Detection of Android API Call Using Logging Mechanism within Android Framework

Yuuki Nishimoto; Naoya Kajiwara; Shinichi Matsumoto; Yoshiaki Hori; Kouichi Sakurai

Security and Privacy in Communication Networks. 9th International ICST Conference, SecureComm 2013, Sydney, NSW, Australia, September 25-28, 2013, Revised Selected Papers

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Detection of Android API Call Using Logging Mechanism within Android Framework

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-04283-1_25,
    author={Yuuki Nishimoto and Naoya Kajiwara and Shinichi Matsumoto and Yoshiaki Hori and Kouichi Sakurai},
    title={Detection of Android API Call Using Logging Mechanism within Android Framework},
    proceedings={Security and Privacy in Communication Networks. 9th International ICST Conference, SecureComm 2013, Sydney, NSW, Australia, September 25-28, 2013, Revised Selected Papers},
    proceedings_a={SECURECOMM},
    year={2014},
    month={6},
    keywords={Android Malware Privacy Protection Dynamic Analysis},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-319-04283-1_25}
}

Yuuki Nishimoto
Naoya Kajiwara
Shinichi Matsumoto
Yoshiaki Hori
Kouichi Sakurai
Year: 2014
Detection of Android API Call Using Logging Mechanism within Android Framework
SECURECOMM
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-04283-1_25

Yuuki Nishimoto¹, Naoya Kajiwara, Shinichi Matsumoto, Yoshiaki Hori^,*, Kouichi Sakurai

1: Kyushu University

*Contact email: horiyo@cc.saga-u.ac.jp

Abstract

Android based smartphones have become popular. Accordingly, many malwares are developed. The malwares target information leaked from Android. However, it is difficult for users to judge the availability of application by understanding the potential threats in the application. In this paper, we focus on acquisition of information by using a remote procedure call when we invoke the API to acquire phone ID. We design a methodology to record invocation that are concerned the API by inserting Log.v methods. We examined our method, and confirm empirically the record of the call behavior of the API to acquire phone ID.

Keywords: Android Malware Privacy Protection Dynamic Analysis

Published: 2014-06-19

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04283-1_25