Kunai: A static analysis framework for Android apps
This paper describes Kunai, a C++ library that offers static analysis functionalities for Android apps. Kunai’s main goal is to provide analysts and researchers with a framework to conduct advanced static analysis of Dalvik code, including parsing, disassembling and code analysis. Written in C++, it...
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| description | This paper describes Kunai, a C++ library that offers static analysis functionalities for Android apps. Kunai’s main goal is to provide analysts and researchers with a framework to conduct advanced static analysis of Dalvik code, including parsing, disassembling and code analysis. Written in C++, it focuses on efficiency and an extensible software architecture that enables the integration of new analysis modules easily. Kunai is particularly suitable for the development of analysis pipelines that need to scale up to process large app datasets. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d1591a19cdf42d8b5fdbe933d9421e12023-05-27T04:25:53ZengElsevierSoftwareX2352-71102023-05-0122101370Kunai: A static analysis framework for Android appsEduardo Blázquez0Juan Tapiador1Corresponding author.; Department of Computer Science, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. Universidad 30, 28911 Leganés, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Computer Science, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. Universidad 30, 28911 Leganés, Madrid, SpainThis paper describes Kunai, a C++ library that offers static analysis functionalities for Android apps. Kunai’s main goal is to provide analysts and researchers with a framework to conduct advanced static analysis of Dalvik code, including parsing, disassembling and code analysis. Written in C++, it focuses on efficiency and an extensible software architecture that enables the integration of new analysis modules easily. Kunai is particularly suitable for the development of analysis pipelines that need to scale up to process large app datasets.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352711023000663AndroidStatic analysisSoftware analysisMobile apps |
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| title | Kunai: A static analysis framework for Android apps |
| title_full | Kunai: A static analysis framework for Android apps |
| title_fullStr | Kunai: A static analysis framework for Android apps |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kunai: A static analysis framework for Android apps |
| title_short | Kunai: A static analysis framework for Android apps |
| title_sort | kunai a static analysis framework for android apps |
| topic | Android Static analysis Software analysis Mobile apps |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352711023000663 |
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