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Artificial Intelligence based Algorithm for Detecting Android Obfuscated Applications

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Last updated: 23 Dec 2024

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As technology continues to advance, so does the landscape of Android; based on its open-source nature which renders it vulnerable to various risks. Therefore, the developers need to deploy and employ obfuscation techniques in their newly developed android applications. In this paper , we present an investigation into Android obfuscation detection. Our work encompasses a comprehensive examination of Android obfuscation techniques and an exploration of their intersection with machine learning. We conducted extensive experiments involving various machine learning models to detect obfuscation. Among these models , The results show that Random Forest is the one with the most promising results with accuracy 99.5% in detecting Android Obfuscation. The dataset utilized in the experiments encompasses a diverse range of samples, including both malicious and benign samples. This diversity allows for a robust evaluation of the effectiveness of obfuscation detection across different scenarios and highlights the challenges posed by varying obfuscation techniques.

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10.21608/ijicis.2024.250295.1308

Keywords

Android Obfuscation, Machine Learning, artificial intelligence, Information Security

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Hend

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Aboud

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Faisal

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Computer science, Ainshams University, Egypt

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hend_faisal1@hotmail.com

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Hanan

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Hindy

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Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences, Ain Shams University, Egypt

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hanan.hindy@cis.asu.edu.eg

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Samir

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Gaber

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Faculty of Engineering in Helwan, Helwan University

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samir_abdelgawad@eng-helwan.edu.eg

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Abdel-Badeeh

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Salem

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M.

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Computer Sciece Department, Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences, Ain Shams University

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absalem@cis.asu.edu.eg

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0000-0001-5013-4339

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24

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46955

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2024-03-01

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2023-11-22

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2024-03-01

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1687-109X

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2535-1710

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International Journal of Intelligent Computing and Information Sciences

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Artificial Intelligence based Algorithm for Detecting Android Obfuscated Applications

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23 Dec 2024