The multi-generation repackaging hypothesis

Li Li; Tegawende F. Bissyande; Alexandre Bartel; Jacques Klein; Yves Le Traon

doi:10.1109/ICSE-C.2017.140

The multi-generation repackaging hypothesis

Li Li, Tegawende F. Bissyande, Alexandre Bartel, Jacques Klein, Yves Le Traon

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other

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Abstract

App repackaging is a common threat in the Android ecosystem. To face this threat, the literature now includes a large body of work proposing approaches for identifying repackaged apps. Unfortunately, although most research involves pairwise similarity comparison to distinguish repackaged apps from their 'original' counterparts, no work has considered the threat to validity of not being able to discover the true original apps. We provide in this paper preliminary insights of an investigation into the Multi-Generation Repackaging Hypothesis: is the original in a repackaging process the outcome of a previous repackaging process? Leveraging the Androzoo dataset of over 5 million Android apps, we validate this hypothesis in the wild, calling upon the community to take this threat into account in new solutions for repackaged app detection.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2017 IEEE/ACM 39th International Conference on Software Engineering Companion, ICSE-C 2017
Editors	Alessandro Orso, Martin Robillard
Place of Publication	Piscataway NJ USA
Publisher	IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	344-346
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538615898
ISBN (Print)	9781538615904
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSE-C.2017.140
Publication status	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on Software Engineering 2017 - Buenos Aires, Argentina Duration: 20 May 2017 → 28 May 2017 Conference number: 39th http://icse2017.gatech.edu/

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Software Engineering 2017
Abbreviated title	ICSE-C 2017
Country	Argentina
City	Buenos Aires
Period	20/05/17 → 28/05/17
Other	IEEE/ACM International Conference on Software Engineering Companion (ICSE-C 2017)
Internet address	http://icse2017.gatech.edu/

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Li, L., Bissyande, T. F., Bartel, A., Klein, J., & Le Traon, Y. (2017). The multi-generation repackaging hypothesis. In A. Orso, & M. Robillard (Eds.), Proceedings - 2017 IEEE/ACM 39th International Conference on Software Engineering Companion, ICSE-C 2017 (pp. 344-346). [7965353] IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSE-C.2017.140

Li, Li ; Bissyande, Tegawende F. ; Bartel, Alexandre ; Klein, Jacques ; Le Traon, Yves. / The multi-generation repackaging hypothesis. Proceedings - 2017 IEEE/ACM 39th International Conference on Software Engineering Companion, ICSE-C 2017. editor / Alessandro Orso ; Martin Robillard. Piscataway NJ USA : IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017. pp. 344-346

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Li, L, Bissyande, TF, Bartel, A, Klein, J & Le Traon, Y 2017, The multi-generation repackaging hypothesis. in A Orso & M Robillard (eds), Proceedings - 2017 IEEE/ACM 39th International Conference on Software Engineering Companion, ICSE-C 2017., 7965353, IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 344-346, International Conference on Software Engineering 2017, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 20/05/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSE-C.2017.140

The multi-generation repackaging hypothesis. / Li, Li; Bissyande, Tegawende F.; Bartel, Alexandre; Klein, Jacques; Le Traon, Yves.

Proceedings - 2017 IEEE/ACM 39th International Conference on Software Engineering Companion, ICSE-C 2017. ed. / Alessandro Orso; Martin Robillard. Piscataway NJ USA : IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017. p. 344-346 7965353.

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Li L, Bissyande TF, Bartel A, Klein J, Le Traon Y. The multi-generation repackaging hypothesis. In Orso A, Robillard M, editors, Proceedings - 2017 IEEE/ACM 39th International Conference on Software Engineering Companion, ICSE-C 2017. Piscataway NJ USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2017. p. 344-346. 7965353 https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSE-C.2017.140