To prevent malware from spreading, applications are examined before they are published in app stores. Dynamic analysis, in which the […]
Category: Mobile & Cloud
State of the Art Black Box UI Testing of Android Applications
Automated Black Box UI testing has a wealth of use cases in dynamic software analysis, in the exploration of malware, […]
Investigation of the Content Provider Interface on Android
Content providers are used on Android to expose data to other components and applications in a defined way. They act […]
Analysis of Android Code Transparency
In 2018, Google introduced a new file format for submitting applications to Google Play called Android Application Bundle (AAB). As […]
Privacy comparison between paid and free apps
The statistics report that 97% of the Android apps from the official store are free. Nevertheless, a few free apps […]
Theoretical analysis of the approach to the development of AI-based services
Artificial intelligence is continuously used in both the public and private sectors with an increasing tendency. This is further driven […]
Comparison of the Fingerprintability of Android and iOS
Tracking users across different applications has enabled application providers to offer the vast majority of their applications for free, as […]
Detecting Inconsistencies between Android App Descriptions and Permissions
Android users are offered a vast number of apps that provide a variety of functionalities and assistance in everyday life. […]
Runtime Integrity Checks in Android Applications
In order to hamper reverse engineering of applications and thwart repackaging attacks, some particularly security aware Android developers integrate runtime […]
Prevalence of HTTP in Android applications
In contrast to the web ecosystem, where after initial problems the encryption of HTTP connections through TLS has gained wide […]