Patent Document ID: 8510836
Application ID: 12831004
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer-implemented method of determining a reputation score for a file, the method comprising: using a computer to performs steps comprising: receiving a plurality of lineage reports from a plurality of clients, a lineage report specifying a lineage relationship for a file created at a client, the lineage report identifying a parent file and a child file created by the parent file at the client; generating a plurality of lineage scores for the file using a plurality of lineage metrics based on the plurality of lineage reports; aggregating the plurality of lineage scores for the file to produce an aggregated lineage score for the file, the aggregating comprising computing a proportion indicating how often the file is created by malware; and generating a reputation score for the file based at least in part on the aggregated lineage score, the reputation score indicating a likelihood that the file is malware.