Symantec Corporation

Nortonlifelock Inc.

Anuj Sahai

Brendon Woirhaye

Radoslav Stanev

Meghana Mokashi

The disclosed computer-implemented method for identifying unsolicited communications on a computing device may include a computing device receiving a communication from an unrecognized phone number; obtaining the unrecognized phone number from the communication; obtaining classification data associated with the unrecognized phone number based on categories of other computing devices contacted by the unrecognized phone number; obtaining a category associated with a phone number of the computing device; determining that the communication is an unsolicited communication based on the classification data and the category associated with the phone number of the computing device; and in response to determining that the communication is unsolicited, performing a security action to manage interactions with the communication from the unrecognized phone number. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Systems and methods for identifying unsolicited communications on a computing device

An accessibility service protection application for hiding content of a first application from an accessibility service of a second application on a mobile computing device is described. The accessibility service protection application determines the first application currently active in foreground of the mobile computing device. The accessibility service protection application configures a transparent activity to hide content associated with the first application from the accessibility service of the second application. The accessibility service protection application launches the transparent activity on top of the first application, such that the transparent activity protects the content associated with the first application from the accessibility service of the second application.

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Pune, India

Anuj Sahai