SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CROWDSOURCING OF MOBILE APPLICATION REPUTATIONS

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20130254880A1
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13426363

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A system and method in one embodiment includes modules for obtaining a collection of attributes of a mobile application, comparing one or more of the attributes with crowdsourced data associated with other mobile applications to determine one or more trustworthiness indicators, and calculating a reputation score based on the one or more trustworthiness indicators. More specific embodiments include a collection of attributes comprising a manifest, and an application behavior. Other embodiments include determining a suitable action based on the reputation score, such as changing a configuration of the mobile application, deleting the mobile application from a mobile device, generating a security alert on a display of the mobile device, etc.

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MCAFEE INC2821 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Alperovitch, Dmitri Gaithersburg, US 47 3495
Brinkley, Matthew Portland, US 14 253
Krasser, Sven Pasadena, US 49 3303

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