Granted Patent B2

US 8,418,170 · App. 12/021,829 · Granted Apr 9, 2013

Inventors: Allen H. Saxton (Schaumburg, IL); Rayomand Ichhaporia (Schaumburg, IL)

Assignee: Flexera Software LLC

Abstract

Claims (32)

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving as an input a software application installation;

extracting native code from the software application installation;

executing, by a processor, the native code;

providing, to a user, information regarding the execution of the native code, wherein the information enables an assessment of the software application installation;

wherein the software application installation is retired or transitioned into a new enterprise network based on the information and the assessment; and

wherein the provided information includes:

application programming interface calls made by the native code, and

when each application programming interface call and physical configuration change was made by the native code, said physical configuration including registry keys and files read by the native code.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said physical configuration includes files changed by said native code.

3. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, said plurality of instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to perform:

extracting native code from the software application installation;

executing the native code;

providing information, to a user, regarding the execution of the native code, wherein the information enables an assessment of the software application installation;

wherein the software application installation is retired or transitioned into a new enterprise network based on the information and the assessment; and

wherein the provided information includes:

application programming interface calls made by the native code, and

when each application programming interface call and physical configuration change was made by the native code, said physical configuration including registry keys and files read by the native code.

4. The computer-readable medium of claim 3 , wherein said physical configuration includes files changed by said native code.

5. A computer system, comprising:

a processor; and

memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions;

wherein the instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to:

receive as an input a software application installation;

extract native code from the software application installation;

execute the native code; and

provide, to a user, information regarding the execution of the native code, wherein the information enables an assessment of the software application;

wherein the software application installation is retired or transitioned into a new enterprise network based on the information and the assessment; and

wherein the provided information includes:

application programming interface calls made by the native code, and

when each application programming interface call and physical configuration change was made by the native code, said physical configuration including registry keys and files read by the native code.

6. The computer system of claim 5 , wherein said physical configuration includes files changed by said native code.

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