Android Evgeny Zobnin | Android through the eyes of a hacker. 2nd ed. (2024) - Russian language

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The article examines the internal architecture of the Android OS, the partitions and file systems it uses, the operating principle of update mechanisms and internal security tools. It discusses access control in the Android OS, privileges, methods for obtaining root rights, customization and installation of non-standard firmware. It describes tools for disassembling, debugging and analyzing the code of mobile applications, provides examples of modifying the code in order to change the functions of the software and introduce third-party modules into the application. It provides detailed recommendations for deobfuscation of code and bypassing anti-debugging, as well as practical advice on protecting your own applications from decompilation and research. It provides information about malicious programs for the Android platform, the vulnerabilities they use, and provides examples of code for such programs. It discusses the use of standard Android functions for non-standard purposes and ways to counteract malware.