US Patent 10116688 Systems and methods for detecting potentially malicious files

The disclosed computer-implemented method for detecting potentially malicious files may include (1) detecting an attempt by the computing device to execute a file, (2) prior to execution of the file, determining that a filename of the file contains a combination of characters indicative of a false filename extension included within a middle section of the filename, (3) determining, based at least in part on the false filename extension being included within the middle section of the filename, that the file is potentially malicious, and then in response to determining that the file is potentially malicious, (4) preventing the computing device from executing the file. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.