Insights into Malware Detection and Prevention on Mobile Phones

• Main Authors: YAN, Qiang, LI, Yingjiu, LI, Tieyan, DENG, Robert H.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2009
• Subjects: Internet access; Malware detection; Malwares; Mobile malware; Negative impacts; Performance costs; Significant impacts; Smart phones; Information Security
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/500; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/1499/viewcontent/Yan2009_Chapter_InsightsIntoMalwareDetection_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The malware threat for mobile phones is expected to increase with the functionality enhancement of mobile phones. This threat is exacerbated with the surge in population of smart phones instilled with stable Internet access which provides attractive targets for malware developers. Prior research on...