Detecting application harmful behavior and grading application risks for mobile devices
US9063964B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 4, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0282
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method determines a permission list from an application and generates a set of potential behaviors. The potential behaviors are associated with actions that the application allows when executing on a mobile device where the potential behaviors are determined without execution of the application. The method then determines functional category information regarding a functional category from a set of application marketplaces that contain the application and determines application description information for the application. A required behavior list is generated including a set of required behaviors from the functional category information and the application description information. The method compares the required behaviors to the potential behaviors to determine a set of security related behaviors. The security related behaviors are behaviors found in the potential behaviors, but not in the required behaviors. A security rating is determined based on the set of security related behaviors.
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