Identifying application sources on non-rooted devices
US9092615B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2149
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying an application source from which an application is installed on a non-rooted computing device. An application source identifier of a security application that does not have root access to an operating system monitors for an application installation. The application source identifier extracts a process identifier (PID) of the application being installed from a log message associated with the application installation and determines a package name from the PID. The PID identifies an application source from which the application is installed. The application source identifier receives, based on the package name, a confidence level for the application source from a security service over a network.
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