Chapter
The Fight Against Malware in Android Devices
11:30 - 20:19 (08:48)
Maddie Stone leads a team responsible for finding and flagging any malware or bad apps potentially pre-installed on Android devices from different manufacturers, as well as those not listed on the Google Play Store. Her work involves analyzing the assembly language of these apps to prevent users from installing malware-infected apps on their device.
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The Gin Master malware can capture private data from an Android device and send it to an external server.
11:30 - 13:38 (02:08)
Summary
The Gin Master malware can capture private data from an Android device and send it to an external server. The leader of Google's Android security team discusses the challenges of finding and preventing malware on devices from various manufacturers and non-Google app stores.
ChapterThe Fight Against Malware in Android Devices
Episode127: Maddie
PodcastDarknet Diaries
Maddy, an Android malware analyst, flags apps containing malware and reports them to the Android team to protect users.
13:38 - 16:43 (03:04)
Summary
Maddy, an Android malware analyst, flags apps containing malware and reports them to the Android team to protect users. The team puts flags in the Play Protect system and develops automated solutions to keep up with the volume of malware samples.
ChapterThe Fight Against Malware in Android Devices
Episode127: Maddie
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The Google team detected that malware authors were watching their talks to learn how to evade detection and updating their malware accordingly.
16:43 - 20:19 (03:35)
Summary
The Google team detected that malware authors were watching their talks to learn how to evade detection and updating their malware accordingly. The team is working to make malware detection easier and prevent malware creation.