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Cryptocurrency: Industrial Applications
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Application US20200162485
Published 2020-05-21
Cryptocurrency Based Malware And Ransomware Detection Systems And Methods
Cryptocurrency based malware and ransomware detection systems and methods are disclosed herein. An example method includes analyzing a plurality of malware or ransomware attacks to determine cryptocurrency payment address of malware or ransomware attacks, building a malware or ransomware attack database with the cryptocurrency payment addresses of the plurality of malware or ransomware attacks, identifying a proposed cryptocurrency transaction that includes an address that is included in the malware or ransomware attack database, and denying the proposed cryptocurrency transaction
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- 1. A method for detecting malware, the method comprising:
analyzing a plurality of malware or ransomware attacks by:
determining a uniform resource locator (URL) of a decryptor download site of a malware or ransomware attack;
determining a cryptocurrency payment address of the malware or ransomware attack;
determining a receipt or a decoder for the malware or ransomware attack; and
tracing a ransom payment paid to the cryptocurrency payment address in response to the malware or ransomware attack;
building a malware or ransomware attack database with cryptocurrency payment addresses of the plurality of malware or ransomware attacks; and identifying when a proposed cryptocurrency transaction includes an address that is included in the malware or ransomware attack database.
- 9. A system, comprising:
a processor; and a memory for storing instructions, the processor executing the instructions to:
analyze a plurality of malware or ransomware attacks to determine cryptocurrency payment address of malware or ransomware attacks;
build a malware or ransomware attack database with the cryptocurrency payment addresses of the plurality of malware or ransomware attacks;
identify a proposed cryptocurrency transaction that includes an address that is included in the malware or ransomware attack database; and
deny the proposed cryptocurrency transaction.
- 15. A method, comprising:
analyzing a plurality of malware or ransomware attacks to determine cryptocurrency payment address of malware or ransomware attacks; building a malware or ransomware attack database with the cryptocurrency payment addresses of the plurality of malware or ransomware attacks; identifying a proposed cryptocurrency transaction that includes an address that is included in the malware or ransomware attack database; and denying the proposed cryptocurrency transaction.
