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Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 15, 2009
Applicants:

Bruce Mccorkendale, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);

John P. Kelly, Seattle, WA (US);

Brian Hernacki, San Carlos, CA (US);

Inventors:

Bruce McCorkendale, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);

John P. Kelly, Seattle, WA (US);

Brian Hernacki, San Carlos, CA (US);

Assignee:

Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 11/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/3466 (2013.01);
Abstract

Applications on a mobile device are sampled for detecting applications causing performance problems on the device. The method includes periodically logging performance information for a mobile device suspected to be having performance problems. The method further includes periodically logging identifying information about multiple applications on the mobile device. The method also includes periodically providing to a security server the logged performance information for the mobile device and the logged identifying information about the applications. In addition, the method includes, in response to a request from the security server for more information about one of the applications, providing a copy of the application to the security server for analysis of the impact by the application on performance of the mobile device. The method can further include receiving from the security server an indication that the application for which the copy was provided is causing a performance problem on the mobile device.


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