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 …

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 …

With the widespread use of smartphones, the number of malware has been increasing
exponentially. Among smart devices, android devices are the most targeted devices by …

The rapid increase in the number of Android malware poses great challenges to anti-
malware systems, because the sheer number of malware samples overwhelms malware …

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 …

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 …

With the thriving of the mobile app markets, third-party libraries are pervasively integrated in
the Android applications. Third-party libraries provide functionality such as advertisements …

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 …

Repackaged Android applications (app clones) have been found in many third-party
markets, which not only compromise the copyright of original authors, but also pose threats …

Program code is a valuable asset to its owner. Due to the easy-to-reverse nature of Java,
code protection for Android apps is of particular importance. To this end, code obfuscation is …