• DocumentCode
    2764152
  • Title

    DroidDreamLight lurks behind legitimate Android apps

  • Author

    Balanza, Mark ; Alintanahin, Kervin ; Abendan, Oscar ; Dizon, Julius ; Caraig, Bernadette

  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    18-19 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    73
  • Lastpage
    78
  • Abstract
    Legitimate Android apps that have been modified to carry malicious code have become a common sight in the Android Market and so pose serious security threats to all Android-based device users. We analyzed one particular malware known as DroidDreamLight and compiled our findings in this paper. DroidDreamLight, which affected 30,000-120,000 users in May 2011, is capable of stealing users´ personal information and of sending stolen data to cybercriminals.
  • Keywords
    computer crime; invasive software; mobile computing; operating systems (computers); Android based device users; Android market; DroidDreamLight; cybercriminals; legitimate Android apps; malicious code; malware; personal information; stolen data; Androids; Blogs; Humanoid robots; Malware; Mobile communication; Smart phones;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Malicious and Unwanted Software (MALWARE), 2011 6th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Fajardo
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0031-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MALWARE.2011.6112329
  • Filename
    6112329
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2764152