Enhancing Android Framework Used to Detect Unexpected Permission Authorization of Mobile Application

Abstract

The use of mobile devices is expanding daily in today's technological age. Mobile marketplaces are constantly providing an expanding selection of mobile applications to satisfy the demands of smartphone users. Many Android applications fall short in their attempts to adequately address security-related issues. This is usually brought on by a lack of automated methods for permission-based vulnerability discovery, testing, and resolution during early design and development phases. As a result, it is generally agreed that addressing such issues quickly is preferable to sending updates and fixes for already-released apps.A proactive set of permissions declared by mobile app developers can protect users’ data privacy is the research concern here. This paper reviews the AndRev-Android framework functionality and its envisioned purpose. The researcher tried to justify the research questions raised by the experts, which will add value to future researchers in this domain.