Patents by Inventor Kaspars Osis

Kaspars Osis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Detection of rogue software applications
    Patent number: 9424422
    Abstract: Software applications are analyzed to determine if they are legitimate applications and warnings are provided to users to avoid installation and/or purchases of unnecessary and/or potentially harmful software based on comparisons of user-interface characteristics of the software applications to visual characteristics of authentic applications to determine to what extent they match (or do not match) or are attempting to mirror the legitimate application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: AVG Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Yuval Ben-Itzhak, Kaspars Osis, Mike Boz
  • Detection of rogue software applications
    Patent number: 9288226
    Abstract: Software applications are analyzed to determine if they are legitimate applications and warnings are provided to users to avoid installation and/or purchases of unnecessary and/or potentially harmful software based on comparisons of user-interface characteristics of the software applications to visual characteristics of authentic applications to determine to what extent they match (or do not match) or are attempting to mirror the legitimate application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: AVG Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Yuval Ben-Itzhak, Kaspars Osis, Mike Boz
  • DETECTION OF ROGUE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20150113652
    Abstract: Software applications are analyzed to determine if they are legitimate applications and warnings are provided to users to avoid installation and/or purchases of unnecessary and/or potentially harmful software based on comparisons of user-interface characteristics of the software applications to visual characteristics of authentic applications to determine to what extent they match (or do not match) or are attempting to mirror the legitimate application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Yuval Ben-Itzhak, Kaspars Osis, Mike Boz
  • DETECTION OF ROGUE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20140331323
    Abstract: Software applications are analyzed to determine if they are legitimate applications and warnings are provided to users to avoid installation and/or purchases of unnecessary and/or potentially harmful software based on comparisons of user-interface characteristics of the software applications to visual characteristics of authentic applications to determine to what extent they match (or do not match) or are attempting to mirror the legitimate application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: AVG Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Yuval Ben-Itzhak, Kaspars Osis, Mike Boz
  • Detection of rogue software applications
    Patent number: 8732831
    Abstract: Software applications are analyzed to determine if they are legitimate applications and warnings are provided to users to avoid installation and/or purchases of unnecessary and/or potentially harmful software based on comparisons of user-interface characteristics of the software applications to visual characteristics of authentic applications to determine to what extent they match (or do not match) or are attempting to mirror the legitimate application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: AVG Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Yuval Ben-Itzhak, Kaspars Osis, Mike Boz
  • DETECTION OF ROGUE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20130019310
    Abstract: Software applications are analyzed to determine if they are legitimate applications and warnings are provided to users to avoid installation and/or purchases of unnecessary and/or potentially harmful software based on comparisons of user-interface characteristics of the software applications to visual characteristics of authentic applications to determine to what extent they match (or do not match) or are attempting to mirror the legitimate application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Yuval Ben-Itzhak, Kaspars Osis, Mike Boz