I am wondering how antivirus apps – Lookout Mobile Security, for example – are able to scan other apps to determine if they are malicious. Specifically, what API calls or permissions are used to do this? Thanks.
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I am wondering how antivirus apps – Lookout Mobile Security, for example – are able to scan other apps to determine if they are malicious. Specifically, what API calls or permissions are used to do this? Thanks.
Check out the class android.content.pm.PackageManager.
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