Table 1 The category of actions on Android
From: DroidEcho: an in-depth dissection of malicious behaviors in Android applications
Category | Operation | Action Example | Corresponding Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|
Information-based | acquire | get SMS message | ContentResolver.query(Inbox) |
| Â | insert | insert a contact | ContentResolver.insert(Contact) |
| Â | edit | change system setting | Wallpaper.setBitmap(Image) |
| Â | delete | delete local files | File.delete() |
Software-based | invoke | call a number | startActivity(Intent{tel:num}) |
| Â | interrupt | block SMS messages | abortBroadcast() |
| Â | stop | uninstall an app | startActivity(Intent{pkg:app}) |
Hardware-based | occupy | hold the wakelock | WakeLock.aquire() |
| Â | release | release the wakelock | WakeLock.release() |
Communication | e_send | send data to environment | sendTextMessage(SMS) |
| Â | e_recv | receive data from environment | getMessagesFromIntent(Intent) |
| Â | i_send | send data to other component | startService(Intent) |
| Â | i_recv | receive data from other component | getIntent(Intent) |