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Android malware detection collapses when the context stage comes out
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Anamarija Pogorelec
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Researchers have found that machine learning-based Android malware detectors often misidentify legitimate apps as malicious due to their broad permission requirements. The study highlights that 'deviation is not maliciousness,' as many benign tools require extensive access to function correctly.
Android malware detection collapses when the context stage comes out A phone backup app asks for storage, contacts, SMS, and call logs. A device-management tool asks for more than that. Run either one past a machine learning malware scanner and it comes back flagged.
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