Special Section on Security, Privacy, Anonymity and Trust in Cyberspace Computing and Communications
CLAP: Classification of Android PUAs by Similarity of DNS Queries
2020 年 E103.D 巻 2 号 p. 265-275
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2020 年 E103.D 巻 2 号 p. 265-275
This work develops a system called CLAP that detects and classifies “potentially unwanted applications” (PUAs) such as adware or remote monitoring tools. Our approach leverages DNS queries made by apps. Using a large sample of Android apps from third-party marketplaces, we first reveal that DNS queries can provide useful information for detection and classification of PUAs. We then show that existing DNS blacklists are limited when performing these tasks. Finally, we demonstrate that the CLAP system performs with high accuracy.
