Android malware and analysis
By: Ken Dunham, Shane Hartman, Jose Andre Morales, Manu Quintans, Tim Strazzere
Contributors: Hartman, Shane; Morales, Jose Andre; Quintans, Manu; Strazzere, Tim
Publisher: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781482252194
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Android (Electronic resource); Smartphones; Security measures; Mobile computing; Malware (Computer software); Operating systems (Computers); COMPUTERS / Software Development & Engineering / General; COMPUTERS / Security / General; LAW / Forensic Science
Description: "There has long been a need for a book that covers the tools and tactics for identifying and analyzing Android threats. Ken Dunham, renowned global malware expert, and leading international experts team up to document the best tools and tactics for analyzing Android malware. Many tools exist in the open source market today but do not work as advertised and frequently include failed installations and extensive dependencies for proper installation. The book includes online access to a library of tools that provide readers with what they need to begin the analysis of malware threats right away"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-208) and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1. Introduction to the Android operating system and threats; title: chapter 2. Malware threats, hoaxes, and taxonomy; title: chapter 3. Open source tools; title: chapter 4. Static analysis; title: chapter 5. Android malware evolution; title: chapter 6. Android malware trends and reversing tactics; title: chapter 7. Behavioral analysis; title: chapter 8. Building your own sandbox; title: chapter 9. Case study examples.