Systems and methods for tracking device IDs for virtualized applications

1. A method of tracking device IDs for virtualized applications, comprising:

receiving, at a proxy server, a network message originating from an emulated application running on an originating device;

inspecting the network message to determine if a device ID of the emulated application is set for the network message;

obtaining an originating device ID corresponding to the device ID of the emulated application in the network message, wherein the originating device is a mobile device;

replacing, by a device other than the originating device, a device type of the emulated application specified in the network message with a device type of the originating device;

replacing the device ID of the emulated application in the network message with the originating device ID; and

transmitting the network message to a specified destination server.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network message is one of a request to view advertising, a request to view other content, and a request to share content with users of other devices.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the originating device ID corresponding to the device ID of the emulated application is stored in a lookup table.

4. A method of tracking device IDs for virtualized applications, comprising:

intercepting, at a network message inspector, a network message originating from an emulated application running on an originating device;

inspecting the network message to determine if a device ID of the emulated application is set for the network message;

obtaining an originating device ID corresponding to the device ID of the emulated application in the network message, wherein the originating device is a mobile device;

replacing, by a device other than the originating device, a device type of the emulated application specified in the network message with a device type of the originating device;

replacing the device ID of the emulated application in the network message with the originating device ID; and

transmitting the network message to a specified destination server.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the network message is one of a request to view advertising, a request to view other content, and a request to share content with users of other devices.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the originating device ID corresponding to the device ID is stored in a lookup table.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the network message is intercepted based on information obtained from an application server running the emulated application.

8. The method of claim 4 , further comprising, when the network message is unencrypted:

generating a replacement network message including the originating device ID; and

transmitting the replacement network message to the specified destination server.

9. The method of claim 4 , further comprising, when the network message is encrypted:

implementing a man-in-the-middle operation to modify the intercepted network message; and

transmitting the modified network message to the specified destination server.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the replacement network message is encrypted.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the replacement network message is unencrypted.

12. A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing system, causes the computing system to perform a method for tracking device IDs for virtualized applications, the method including:

intercepting, at a network message inspector, a network message originating from an emulated application running on an originating device;

inspecting the network message to determine if a device ID of the emulated application is set for the network message;

obtaining an originating device ID corresponding to the device ID of the emulated application in the network message, wherein the originating device is a mobile device;

replacing, by a device other than the originating device, a device type of the emulated application specified in the network message with a different device type, the different device type being a device type of the originating device;

replacing the device ID of the emulated application in the network message with the originating device ID; and

transmitting the network message to a specified destination server.

13. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the network message is one of a request to view advertising, a request to view other content, and a request to share content with users of other devices.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the originating device ID corresponding to the device ID is stored in a lookup table.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the network message is intercepted based on information obtained from an application server running the emulated application.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 12 , the method further comprising, when the network message is unencrypted:

generating a replacement network message including the originating device ID; and

transmitting the replacement network message to the specified destination server.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 12 , the method further comprising, when the network message is encrypted:

implementing a man-in-the-middle operation to modify the intercepted network message; and

transmitting the modified network message to the specified destination server.