Method and Apparatus for Clearing Malicious Power-Consuming Application, and User Terminal

• US 20160048682A1
• Filed: 10/30/2015
• Published: 02/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Gou, Junwei, Li, Wei, Zhuang, Zhishan
• Application Number:
  US14/927,545
• Publication Number:
  US 20160048682A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3206 Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3234 Power saving characterised by the action undertaken
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/329 by task scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/52 during program execution, e.g. stack integrity ; Preventing unwanted data erasure; Buffer overflow
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/56 Computer malware detection or handling, e.g. anti-virus arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/033 Test or assess software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2143 Clearing memory, e.g. to prevent the data from being stolen
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for clearing a malicious power-consuming application, and a user terminal are provided. An application whose background working power consumption is not less than a power consumption threshold is determined as a malicious power-consuming application; and a wakelock occupying time of each application if a screen is turned off is periodically calculated, and if a background working application'"'"'s wakelock occupying time is not less than a set time threshold, the application is determined as a malicious power-consuming application.

Claims

1. A method for clearing a malicious power-consuming application, comprising:

performing at least one of;

calculating, according to a first period, background working power consumption of each application that is running in a user terminal, and when the background working power consumption of a first application is not less than a power consumption threshold, determining the first application as a malicious power-consuming application, and

calculating, according to a second period, a wakelock occupying time of each application that is running in the user terminal in a case in which a screen is turned off, and when the wakelock occupying time of a second application is not less than a time threshold, and the second application is a background working application, determining the second application as a malicious power-consuming application; and

performing at least one of;

clearing the determined malicious power-consuming application; and

instructing a user to clear the determined malicious power-consuming application.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein calculating the background working power consumption of each application that is running in the user terminal comprises:

periodically calculating, starting from a moment when a last time of charging the user terminal ends, for each running application, according to the first period, power consumption during occupation of a central processing unit (CPU) of the user terminal, power consumption during holding of a wakelock, and power consumption during occurrence of data traffic, when the running application works in the background; and

calculating a sum of the power consumption during the occupation of the CPU of the user terminal, the power consumption during the holding of the wakelock, and the power consumption during the occurrence of the data traffic, as the background working power consumption of each running application.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein calculating the power consumption during occupation of the CPU of the user terminal when the running application works in the background comprises calculating, for each application, a product of an accumulated working duration for which the application works in the background and occupies the CPU and unit-time power consumption of a corresponding frequency, to obtain the power consumption during the occupation of the CPU of the user terminal when the application works in the background,

wherein calculating the power consumption during the holding of the wakelock when the running application works in the background comprises, for each application, calculating a product of an accumulated duration for which the CPU of the user terminal is IDLE when the application works in the background and unit-time power consumption when the CPU of the user terminal is IDLE, to obtain the power consumption during the holding of the wakelock when the application works in the background, and

wherein calculating the power consumption during occurrence of data traffic when the running application works in the background comprises, for each application, calculating a product of a quantity of bytes of accumulated data traffic generated when the application works in the background and power consumption of a single byte, to obtain the power consumption during the occurrence of the data traffic when the application works in the background.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the wakelock occupying time of each application in the user terminal in the case in which the screen is turned off is detected using a system framework layer.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first period and the second period are timed according to a working period excluding a sleep period of a CPU of the user terminal.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

triggering, when at least one of a battery level of the user terminal is less than a set battery level threshold and the user sends an instruction for viewing a list of background power-consuming applications, an operation of calculating at least one of background working power consumption of each application that is running in the user terminal and the wakelock occupying time of each application that is running in the user terminal in the case in which the screen is turned off;

determining at least one of an application whose background working power consumption is not less than the power consumption threshold and a background application whose wakelock occupying time in the user terminal in the case in which the screen is turned off is not less than the time threshold as a malicious power-consuming application; and

ranking determined malicious power-consuming applications according to at least one of the power consumption and the wakelock occupying time, to generate a list of the malicious power-consuming applications, and sending, to the user, a notification message carrying the list of the malicious power-consuming applications.

7. An apparatus for clearing a malicious power-consuming application, comprising:

a processor configured to;

calculate, according to a first period, background working power consumption of each application that is running in a user terminal; and

calculate, according to a second period, a wakelock occupying time of each application that is running in the user terminal in a case in which a screen is turned off;

a comparator configured to;

determine whether the background working power consumption of each application calculated by the processor is not less than a power consumption threshold;

determine the first application as a malicious power-consuming application when the background working power consumption of a first application is not less than the power consumption threshold; and

determine whether the wakelock occupying time of each application calculated by the processor is not less than a time threshold, and

determine the second application as a malicious power-consuming application when the wakelock occupying time of a second application is not less than the time threshold, and the second application is a background working application; and

a transceiver configured to at least one of clear the determined malicious power-consuming application and instruct a user to clear the determined malicious power-consuming application.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to:

periodically calculate, starting from a moment when a last time of charging the user terminal ends and for each running application, according to the first period, power consumption during occupation of a central processing unit (CPU) of the user terminal, power consumption during holding of a wakelock, and power consumption during occurrence of data traffic, when the running application works in the background; and

calculate a sum of the power consumption during the occupation of the CPU of the user terminal, the power consumption during the holding of the wakelock, and the power consumption during the occurrence of the data traffic, as the background working power consumption of each running application.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:

calculate, for each application, a product of an accumulated working duration for which the application works in the background and occupies the CPU and unit-time power consumption of a corresponding frequency, to obtain the power consumption during the occupation of the CPU of the user terminal when the application works in the background;

calculate, for each application, a product of an accumulated duration for which the CPU of the user terminal is IDLE when the application works in the background and unit-time power consumption when the CPU of the user terminal is IDLE, to obtain the power consumption during the holding of the wakelock when the application works in the background; and

calculate, for each application, a product of a quantity of bytes of accumulated data traffic generated when the application works in the background and power consumption of a single byte, to obtain the power consumption during the occurrence of the data traffic when the application works in the background.

10. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to detect, using a system framework layer, the wakelock occupying time of each application in the user terminal in the case in which the screen is turned off.

11. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to time the first period and the second period according to a working period excluding a sleep period of a CPU of the user terminal.

12. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to, when at least one of a battery level of the user terminal is less than a battery level threshold and the user sends an instruction for viewing a list of background power-consuming applications, trigger an operation of calculating at least one of background working power consumption of each application that is running in the user terminal and the wakelock occupying time of each application that is running in the user terminal in the case in which the screen is turned off,

wherein the comparator is further configured to, when at least one of the battery level of the user terminal is less than the battery level threshold and the user sends the instruction for viewing the list of background power-consuming applications, determine at least one of an application whose current power consumption is not less than the power consumption threshold and a background application whose wakelock occupying time in the user terminal in the case in which the screen is turned off is not less than the time threshold as a malicious power-consuming application, and

wherein the transceiver is further configured to, when at least one of the battery level of the user terminal is less than the battery level threshold and the user sends the instruction for viewing the list of background power-consuming applications, rank determined malicious power-consuming applications according to at least one of the power consumption and the wakelock occupying time, to generate a list of the malicious power-consuming applications, and send, to the user, a notification message carrying the list of the malicious power-consuming applications.

13. A user terminal comprising an apparatus for clearing a malicious power-consuming application, the apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to;

calculate, according to a first period, background working power consumption of each application that is running in a user terminal; and

calculate, according to a second period, a wakelock occupying time of each application that is running in the user terminal in a case in which a screen is turned off;

a comparator configured to;

determine whether the background working power consumption of each application calculated by the processor is not less than a power consumption threshold;

determine the first application as a malicious power-consuming application when the background working power consumption of a first application is not less than the power consumption threshold; and

determine whether the wakelock occupying time of each application calculated by the processor is not less than a time threshold, and

determine the second application as a malicious power-consuming application when the wakelock occupying time of a second application is not less than the time threshold, and the second application is a background working application; and

a transceiver configured to at least one of clear the determined malicious power-consuming application and instruct a user to clear the determined malicious power-consuming application.

14. The user terminal of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to:

periodically calculate, starting from a moment when a last time of charging the user terminal ends and for each running application, according to the first period, power consumption during occupation of a central processing unit (CPU) of the user terminal, power consumption during holding of a wakelock, and power consumption during occurrence of data traffic, when the running application works in the background; and

calculate a sum of the power consumption during the occupation of the CPU of the user terminal, the power consumption during the holding of the wakelock, and the power consumption during the occurrence of the data traffic, as the background working power consumption of each running application.

15. The user terminal of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to:

calculate, for each application, a product of an accumulated working duration for which the application works in the background and occupies the CPU and unit-time power consumption of a corresponding frequency, to obtain the power consumption during the occupation of the CPU of the user terminal when the application works in the background;

calculate, for each application, a product of an accumulated duration for which the CPU of the user terminal is IDLE when the application works in the background and unit-time power consumption when the CPU of the user terminal is IDLE, to obtain the power consumption during the holding of the wakelock when the application works in the background; and

calculate, for each application, a product of a quantity of bytes of accumulated data traffic generated when the application works in the background and power consumption of a single byte, to obtain the power consumption during the occurrence of the data traffic when the application works in the background.

16. The user terminal of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to detect, using a system framework layer, the wakelock occupying time of each application in the user terminal in the case in which the screen is turned off.

17. The user terminal of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to time the first period and the second period according to a working period excluding a sleep period of a CPU of the user terminal.

18. The user terminal of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to, when at least one of a battery level of the user terminal is less than a battery level threshold and the user sends an instruction for viewing a list of background power-consuming applications, trigger an operation of calculating at least one of background working power consumption of each application that is running in the user terminal and the wakelock occupying time of each application that is running in the user terminal in the case in which the screen is turned off,

wherein the comparator is further configured to, when at least one of the battery level of the user terminal is less than the battery level threshold and the user sends the instruction for viewing the list of background power-consuming applications, determine at least one of an application whose current power consumption is not less than the power consumption threshold and a background application whose wakelock occupying time in the user terminal in the case in which the screen is turned off is not less than the time threshold as a malicious power-consuming application, and

wherein the transceiver is further configured to, when at least one of the battery level of the user terminal is less than the battery level threshold and the user sends the instruction for viewing the list of background power-consuming applications, rank determined malicious power-consuming applications according to at least one of the power consumption and the wakelock occupying time, to generate a list of the malicious power-consuming applications, and send, to the user, a notification message carrying the list of the malicious power-consuming applications.