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Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 28, 2020
Applicant:

Nortonlifelock Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Qing Li, Cupertino, CA (US);

Brian Varner, Polk City, FL (US);

Stan Kiefer, Navarre, FL (US);

Samir Kapuria, Bedford, MA (US);

Assignee:

NortonLifeLock Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/54 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/577 (2013.01); G06F 21/54 (2013.01); G06F 2221/033 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosed computer-implemented method for improving application analysis may include (i) configuring a computing environment to execute an application such that the computing environment spoofs a simulated geolocation that is detected by the application, (ii) performing a dynamic analysis of how the application behaves within the simulated geolocation, and (iii) generating a holistic security analysis of the application based on both a result of the dynamic analysis performed for the simulated geolocation and an additional result of at least one additional dynamic analysis performed for a second geolocation that is distinct from the simulated geolocation. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.


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