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Install-Time Security Analysis of Mobile Applications

  • US 20180039774A1
  • Filed: 08/08/2016
  • Published: 02/08/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for performing online security analysis, the method comprising:

  • installing an analysis agent on a mobile device;

    the analysis agent monitoring the mobile device to detect an initiation of installation for a new application that is to be installed on the mobile device;

    in response to the initiation of installation, the analysis agent;

    quarantining a set of resources corresponding to the new application;

    analyzing the set of resources to determine whether or not at least one of a potential security threat or a security misconfiguration exists; and

    ,in response to determining that at least one of the potential security threat or the security misconfiguration exists, generating an alert for informing a user that the potential security threat or the security misconfiguration exists.

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