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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
May. 17, 2013
Lookout, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Kevin Patrick Mahaffey, San Francisco, CA (US);
John Gunther Hering, San Francisco, CA (US);
James David Burgess, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jonathan Pantera Grubb, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David Golombek, San Francisco, CA (US);
David Luke Richardson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Anthony McKay Lineberry, Oakland, CA (US);
Timothy Micheal Wyatt, Oakland, CA (US);
LOOKOUT, INC., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method checks for harmful behavior of an application to be installed on a mobile communications device. A server computer receives from the mobile communications device data pertaining to the application to be installed and information pertaining to the mobile communications device. The server processes the data and information to determine an assessment for the application to be installed. The assessment is provided to the mobile communications device and the assessment is displayed on the device if the assessment is one of dangerous and potentially dangerous.