Exploring permissions in android applications using ensemble-based extra tree feature selection

• Main Authors: Alkaaf, Howida Abuabker, Ali, Aida, Shamsuddin, Siti Mariyam, Hassan, Shafaatunnur
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science 2020
• Subjects: QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/91409/1/AidaAli2020_ExploringPermissionsinAndroidApplicationsusingEnsemble-Based.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/91409/; http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijeecs.v19.i1.pp543-552

The fast development of mobile apps and its usage has led to an increase the risk of exploiting user privacy. One method used in the Android security mechanism is permission control that restricts the access of apps to core facilities of devices. However, that permissions could be exploited by attac...