Detection of Malware Applications in Android Smartphones
Roopak Surendran, Tony Thomas, Sabu Emmanuel · WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks · 2018
Nowadays, smartphones are available at cheaper rates and are widely used across the world. Smartphones are not only used for making phone calls and sending messages but also for storing personal data, Internet browsing, online banking, etc. Hence, smartphones have become a potential target for cyberattack. Malware attacks in the smartphones have been growing at an alarming rate and the cybercriminals are targeting smartphones to spread malware for stealing money and confidential data stored in the phones. Therefore, it is essential to ensure security in mobile platforms. In this chapter, we discuss the current malware detection mechanisms in smartphones and their drawbacks.