Techniques for determining a mobile application download attribution

A method for determining a mobile application download attribution, comprising:

• identifying a download of an application from an application repository of a mobile device, wherein communication between the application repository and the mobile device is by means of an encrypted protocol;
• retrieving previously logged requests sent from the mobile device;
• analyzing the retrieved requests to identify a most recent request directed to the application repository from the mobile device;
• analyzing the most recent request to determine at least an application identifier embedded in the request;
• downloading to a proxy server the application using the application identifier;
• causing installation of the downloaded application in the proxy server;
• gathering information about the downloaded information through the installation process, wherein the gathered information includes at least information characterizing the downloaded application;
• and
• determining a source attributed to the download of the application to the mobile device based in part on a plurality of explicit search terms identified in the previously logged requests.

A proxy server configured to determine a mobile application download attribution comprising:

• a first interface to an application repository, wherein the first interface is configured to receive responses and files sent from an application repository to a mobile device;
• a second interface to the mobile device, wherein the second interface is configured to receive requests sent by the mobile device to the mobile application repository;
• a processor;
• a memory configured to log requests sent through the second interface, wherein the memory is connected to the processor and further configured to store a plurality of instructions that when executed by the processor configure the proxy server to:
• identify an application download from an application repository to a mobile device;
• analyze the previously logged requests sent from the mobile device to identify a most recent request directed to the application repository from the mobile device;
• analyze the identified most recent request to detect a source that causes the application download and at least one identifier of the application;
• determine the download attribution respective of the source that causes the application download;
• and
• generate an application metadata respective of the download attribution;
• the application identifiers.

A proxy server configured to determine a mobile application download attribution comprising:

• a first interface to an application repository, wherein the first interface is configured to receive responses and files sent from an application repository to a mobile device;
• a second interface to the mobile device, wherein the second interface is configured to receive requests sent by the mobile device to the mobile application repository;
• a processor;
• a memory configured to log requests sent through the second interface, wherein the memory is connected to the processor and further configured to store a plurality of instructions that when executed by the processor configure the proxy server to:
• identify a download of an application from an application repository of a mobile device, wherein communication between the application repository and the mobile device is by means of an encrypted protocol;
• retrieve previously logged requests sent from the mobile device;
• analyze the retrieved requests to identify a most recent request directed to the application repository from the mobile device;
• analyze the most recent request to determine at least an application identifier embedded in the request;
• download to a proxy server the application using the application identifier;
• cause installation of the downloaded application in the proxy server;
• gather information about the downloaded information through the installation process, wherein the gathered information includes at least information characterizing the downloaded application;
• and
• determine a source attributed to the download of the application to the mobile device based in part on a plurality of explicit search terms identified in the previously logged requests.