Mobile phones are used more and more in our daily lives. Purely based on someone’s phone, one can find a lot of information: GPS data, chat history, photos, notes, and online banking applications. Because of this, mobile phones are a valuable target for criminals, causing a rise in Android malware.

This workshop will provide an introduction into static Android malware analysis for beginning analysts. For more experienced analysts, the methods to effectively analyse the application will improve their analytical skills. In either case, the time that is required to decompile and analyse applications is reduced.