Using IM-Visor to stop untrusted IME apps from stealing sensitive keystrokes

Abstract Third-party IME (Input Method Editor) apps are often the preference means of interaction for Android users’ input. In this paper, we first discuss the insecurity of IME apps, including the Potentially Harmful Apps (PHAs) and malicious IME apps, which may leak users’ sensitive keystrokes. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chen Tian, Yazhe Wang, Peng Liu, Qihui Zhou, Chengyi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-06-01
Series:Cybersecurity
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42400-018-0007-6