Researchers 'Map' Android Malware Genome

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Researchers at NC State are sharing their analysis and classification of Android malware samples (http://www.darkreading.com/mobile-security/167901113/security/vulnerabilities/240000815/researchers-map-android-malware-genome.html)under a new project that they hope will help shape a new way of fighting malware, learning from the lessons of the PC generation and its traditional anti-malware products. Xuxian Jiang, the mastermind behind the Android Malware Genome Project (http://web.ncsu.edu/abstract/technology/wms-android-genome/), says defenses against this malware today are hampered by the lack of efficient access to samples (http://www.csc.ncsu.edu/faculty/jiang/pubs/OAKLAND12.pdf) (PDF), as well as a limited understanding of the various malware families targeting the Android. The goal is to establish a better way of sharing malware samples and analysis, and developing better tools to fight it, he says.

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