A de-obfuscation system based on Markov models

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Abstract

Android malware authors have widely used obfuscation techniques to avoid their harmful apps from detection. In this paper, we present an automatic method for de-obfuscation of Android apps. It is based on Markov models. Our tool mainly focuses on layout obfuscation created by obfuscator ProGuard, which is one of the most widely used obfuscators. The evaluation of the system verifies the effectiveness of the de-obfuscation task.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Computer Network Security and Software Engineering, CNSSE 2022
EditorsWenshun Sheng, Yongquan Yan
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510655980
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event2022 International Conference on Computer Network Security and Software Engineering, CNSSE 2022 - Zhuhai, China
Duration: 25 Feb 202227 Feb 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12290
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

Conference2022 International Conference on Computer Network Security and Software Engineering, CNSSE 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityZhuhai
Period25/02/2227/02/22

Keywords

  • abstract syntax tree
  • de-obfuscation
  • Markov models
  • obfuscation

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