ABSTRACT
In August 2010, the first Android Trojans, FakePlayer and DroidSMS, were discovered in the wild. From that moment on, an explosion occurred in the Android malware space. Mostly Trojans, Android malware covers a comprehensive range of known malware activities including but not limited to stolen PII data, dialed premium phone numbers, botnets, scareware and ransomware, recorded phone calls, photos, backdoors, and root privileges on a device. In this chapter, we present a historical perspective with a timeline of notable Android malware from 2010 to 2014.* This information will aid an analyst in becoming familiar with known primary Android malware families, tactics, and payloads.
