Android Malware Detection Techniques- A Survey
Arun K1, Preeja V2
1Arun K, M.Tech Student, Department of Computer Science, Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), India. 2Preeja V, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), India.
Manuscript received on 15 April 2016 | Revised Manuscript received on 25 April 2016 | Manuscript Published on 30 April 2016 | PP: 184-186 | Volume-5 Issue-4, April 2016 | Retrieval Number: D4537045416/16©BEIESP
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Abstract: Smart phone users are increasing day to day. Most of the smart phone users connect to internet for various purposes and still they remain unprotected from malware attacks. One of the most commonly used operating system in smart phones is Android. A lot of applications available in play store makes android popular. The available applications can be easily installed from play store. Still it is very difficult to distinguish between clean and malicious application. This paper reviews four different methods for detecting android malwares.
Keywords: Android, Malware, Mobile Malware, Malware Detection, Permission Pattern
Scope of the Article: Pattern Recognition