Detection and Prevention of Android Malware Thru Permission Analysis

With immense use of smartphone for accessing online services, users store general, personal, and confidential information on mobile device. Availability and accessibility of sensitive information has provoked cyber criminals to use features of smartphones for cyber attacks. In this paper, we are providing a solution which will detect harmful permissions and will allow user to disable such permissions. To demonstrate the same, a sample malware attack is created. Ignorance of smartphone user is the biggest reason behind success of malware attacks. Some guidelines are given which will help in reducing malware attack and safeguard users from propagating the same.