Rootkits on smart phones: attacks, implications and opportunities

摘要: Smart phones are increasingly being equipped with operating systems that compare in complexity those on desktop computers. This trend makes smart phone vulnerable to many of the same threats as systems.In this paper, we focus threat posed by rootkits. Rootkits malware stealthily modify system code and data achieve malicious goals, have long been a problem for desktops. We use three example rootkits show just systems. However, ubiquity unique interfaces they expose, such voice, GPS battery, make social consequences particularly devastating. conclude paper identifying challenges need be addressed effectively detect phones.