APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF UNAUTHORIZED EXECUTABLE INSTRUCTIONS ON WIRELESS DEVICE

• Main Authors: TEAR MANNING CASSETTE, KENNY FOX, JI HYUN HWANG, SANJAY K JHA, BAYRUS L ABDI, CLIFTON EUGENE SCOTT
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 31.05.2012
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; PHYSICS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and method that allows for scanning a wireless device for executable instructions and may include the deleting and otherwise disabling of such instructions based upon an authorization schema.SOLUTION: An apparatus includes an executable instruction authorization module operable to scan executable instructions on a wireless device, generate a log indicative of a virus or otherwise unauthorized executable instructions based on a received authorization configuration, and forward the log to a user manager. The user manager may be operable to analyze the log and generate an authorization report which may be viewable by an operator to determine the disposition of unauthorized executable instructions. At least one of the executable instruction authorization module, the user manager and the operator may be operable to generate a control command operable to delete, or otherwise disable, unauthorized executable instructions on the wireless device, or to restore the executable instructions on the wireless device.