Dynamic analysis of Android applications to extract spam caller IDs

Spam calls are becoming an increasing problem, with people receiving multiple spam calls per month on average. Multiple Android applications exist that are able to detect spam calls and display a warning or block such calls. Little is known however on how these applications work and what numbers they block.<br/>In this research, the following...

Storage and retrieval mechanisms in mobile spam blocking applications

Applications on Android phones which block spam calls could be argued a necessity for people unfortunate enough to have their number on spam lists. Third-party applications provide exten- sive, up-to-date blocklists to screen incoming calls. This paper analyses and describes how these types of applications store and access their data. First we...

Analysis of components in the manifest file of spam call blocking applications on Android

Spam calls are a widespread problem as people receive about 14 spam calls per month on average. In response, tens of applications are available in Google’s Play Store that aim to block these calls. While these apps have hundreds of millions of installations, there’s a lack of research into these applications. Research has been done on the user...