In contrast to most existing research on Android focusing on specific security issues, there is little broad understanding of Android application run-time characteristics and their security implications. To mitigate this gap, we present the first dynamic characterization study of Android applications that targets such a broad understanding for Android security. Through lightweight method-level ...

With the popularity and increase in the number of smartphone users, the spread of mobile malware on Android platform has increased. Current intelligent terminal based on the Android has occupied most of the market, and the number of malware aiming at Android platform is also increasing with the increase in the smartphone users. The popularity of the smartphones, the large market share of androi...

The use of mobile phones has increased in our lives because they offer nearly the same functionality as a personal computer. Besides, the number of applications available for Android-based mobile devices has increased. Google offers to programmers the opportunity to upload and sell applications in the Android Market, but malware writers upload their malicious code there. In light of this backgr...

background metabolic syndrome (mes) consists of central obesity, hypertension, reduced high density lipoprotein (hdl), elevated serum triglycerides and high fasting blood sugar (fbs). they are susceptible to cardio-vascular disease, and insulin resistance. the goal of present research was to assess any relation between the composition of the body in type 1 diabetes mellitus (t1dm) children and ...

An increasing number of attacks by mobile malware have begun to target critical infrastructure assets. Since malware attempts to defeat the security mechanisms provided by an operating system, it is of paramount importance to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the security frameworks of mobile device operating systems such as Android. Many recently discovered vulnerabilities suggest tha...

The smartphone market has grown so wide that it assumed a strategic relevance. Today the most common smartphone OSs are Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS. The former is particularly interesting due to its open source nature, that allows everyone to deeply inspect every aspect of the OS. Android source code is also bundled with an hardware emulator, based on the open source software Qemu, that al...

Android uses permissions for application security management. Android also allows inter-application communication (IAC), which enables cooperation between different applications to perform complex tasks by using some components and Intents. In other words, Android provides more flexibility and places less restriction on application development. This is a major feature that differentiates Androi...

At present, over 15 million smartphones in Germany use Android as an operating system. This number does not even include the additional millions of Android tablets that are currently in use. Surveys have shown that every Android device uses at least 20 other apps. Despite this fact, not one of the top 20 most popular smartphone apps is an antivirus app, which is completely incomprehensible give...

cell phone technology is being increasingly used by clinicians to access up-to-date information during patient care. medical students, residents, and faculty members of medical faculties or hospitals use mobile devices, such as smartphones (e.g., iphone, android, blackberry) and tablet computers (e.g., ipad), to answer clinical questions and find medical information. this article investigates t...

The day is already here when androids perform tasks and act in ways which seem to be human. However, as of now, no one is prepared to view these man-made creations as anything other than property to be used for our benefit or entertainment. As the systems become more sophisticated, and as engineers try harder to build “conscious” machines, I suggest that a number of moral, ethical, and legal is...