DroidSecure: A Technique to Mitigate Privilege Escalation in Android Application

Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 169-176, Feb. 2016
10.13089/JKIISC.2016.26.1.169, Full Text:
Keywords: android security, Privilege Escalation, Mobile Malware
Abstract

Android platform is designed to be user-friendly, yet sometimes its convenience introduces vulnerabilities that normal users cannot justify. In this paper, after making an overview of popular open source analysis tools for android applications, we point out the dangerous use of Permission Group in current Google Policy, and suggest a technique to mitigate the risks of privilege escalation that attackers are taking advantage of. By conducting the investigation of 21,064 malware samples, we conclude that the proposed technique is considered effective in detecting insecure application update, as well as giving users the heads-up in security awareness.

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Cite this article
[IEEE Style]
L. Nguyen-Vu and S. Jung, "DroidSecure: A Technique to Mitigate Privilege Escalation in Android Application," Journal of The Korea Institute of Information Security and Cryptology, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 169-176, 2016. DOI: 10.13089/JKIISC.2016.26.1.169.

[ACM Style]
Long Nguyen-Vu and Souhwan Jung. 2016. DroidSecure: A Technique to Mitigate Privilege Escalation in Android Application. Journal of The Korea Institute of Information Security and Cryptology, 26, 1, (2016), 169-176. DOI: 10.13089/JKIISC.2016.26.1.169.