Mobile Security App Activation for Low-Load Anti-Virus Scanning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile security applications impose a high load on device resources and are limited by OS architecture, necessitating a method to ensure security while reducing resource consumption.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that activates and utilizes a mobile security application for anti-virus scanning, installing and activating it when needed, and performs scans using a security module with limited functionality to reduce resource usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a mobile security application is installed and activated for anti-virus scanning, then security of mobile devices is improved, but resource load on the mobile device increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the security scanning function into two parts: a lightweight security module embedded in the third-party application that performs initial detection, and a full-featured mobile security application that performs comprehensive scanning only when needed. This segmentation allows continuous security monitoring with minimal resource consumption while maintaining the option for deep scanning when threats are detected.
Solution Approach 2:
The security module performs partial scanning actions by detecting suspicious activity patterns and transmitting only relevant information to the mobile security application. This partial action approach provides adequate security for most cases while avoiding the full resource cost of continuous comprehensive scanning, and the mobile security application performs excessive action only when specifically triggered by detected suspicious activities.
2Measurement precision
If comprehensive anti-virus scanning is performed continuously, then detection precision of malware is improved, but productivity of the mobile device deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic comprehensive scanning only when triggered by suspicious activity detection, rather than continuous scanning. The security module operates continuously with low resource usage to detect anomalies, and the resource-intensive mobile security application performs periodic deep scans only when necessary, thus maintaining high detection precision while preserving device productivity during normal operation.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for anti-virus scanning of objects on a mobile device. In one aspect, a method comprises: receiving, by a security module, a command to perform an anti-virus scan of an object; checking, by the security module, whether a mobile security application is installed or pre-installed on the mobile device; when the mobile security application is installed or pre-installed, determining whether the mobile security application is activated, and when the mobile security application is not activated, activating the mobile security application; when the mobile security application is not installed or pre-installed on the mobile device, installing and activating the mobile security application; transmitting, by the security module, the object to the mobile security application for performing an anti-virus scan of the object; and performing an anti-virus scan of the object to determine whether the object is malicious.