Systems and Method for Regulating Software Access to Security-Sensitive Processor Resources

McAfee, LLC

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Patent	Title	Holder	Status	Expires	Time remaining	Confidence
US 8,863,283	System and Method for Securing Access to System Calls McAfee, LLC In force Term ends Mar 31, 2031 · High confidence	McAfee, LLC	In force	Term ends Mar 31, 2031	Term ends Mar 31, 2031	High confidence
US 8,966,624	System and Method for Securing an Input/Output Path of an Application Against Malware with a Below-Operating System Security Agent McAfee, LLC In force Term ends Mar 31, 2031 · High confidence	McAfee, LLC	In force	Term ends Mar 31, 2031	Term ends Mar 31, 2031	High confidence
US 8,966,629	System and Method for Below-Operating System Trapping of Driver Loading and Unloading McAfee, LLC In force Term ends Mar 31, 2031 · High confidence	McAfee, LLC	In force	Term ends Mar 31, 2031	Term ends Mar 31, 2031	High confidence
US 9,032,525	System and Method for Below-Operating System Trapping of Driver Filter Attachment McAfee, LLC In force Term ends Mar 31, 2031 · High confidence	McAfee, LLC	In force	Term ends Mar 31, 2031	Term ends Mar 31, 2031	High confidence
US 9,087,199	System and Method for Providing a Secured Operating System Execution Environment McAfee, LLC In force Term ends Oct 21, 2031 · High confidence	McAfee, LLC	In force	Term ends Oct 21, 2031	Term ends Oct 21, 2031	High confidence
US 8,549,648	Systems and Methods for Identifying Hidden Processes McAfee, LLC In force Term ends Oct 28, 2031 · High confidence	McAfee, LLC	In force	Term ends Oct 28, 2031	Term ends Oct 28, 2031	High confidence
US 8,959,638	System and Method for Below-Operating System Trapping and Securing of Interdriver Communication McAfee, LLC In force Term ends Dec 28, 2031 · High confidence	McAfee, LLC	In force	Term ends Dec 28, 2031	Term ends Dec 28, 2031	High confidence
US 8,549,644	Systems and Method for Regulating Software Access to Security-Sensitive Processor Resources McAfee, LLC In force Term ends Jan 10, 2032 · High confidence	McAfee, LLC	In force	Term ends Jan 10, 2032	Term ends Jan 10, 2032	High confidence
US 8,925,089	System and Method for Below-Operating System Modification of Malicious Code on an Electronic Device McAfee, LLC In force Term ends Jun 17, 2032 · High confidence	McAfee, LLC	In force	Term ends Jun 17, 2032	Term ends Jun 17, 2032	High confidence
US 9,262,246	System and Method for Securing Memory and Storage of an Electronic Device with a Below-Operating System Security Agent McAfee, LLC Lapsed Feb 16, 2024 on the fee record Ended Feb 16, 2024 · High confidence	McAfee, LLC	Lapsed Feb 16, 2024 on the fee record	Ended Feb 16, 2024	Ended Feb 16, 2024	High confidence
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