System and method for administration of mobile application

• US 8,250,540 B2
• Filed: 07/16/2007
• Issued: 08/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kaspersky Lab ZAO
• Original Assignee: Kaspersky Lab ZAO
• Inventors: Kulaga, Andrey A., Shiyafetdinov, Damir R., Kazachkov, Andrey V.
• Primary Examiner(s): DAO, THUY CHAN
• Application Number:
  US11/778,186
• Publication Number:
  US 20090024992A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,863 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 717/126
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/145 the attack involving the propagation of malware through the network, e.g. viruses, trojans or worms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/12 Detection or prevention of fraud
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/37 Managing security policies for mobile devices or for controlling mobile applications

Abstract

An administration system and methods for mobile security and other software applications operating on mobile devices in a corporate network. The administration system comprises an administration server, administration database and administration console. To facilitate integration of mobile applications into the administration system, each mobile application is provided with an associated administration console plug-in component. The administration plug-in component provides a set of user interfaces for configuring via the administration console application configuration settings specific to the one or more associated mobile applications. In addition, the plug-in component provides web interfaces, such as SOAP interfaces, for communicating application-specific configuration settings to the associated mobile applications. Accordingly, the administration system enables rapid and highly concurrent installation, configuration, updating, and patching of various mobile applications without modifying infrastructure of the administration system.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for administering antivirus applications, the method comprising:

providing via an administration console of an administration server a first administrative interface for administering and controlling configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies common to a plurality of antivirus applications deployed on remote mobile devices;

retrieving, via the first administrative interface, from an administration database operatively connected to the administration server, one or more common application configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies common to the plurality of antivirus applications; and

providing a plurality of administration console plug-in components, wherein each of said plug-in components is associated with one or more of said plurality of antivirus applications, and wherein a plug-in component is operable to provide;

(i) a second administrative interface for configuring via the administration console one or more application-specific configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies specific to the one or more associated antivirus applications; and

(ii) one or more web interfaces for communicating the one or more application-specific configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies to the associated antivirus applications, wherein the administration console has console options to view application information regarding configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies common to the plurality of antivirus applications, the administration console loads an application plug-in component to retrieve and localize the application information, and the administration console displays the localized application information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the common configuration settings include a network address of the administration server, antivirus libraries information, license key information, and types of notifications to be send to the administration server.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the common antivirus scan tasks include frequency of antivirus updates and schedule of antivirus scans.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the common operating policies include different types of events that should be reported by the antivirus applications to the administration server.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein wherein a web interface for communicating application-specific configuration settings comprises a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) interface.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a single administration console plug-in component is operable to control two or more compatible antivirus applications.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second administration interface is further operable to display statistics of operation of the associated antivirus applications.

8. An administration system for antivirus applications, the system comprising:

an administration hardware server operable to administer and control a plurality of antivirus applications deployed on remote mobile devices, including administering application configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies common to the plurality of antivirus applications;

an administration database operatively connected to the administration server, wherein the administration database is operable to store application configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies common to the plurality of antivirus applications;

an administration console connected to the administration server, wherein the administration console is operable to provide a first administrative interface for configuring application configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies common to the plurality of antivirus applications; and

a plurality of administration console plug-in components, wherein each of said plug-in components is associated with one or more of said plurality of antivirus applications, and wherein a plug-in component is operable to provide;

(i) a second administrative interface for configuring via the administration console application-specific configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies specific to the one or more associated antivirus applications, and

(ii) one or more web interfaces for communicating the one or more application-specific configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies to the associated antivirus applications, wherein the administration console has console options to view application information regarding configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies common to the plurality of antivirus applications, the administration console loads an application plug-in component to retrieve and localize the application information, and the administration console displays the localized application information.

9. The administration system of claim 8, wherein the common configuration settings include a network address of the administration server, antivirus libraries information, license key information, and types of notifications to be send to the administration server.

10. The administration system of claim 8, wherein the common antivirus scan tasks include frequency of antivirus updates and schedule of antivirus scans.

11. The administration system of claim 8, wherein the common operating policies include different types of events that should be reported by the antivirus applications to the administration server.

12. The administration system of claim 8, wherein a web interface for communicating application-specific configuration settings comprises a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) interface.

13. The administration system of claim 8, wherein a single administration console plug-in component is operable to control two or more compatible antivirus applications.

14. The administration system of claim 8, wherein the second administration interface is further operable to display statistics of operation of the associated antivirus applications.

15. A computer program product embedded in a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for administering antivirus applications, the medium comprising instructions for:

providing via an administration console of an administration server a first administrative interface for administering and controlling configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies common to a plurality of antivirus applications deployed on remote mobile devices;

retrieving, via the first administrative interface, from an administration database operatively connected to the administration server, one or more common application configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies common to the plurality of antivirus applications; and

providing a plurality of administration console plug-in components, wherein each of said plug-in components is associated with one or more of said plurality of antivirus applications, and wherein a plug-in component is operable to provide;

(i) a second administration interface for configuring via the administration console one or more application-specific configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies specific to the one or more associated antivirus applications; and

(ii) one or more web interfaces for communicating the one or more application-specific configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies to the associated antivirus applications, wherein the administration console has console options to view application information regarding configuration settings, antivirus scan tasks, and operating policies common to the plurality of antivirus applications, the administration console loads an application plug-in component to retrieve and localize the application information, and the administration console displays the localized application information.

16. The product of claim 15, wherein the common configuration settings include a network address of the administration server, antivirus libraries information, license key information, and types of notifications to be send to the administration server.

17. The product of claim 15, wherein the common antivirus scan tasks include frequency of antivirus updates and schedule of antivirus scans.

18. The product of claim 15, wherein the common operating policies include different types of events that should be reported by the antivirus applications to the administration server.

19. The product of claim 15, wherein a single administration console plug-in component is operable to control two or more compatible antivirus applications.

20. The product of claim 15, wherein the second administration interface is further operable to display statistics of operation of the associated antivirus applications.