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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2014
Lookout, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Kevin Patrick Mahaffey, San Francisco, CA (US);
Timothy Micheal Wyatt, San Francisco, CA (US);
Daniel Lee Evans, San Francisco, CA (US);
Emil Barker Ong, Berkeley, CA (US);
Timothy Strazzere, Oakland, CA (US);
Matthew John Joseph LaMantia, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian James Buck, Livermore, CA (US);
LOOKOUT, INC., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Software applications previously or currently being installed on a plurality of user devices are monitored. In one embodiment, a first set of the installed applications that is signed with a signing identifier of a developer are identified. A report is then sent to the developer that includes an identification of the first set. In another embodiment, the authenticity of a first application is evaluated including determining, based on a respective signing identifier for each of a plurality of applications, that the applications are similar to the first application. A notification is sent to the developer that identifies applications having a signing identifier that is different from the signing identifier of the developer.