Patent ID: 9659172
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method for controlling execution of programs, the method comprising: detecting, by a processor, an unknown program installed on a computer; identifying, by the processor, undesirable actions performed by the unknown program on the computer, wherein the undesirable actions include at least one of: actions performed by the program without knowledge of a user, actions for accessing personal user data on the computer, and actions effecting user's working with other programs or operating system of the computer; determining, by the processor, whether the unknown program is undesirable or not based on the identified undesirable actions of the program; when the unknown program is determined to be undesirable, prompting the user to select whether to allow or prohibit execution of the undesirable program on the computer; and when the unknown program is determined not to be undesirable, allowing, by the processor, execution of the unknown program on the computer, analyzing graphical user interface (GUI) of the program installer for presence of active undesirable GUI elements; and deactivating one or more detected undesirable GUI elements to prevent execution of one or more undesirable actions of the program.