Patent ID: 8863108
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: extracting, by a processing device, one or more first symbol and symbol version pairs and one or more argument types of each symbol and symbol version pair in the first symbol and symbol version pairs from software to be executed within an operating system without installing the software within the operating system, wherein the software uses a shared library within the operating system; identifying one or more second symbol and symbol version pairs and one or more argument types of each symbol and symbol version pair in the second symbol and symbol version pairs provided by the shared library, wherein each symbol version in the one or more first symbol and symbol version pairs and the one or more second symbol and symbol version pairs comprises a sequential version identifier; and comparing the one or more first symbol and symbol version pairs and the one or more argument types of each symbol and symbol version pair in the first symbol and symbol version pairs to corresponding ones of the one or more second symbol and symbol version pairs and the one or more argument types of each symbol and symbol version pair in the second symbol and symbol version pairs to determine that the software is not supported by the operating system.