2025-10-17 –, Tramshed Tech
Android is the most popular operating system in the world. Our phones, smartwatches, televisions, set-top boxes and autoplay systems run it. As we rely on these devices, we come to trust them with our most sensitive information. Therefore, it’s only natural that malware developers want their pick at such a lucrative target.
There have been many reported cases of android malware, but how does it hold up under analysis? This talk will serve as a practical starting point for you to find that out, covering the fundamentals of malware analysis for android. We will explore a sample of android malware, the process of analysing it, and analysis techniques both static and dynamic.
By the end of this talk, you will be able to take what you have learned and apply it to conduct research of your own. Taking a step into what is an interesting and rewarding area of infosec demanding a unique skillset.
With android now the most popular operating system in the world, threat actors are increasingly incentivised to find novel ways to develop effective malware that evades security measures. This makes malware analysis increasingly important as we seek to understand the techniques used by threat actors in their development process.
This talk aims to equip attendees with a basic skill set to start conducting their own research and analysis into android malware. Additionally, it will briefly explore the fundamentals of the android operating system, threat actors' tactics, as well as the impact of android malware and how it's relevant now and in the years ahead. This can also double as an intro to mobile security as many of the same techniques also apply there. But fundamentally this talk will render attendees more aware and capable of taking on the security threats facing android devices through malware analysis.
Max Toper is a computer security student and security researcher with a keen interest in malware analysis and threat intelligence.