Demystifying resource management risks in emerging mobile app-in-app ecosystems

H Lu, L **ng, Y **ao, Y Zhang, X Liao… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
App-in-app is a new and trending mobile computing paradigm in which native app-like
software modules, called sub-apps, are hosted by popular mobile apps such as Wechat …

Vahunt: Warding off new repackaged android malware in app-virtualization's clothing

L Shi, J Ming, J Fu, G Peng, D Xu, K Gao… - Proceedings of the 2020 …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Repackaging popular benign apps with malicious payload used to be the most common way
to spread Android malware. Nevertheless, since 2016, we have observed an alarming new …

Towards transparent and stealthy android os sandboxing via customizable container-based virtualization

W Song, J Ming, L Jiang, Y **ang, X Pan, J Fu… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
A fast-growing demand from smartphone users is mobile virtualization. This technique
supports running separate instances of virtual phone environments on the same device. In …

Unmasking the veiled: A comprehensive analysis of android evasive malware

A Ruggia, D Nisi, S Dambra, A Merlo… - Proceedings of the 19th …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Since Android is the most widespread operating system, malware targeting it poses a severe
threat to the security and privacy of millions of users and is increasing from year to year. The …

App in the middle: Demystify application virtualization in Android and its security threats

L Zhang, Z Yang, Y He, M Li, S Yang, M Yang… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Customizability is a key feature of the Android operating system that differentiates it from
Apple's iOS. One concrete feature that gaining popularity is called" app virtualization''. This …

ARAP: Demystifying Anti Runtime Analysis Code in Android Apps

D Suo, L Xue, R Tan, W Huang, G Sun - arxiv preprint arxiv:2408.11080, 2024 - arxiv.org
With the continuous growth in the usage of Android apps, ensuring their security has
become critically important. An increasing number of malicious apps adopt anti-analysis …

Repack me if you can: An Anti-Repackaging solution based on Android Virtualization

A Ruggia, E Losiouk, L Verderame, M Conti… - Proceedings of the 37th …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
A growing trend in repackaging attacks exploits the Android virtualization technique, in
which malicious code can run together with the victim app in a virtual container. In such a …

Active warden attack: On the (in) effectiveness of Android app repackage-proofing

H Ma, S Li, D Gao, D Wu, Q Jia… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
App repackaging has raised serious concerns to the Android ecosystem with the repackage-
proofing technology attracting attention in the Android research community. In this article, we …

Mascara: A novel attack leveraging android virtualization

M Alecci, R Cestaro, M Conti, K Kanishka… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2020 - arxiv.org
Android virtualization enables an app to create a virtual environment, in which other apps
can run. Originally designed to overcome the limitations of mobile apps dimensions …

Privacy and Security of Mobile Banking: A PRISMA-Centric Review of Android Finance Applications

S Schmelk, T Almonte, M Carenza, N Devil… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - Springer
The research examines the privacy and security of mobile banking applications within the
fast-evolving financial technology sector. It examines the various vulnerabilities and privacy …