Top 20 Android Permissions that a Malware can request

While using your Android applications that are developed by various vendors, The most important thing on which the user which is installing that app on device ponders are the APP Permissions. The Android App permissions are one of the most important aspect that should be carefully reviewed by user before installing the application on their android device. The over use of the Android App Permission is not only questionable for the legitimate application but it raises the Security concerns as well. The malicious app often take cover of the un harmful application make use of these Android App permission to launch their attack and compromise the user mobile device. We have compiled some of the concerning list of the Android App Permissions, 20 of them to be exact, that user must take into account before installing app on their mobile device.

It is observed that malicious apps tend to request more permissions than benign ones. We have organized the list of android application permissions that are also requested by the malware. so be careful next time when you are installing an application and it is requesting the most of these permissions.

  1. INTERNET
  2. READ_PHONE_STATE
  3. ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  4. WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  5. ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
  6. READ_SMS
  7. RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  8. WRITE_SMS
  9. SEND_SMS
  10. RECEIVE_SMS
  11. VIBRATE
  12. ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
  13. READ_CONTACTS
  14. ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
  15. WAKE_LOCK
  16. CALL_PHONE
  17. CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
  18. WRITE_CONTACTS
  19. WRITE_APN_SETTINGS
  20. RESTART_PACKAGES