Trustial - Federico Maggi's Space

Mobile (Android) Ransomware

Mobile , Malware , Ransomware

I’ve started this project while advising a Master student who was interested in machine learning. As I’ve been using machine learning since around 2006, I was immediately hooked by the idea of using it to determine whether an Android app was trying to lock the target device as part of a ransomware scheme.

Droydseuss: Android Malware Tracking and Intelligence

Malware , Mobile

We wanted to create a malware tracker similar to ZeusTracker, but for mobile bankers. So we built a tool, DroydSeuss, which uses static analysis to extract relevant C&C endpoints (e.g., phone number, web URLs) and monitors them by running each sample in a sandbox on a daily basis.

Grab 'n Run: Secure dynamic code loading for Android

Mobile , Security

A simple and effective Java Library that you can easily add to your Android projects to perform secure dynamic class loading operations.

AndRadar: Mobile app Marketplace Monitoring and Reputation Analysis

Mobile , Malware

The main goal of this project is to provide a dashboard to analyze and monitor the spreading of Android malware in marketplaces. AndRadar uses lightweight fingerprints to lookup malware samples without the need to download them from the markets.

iSnoop: Automatic Eavesdropping from Touchscreen Keyboards

Mobile , Computer vision

Spying on a person is an easy and effective method to obtain sensitive information, even when the victim is well protected against common digital attacks. Modern mobile devices allow people to perform some information sensitive actions in unsafe places, where anyone could easily observe the victim while typing.