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.
- INTERNET
- READ_PHONE_STATE
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- READ_SMS
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- WRITE_SMS
- SEND_SMS
- RECEIVE_SMS
- VIBRATE
- ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- READ_CONTACTS
- ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- WAKE_LOCK
- CALL_PHONE
- CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- WRITE_CONTACTS
- WRITE_APN_SETTINGS
- RESTART_PACKAGES