System and method for detecting malware in mobile device software applications

Patented

A system and method for test a mobile device software application is provided. In one example, a mobile application can interface with an emulation environment or mobile device that has been loaded with a kernel module that is configured to intercept certain system calls made by the mobile application, log the system calls, and generate a report based on the logged system calls. A user of the test environment can interface with the environment via a web browser that can also be used to load one or more tests that can be applied to the mobile device software application.

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Patent Number: 10,586,045

Date Issued: March 10 2020