Journal article presenting AnDarwin’s scalable semantic analysis approach that detected 4,295 cloned and 36,106 rebranded apps from 265,359 applications across 17 markets including Google Play, with automatic library code removal.
Introduces AnDarwin, a scalable tool that analyzed 265,359 apps from 17 markets to detect 4,295 clones and 36,106 rebranded apps, discovering 88 new malware variants by comparing semantic information without pairwise comparison.
Presents DNADroid, a tool that detects Android application cloning by comparing program dependency graphs, identifying at least 141 cloned apps including cases of malware injection and ad revenue redirection.
Presents AndroidLeaks, which analyzed 24,350 Android apps in 30 hours and found 2,342 apps leaking private data including phone info, GPS location, WiFi data, and audio from 57,299 potential privacy leaks detected.