With the integration of mobile devices into daily life, smartphones are privy to increasing
amounts of sensitive information. Sophisticated mobile malware, particularly Android …

Smartphones have become pervasive due to the availability of office applications, Internet,
games, vehicle guidance using location-based services apart from conventional services …

Malicious applications pose a threat to the security of the Android platform. The growing
amount and diversity of these applications render conventional defenses largely ineffective …

The number of malicious Android apps is increasing rapidly. Android malware can damage
or alter other files or settings, install additional applications, and so on. To determine such …

Machine learning techniques are widely used in addition to signatures and heuristics to
increase the detection rate of anti-malware software, as they automate the creation of …

Mobile malware threats have recently become a real concern. In this paper, we evaluate the
state-of-the-art commercial mobile antimalware products for Android and test how resistant …

An app market's vetting process is expected to be scalable and effective. However, today's
vetting mechanisms are slow and less capable of catching new threats. In our research, we …

China is one of the largest Android markets in the world. As Chinese users cannot access
Google Play to buy and install Android apps, a number of independent app stores have …

In the age of increasing mobile and smart connectivity, malware poses an ever evolving
threat to individuals, societies and nations. Anti-malware companies are often the first and …

Smartphones and mobile devices are rapidly becoming indispensable devices for many
users. Unfortunately, they also become fertile grounds for hackers to deploy malware. There …