App Store Analysis studies information about applications obtained from app stores. App
stores provide a wealth of information derived from users that would not exist had the …

Security threats are escalating exponentially posing a serious challenge to mobile platforms,
specifically Android. In recent years the number of attacks has not only increased but each …

In parallel with the meteoric rise of mobile software, we are witnessing an alarming
escalation in the number and sophistication of the security threats targeted at mobile …

The Android ecosystem today is a growing universe of a few billion devices, hundreds of
millions of users and millions of applications targeting a wide range of activities where …

It's an essential step to understand malware's behaviors for developing effective solutions.
Though a number of systems have been proposed to analyze Android malware, they have …

Context With the development of mobile apps, public concerns about security issues are
continually rising. From the user's perspective, it is crucial to be aware of the security issues …

Android, the# 1 mobile app framework, enforces the single-GUI-thread model, in which a
single UI thread manages GUI rendering and event dispatching. Due to this model, it is vital …

This paper proposes a solution for automated goal-driven exploration of Android
applications-a scenario in which a user, eg, a security auditor, needs to dynamically trigger …

Mobile apps represent essential tools in our daily routines, supporting us in almost every
task. However, this assistance might imply a high cost in terms of privacy. Indeed, mobile …

In the past, researchers have developed a number of popular taint-analysis approaches,
particularly in the context of Android applications. Numerous studies have shown that …