In-the-cloud sandbox for inspecting mobile applications for malicious content
US8966632B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/566
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A low resource mobile device, such as a smart phone or a tablet running a mobile operating system, requests a cloud computer system to inspect a mobile application for malicious content. The cloud computer system downloads the mobile application from a mobile application source, and installs the mobile application in a virtual machine sandbox. The cloud computer system inspects the mobile application for malicious content while the mobile application executes in the virtual machines sandbox. The result of the inspection is sent to the user in accordance with a setting that may be indicated in a cloud sandbox agent running on the mobile device.
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