Automated classification of applications for mobile devices

摘要

Automated classification of applications (“apps”) for mobile devices is provided. In some embodiments, automated classification of apps for mobile devices includes receiving an application (“app”); performing an analysis of the app using a classification engine; and determining an app category for the app based on the analysis performed using the classification engine.

主权项

1. A system for automated classification of applications (“apps”) for mobile devices, comprising:
a processor configured to:
receive an application (“app”);perform an analysis of the app using a classification engine, comprising to:
extract data from the app, the data including an image, a string, a keyword and phrase, an uniform resource locator (URL), an email address, a phone number, a database, a Software Development Kit (SDK) in use, or any combination thereof;determine an app category for the app based on the analysis performed using the classification engine, comprising to:
determine the app category for the app based on the extracted data;compare a category of an associated market page from which the app was downloaded from an app store and the determined app category for the app;in the event that the category of the associated market page and the determined app category for the app are different, send a request to the app store to re-categorize the category of the associated market page in the app store to a category corresponding to the determined app category; anddetermine whether the app is to be placed on a blacklist with respect to the determined app category based on the determined app category, comprising to:
compare app behavior with a list of unsafe behaviors associated with the app category, wherein:
at least one behavior is in a list of unsafe behaviors associated with a first app category:the same at least one behavior is in a list of safe behaviors associated with a second app category; andthe first app category is different from the second app category;in the event that the app behavior matches a behavior on the list of unsafe behaviors associated with the app category, classify the app to be placed on the blacklist with respect to the app category; andin the event that the app behavior matches a behavior on the list of safe behaviors associated with the app category, classify the app to be placed on a whitelist with respect to the app category; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.