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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Yu Deng, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Quang C. Duong, Tampa, FL (US);
Jenny S. Li, Danbury, CT (US);
Min Li, San Jose, CA (US);
Theresa Y. Tai, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Examples of techniques for detecting harmful applications prior to installation on a user device are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes: analyzing, by a processing device, a plurality of reviews for each version of a plurality of versions of an application to determine, based on each of the plurality of reviews, whether each version of the plurality of versions is harmful; and responsive to determining that a particular version of the plurality of versions is harmful, preventing a user from installing the particular version.