@article{abelar2016comparative,
  title = {A Comparative Analysis of Various Security Applications for the Android Operating System},
  author = {Michael Abelar},
  year = 2016,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/JIACS/2016/955268/},
  journal = {Journal of Information Assurance & Cybersecurity},
  volume = (2016),
  pages = 8,
  doi = 10.5171/2016.955268,
  abstract = {The number of devices running the Android operating system is increasing with over 900 million Android devices currently registered. As the Android operating system grows, security becomes increasingly important. While the current Android operating system protects against system compromising viruses, it does not provide full protection against malware, adware, spyware and Trojan viruses. This creates issues for device security, privacy, and functionality. To counter this, a number of antivirus applications have been made available to detect such malicious applications that host these viruses. However, with more hackers looking to Android, it is essential that users have the best antivirus applications to protect their devices. In this study, fifteen applications that host malware, adware, spyware and Trojan viruses were programmed to test antivirus applications. The viruses also displayed how the harmful code can be incorporated into an Android application. Additionally, a web server was programmed to accept data from the host applications.  The efficacies of the twenty most popular antivirus applications were determined by introducing the viruses into the target phone through Android application packages. After testing all twenty applications, it was found that Mobile Security & Antivirus by AVAST Software detected all fifteen harmful applications, making it the most effective antivirus application tested. On the other hand, the other nineteen Android antivirus applications detected, at most, four of the host applications. The experiment can serve to maximize security on devices running Android and provide understanding of how antivirus applications function. 
 },
  keywords = {Android, Virus, Security, Malware},
  note = Article ID: 955268
}