Android Malware and Analysis

232 Pages·2014·4.28 MB·English

by  Ken Dunham

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Ken Dunham • Shane Hartman
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Manu Quintans • Tim Strazzere
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Contents
Preface xi
acknowledgments xiii
authors xv
conventions xix
chaPter 1 introduction to the android oPerating
system and threats 1
Android Development Tools 2
Risky Apps 3
Looking Closer at Android Apps 5
chaPter 2 malware threats, hoaxes, and taxonomy 7
2010 7
FakePlayer 7
DroidSMS 8
FakeInst 8
TapSnake 8
SMSReplicator 9
Geinimi 9
2011 10
ADRD 10
Pjapps 11
BgServ 11
DroidDream 11
Walkinwat 12
zHash 13
DroidDreamLight 13
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Zsone 14
BaseBridge 14
DroidKungFu1 15
GGTracker 16
jSMSHider 16
Plankton 17
GoldDream 18
DroidKungFu2 18
GamblerSMS 19
HippoSMS 19
LoveTrap 19
Nickyspy 20
SndApps 20
Zitmo 21
DogWars 21
DroidKungFu3 22
GingerMaster 22
AnserverBot 23
DroidCoupon 23
Spitmo 24
JiFake 24
Batterydoctor 24
2012 25
AirPush 25
Boxer 25
Gappusin 26
Leadbolt 26
Adwo 26
Counterclank 27
SMSZombie 27
NotCompatible 27
Bmaster 27
LuckyCat 28
DrSheep 28
2013 28
GGSmart 28
Defender 29
Qadars 29
MisoSMS 29
FakeRun 30
TechnoReaper 30
BadNews 31
Obad 31
2014 32
DriveGenie 32
Torec 32
OldBoot 33
DroidPack 33
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chaPter 3 oPen source tools 35
Locating and Downloading Android Packages 36
Vulnerability Research for Android OS 37
Antivirus Scans 37
Static Analysis 38
File
Linux Command 38
Unzip the APK 38
Strings 39
Keytool Key and Certificate Management Utility 39
DexID 39
DARE 40
Dex2Jar 40
JD-GUI 41
JAD 41
APKTool 41
AndroWarn 41
Dexter 42
VisualThreat 43
Sandbox Analysis 43
AndroTotal 45
APKScan 45
Mobile Malware Sandbox 45
Mobile Sandbox 45
Emulation Analysis 45
Eclipse 45
DroidBox 46
AppsPlayground 46
Native Analysis 46
Logcat 46
Traceview and Dmtracedump 46
Tcpdump 47
Reverse Engineering 47
Androguard 47
AndroidAuditTools 48
Smali/Baksmali 48
AndBug 48
Memory Analysis 48
LiME 49
Memfetch 49
Volatility for Android 49
Volatilitux 49
chaPter 4 static analysis 51
Collections: Where to Find Apps for Analysis 52
Google Play Marketplace 52
Marketplace Mirrors and Cache 53
Contagio Mobile 53
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Advanced Internet Queries 53
Private Groups and Rampart Research Inc. 53
Android Malware Genome Project 54
File Data 54
Cryptographic Hash Types and Queries 55
Other Metadata 56
Antivirus Scans and Aliases 57
Unzipping an APK 57
Common Elements of an Unpacked APK File 57
Certificate Information 58
Permissions 59
Strings 60
Other Content of Interest within an APK 61
Creating a JAR File 62
VisualThreat Modeling 62
Automation 62
(Fictional) Case Study 63
chaPter 5 android malware evolution 71
chaPter 6 android malware trends and reversing
tactics 77
chaPter 7 Behavioral analysis 91
Introduction to AVD and Eclipse 91
Downloading and Installing the ADT Bundle 92
The Software Development Kit Manager 93
Choosing an Android Platform 94
Processor Emulation 95
Choosing a Processor 95
Using HAXM 95
Configuring Emulated Devices within AVD 96
Location of Emulator Files 99
Default Image Files 100
Runtime Images: User Data and SD Card 100
Temporary Images 100
Setting Up an Emulator for Testing 101
Controlling Malicious Samples in an Emulated Environment 102
Additional Networking in Emulators 102
Using the ADB Tool 103
Using the Emulator Console 103
Applications for Analysis 104
Capabilities and Limitations of the Emulators 105
Preserving Data and Settings on Emulators 105
Setting Up a Physical Device for Testing 106
Limitations and Capabilities of Physical Devices 108
Network Architecture for Sniffing in a Physical Environment 109
Applications for Analysis 110