A Study of Different Approaches for Malware Detection in Smartphones

Countless smartphone devices carrying a lot of sensitive data have emerged as a consequence of the increasing use of smartphone applications and high-speed wireless connectivity globally. Even though well-known smartphone operating systems like Apple’s iOS and Android are regularly improving their security mechanism, research indicates that the number of breaches and cyberattacks utilizing smartphone applications is increasing significantly. Researchers utilize methods to identify malicious activity before a harmful installation is complete, while it is running, or by analyzing the metadata of such application. This study initially provides information on various smartphone malware and malware risk types; after that, this study is providing a taxonomy of current approaches for detecting smartphone-based malware.