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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2007
Applicant:
William E. Sobel, Jamul, CA (US);
Inventor:
William E. Sobel, Jamul, CA (US);
Assignee:
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/445 (2006.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 21/51 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/577 (2013.01); G06F 21/51 (2013.01);
Abstract
A digitally signed unknown application from a software publisher having a reputation is assigned the reputation of the software publisher. In this manner, software publishers who have an established reputation of publishing applications are allowed to rely on their existing reputation when releasing a new application. By quickly assigning reputations to new applications, users executing the new applications for the first time are provided timely recommendations on the quality, e.g., trustworthiness, of the applications they wish to run.