Pre-Identifying Probable Malicious Behavior Based on Configuration Pathways

A method of predicting probable malicious behavior on a mobile computing device before it occurs, comprising:

• receiving a malicious and pathway configuration database;
• determining a current configuration;
• determining whether the current configuration is leading to a malicious configuration based on the malicious and pathway configuration database;
• and
• implementing preventative measures to avoid the malicious configuration in response to determining that the current configuration is leading to a malicious configuration.

A mobile computing device, comprising:

• a memory;
• a transceiver;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a malicious and pathway configuration database;
• determining a current configuration;
• determining whether the current configuration is leading to a malicious configuration based on the malicious and pathway configuration database;
• and
• implementing preventative measures to avoid the malicious configuration in response to determining that the current configuration is leading to a malicious configuration.

A mobile computing device, comprising:

• means for receiving a malicious and pathway configuration database;
• means for determining a current configuration;
• means for determining whether the current configuration is leading to a malicious configuration based on the malicious and pathway configuration database;
• and
• means for implementing preventative measures to avoid the malicious configuration in response to determining that the current configuration is leading to a malicious configuration.

A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a mobile computing device processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a malicious and pathway configuration database;
• determining a current configuration;
• determining whether the current configuration is leading to a malicious configuration based on the malicious and pathway configuration database;
• and
• implementing preventative measures to avoid the malicious configuration in response to determining that the current configuration is leading to a malicious configuration.