Florida Polytechnic University research aims to protect Android users from a new type of malware

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Florida Polytechnic University research aims to protect Android users from a new type of malware
A new threat makes apps work together to harm users
October 2, 2019
https://floridapolitics.com/archive...tect-android-users-from-a-new-type-of-malware

Florida Polytechnic University is researching a new type of malware threat to Android devices known as “malware collusion.”

The threat includes an app that operates as it should without harm to the device until a second app is downloaded. The two apps then work in tandem to hijack the device to allow cyber-criminals to steal data or place charges on the user.

“The technique we developed is based on static analysis,” Elish said. “We analyze the source code or the byte code of the apps and try to extract some kind of features that distinguish the malware collusion from the regular benign apps.”
If done successfully, Elish said Android users should be able to identify if an app they’ve downloaded is part of a malicious pair of apps working together.
The experimental evaluation outlined in the published paper was based on real apps in the Google Play online marketplace, but was tested on a proof of concept.
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