System and method for controlling applications to mitigate the effects of malicious software
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsOliver Whitehouse, Michael Grant Kirkup, Christopher Lyle Bender, Michael Kenneth Brown
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Abstract
Methods and systems for mitigating the effects of a malicious software application are disclosed. A dedicated module on the computing device receives from a malicious software detector a message indicating whether the application is malicious or has a malicious component. The dedicated module obtains a set of permissions to be granted to the application, and instructs software on the computing device that controls the permissions of the application to grant the set of permissions.
Claims20
A method for mitigating the effects of a malicious software application on a computing device, the method being performed by a dedicated module located on the computing device, the method comprising:
- the dedicated module receiving from a malicious software detector a message indicating whether the application is malicious or has a malicious component;
- the dedicated module obtaining a set of permissions to be granted to the application;
- and
- the dedicated module instructing software on the computing device that controls the permissions of the application to grant said set of permissions.
A system for mitigating the effects of a malicious software application on a computing device, the system comprising:
- a dedicated module on the computing device comprising computer executable instructions for receiving from a malicious software detector a message indicating whether the application is malicious or has a malicious component and for obtaining a set of permissions to be granted to the application;
- and
- an applications control module on the computing device comprising computer executable instructions for controlling the permissions of the application, the dedicated module configured to instruct the applications control module to grant said set of permissions.
A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer readable instructions for mitigating the effects of a malicious software application on a computing device, the computer readable instructions comprising instructions for:
- receiving from a malicious software detector a message indicating whether the application is malicious or has a malicious component;
- obtaining a set of permissions to be granted to the application;
- and
- instructing software on the computing device that controls the permissions of the application to grant said set of permissions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.