The Rise and Risks of Apps That Emulate Other Apps
summary
The talk examines Android apps that emulate other Android apps (enabling things like running two LINE or game accounts simultaneously). It presents a technical investigation of how those emulator apps implement app emulation and an analysis of the security and safety risks of using them.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:48Multi-account apps
- 3:00App emulation
- 10:14Guest app processes
- 16:11Intent tampering
- 23:59Risks of multi-account apps
- 26:53Security measures
- 27:38Alternatives and challenges
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