Tendências do mercado nacional: procurando malware em aplicações Android

• Vitor M. Afonso UNICAMP
• André R. A. Grégio UNICAMP
• Eduardo Ellery UNICAMP
• Glauco B. Junquera SiDi
• Guilherme A. K. Schick SiDi
• Ricardo Dahab UNICAMP
• Paulo Lício de Geus UNICAMP

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbseg.2013.19561

Abstract

Mobile devices rely on marketplaces (or app stores) to intermediate applications' downloading. Android devices can use the official marketplace, Google Play, or alternative ones, which may not restrict or evaluate available applications in an adequate way. The lack of rigorous control and the increase of mobile malware make it easier to the user to be a victim of a marketplace malicious application. In this article, we analyze over 5 thousand applications that affect Brazilian users to search for Android malware.

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