Determining a reputation through network characteristicsMCAFEE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 19, 2017·2 cites·18 claims
- 2267US8392994B2System, method and computer program product for context-driven behavioral heuristicsSPURLOCK JOEL ROBERT·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 5, 2013·2 cites·15 claims
- 2366US10642976B2Malware detection using a digital certificateMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 5, 2020·1 cites·12 claims
- 2462US11379583B2Malware detection using a digital certificateMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 5, 2022·0 cites·17 claims
- 2561US8572732B2System, method, and computer program product for enabling communication between security systemsMUTTIK IGOR·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 29, 2013·1 cites·20 claims
- 2659US11941119B2Mitigation of ransomwareMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 26, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2759US11870793B2Determining a reputation for a processMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 9, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 2858US10834109B2Determining a reputation for a processMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 10, 2020·0 cites·25 claims
- 2957US10579544B2Virtualized trusted storageMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 3, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3057US9311478B2Behavioral tracking system, method, and computer program product for undoing events based on user inputMCAFEE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 12, 2016·0 cites·13 claims
- 3153US11989293B2Systems, methods, and media for identifying and responding to malicious files having similar featuresMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2021·Granted May 21, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3252US12500902B2Method and apparatus for malicious file extension detectionCROWDSTRIKE INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 16, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 3352US9906537B2System, method, and computer program product for conditionally performing an action based on an attributeMCAFEE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 27, 2018·0 cites·12 claims
- 3450US11238154B2Multi-lateral process trees for malware remediationMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 1, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3549US11032266B2Determining the reputation of a digital certificateMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 8, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 3648US11399033B2Malicious advertisement protectionMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 26, 2022·0 cites·19 claims
- 3748US2020117802A1Systems, methods, and media for identifying and responding to malicious files having similar featuresMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3847US2016180087A1Systems and methods for malware detection and remediationEDWARDS JONATHAN L·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3946US10083296B2Detection of malicious thread suspensionMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 25, 2018·0 cites·18 claims
- 4046US2024007491A1Methods and systems for identity controlCROWDSTRIKE INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4145US2013247190A1System, method, and computer program product for utilizing a data structure including event relationships to detect unwanted activitySPURLOCK JOEL R·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4244US2013246352A1System, method, and computer program product for generating a file signature based on file characteristicsSPURLOCK JOEL R·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4343US8776233B2System, method, and computer program product for removing malware from a system while the system is offlineDALCHER GREGORY WILLIAM·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 8, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
- 4443US2023421587A1Distributed Digital Security System for Predicting Malicious BehaviorCROWDSTRIKE INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4543US2024406190A1Threat prediction in a streaming systemCROWDSTRIKE INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4641US10050980B2Enterprise reputations for uniform resource locatorsMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 14, 2018·0 cites·25 claims
- 4741US2024146747A1Methods and systems for multi-cloud breach detection using ensemble classification and deep anomaly detectionCROWDSTRIKE INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4839US10129291B2Anomaly detection to identify malwareMCAFEE LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 13, 2018·0 cites·15 claims
- 4938US2003115479A1Method and system for detecting computer malwares by scan of process memory after process initializationFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 5037US2016381051A1Detection of malwareMCAFEE INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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