US Patent 9646158 Systems and methods for detecting malicious files

A computer-implemented method for detecting malicious files may include (1) identifying a length of at least one line within a textual file, (2) assessing, based at least in part on the length of the line within the textual file, a likelihood that at least a portion of the textual file has been encrypted, (3) determining, based on the likelihood that at least a portion of the textual file has been encrypted, a likelihood that the textual file is malicious, and (4) performing a remediation action based at least in part on determining the likelihood that the textual file is malicious. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.