Before analyzing the actual malware, let's first familiar with the system itself and understand the principles it is based on. This knowledge is vital when performing analysis as it allows the engineer to better understand the logic behind malicious code and not miss an important part of its functionality.
(Ab)using Android internals
File hierarchy
As Android is based on the modified Linux kernel, its file structure resembles the one that can be found on various Linux distributions. The file hierarchy is a single tree, with the top of it called the root directory or root (generally specified with the / symbol), and multiple standard Linux directories, such as /proc, /sbin, and so on. The Android...
