New Apps Analyzation For Malicious Behavior Have Discovered

 In July 2013 the Russian software company "Doctor Web" discovered malicious apps in the app store "Google Play".Doctor Web, comes with its own terms and conditions, informed Google, the apps were still available for download for several days.Doctor Web estimates that in this way approximately 25,000 smartphones were used in order to cheat and make money illegally.

Computer scientists have made software which helps to discover malicious apps in the app store, from the German Saarland University.This software notice where the app gains sensitive data and where data is going from the smartphones and if software finds any link between source and sink then it gives information about suspect behavior or reports about that.

"Your address book is read, hundreds of instructions later and without your permission an SMS is sent or a website is visited", said Erik Derr.

The computer scientists from Saarbrucken use new technique to recognize a link between source and sink and give suspicious combinations as input.
Erik Derr said, "So far we have tested up to 3000 apps with it. The software analyzes them fast enough that the approach can also be used in practice."

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