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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2015
Skycure Ltd., Tel Aviv-Yafo, IL;
Yair Amit, Tel Aviv, IL;
SYMANTEC CORPORATION, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
System, method and product for detection of mutated apps and usage thereof. A method comprises obtaining features of an Application Under Check (AUC); comparing the features with sets of features of applications to determine a host application of the AUC; determining that the AUC is a mutated application of the host application, wherein said determined comprises comparing the AUC with the host application; and in response to said determining, performing a predetermined action. A server may be configured to perform the steps of collecting features relating to trusted applications, wherein the trusted applications are potentially useable as a basis for a mutated application, wherein the features are features that are indicative of a mutated versions of the trusted applications; and retaining the features in a repository, whereby collecting and retaining a list of positive signatures of trusted applications that are useful to approximately identify a host application of a mutated application.