implementing transaction authentication-TANs-for online banking transactions), make those devices a valuable target for malicious users regardless of their motives. The insufficient security management from the users in combination with the lack of security within the relevant applications (e.g. The type of usage that those consumers do range from day to day communications to accessing sensitive corporate data.
To date, even though significant or large scale attacks involving Android devices have failed, security is proven to be a critical aspect for both individuals and corporate users. The number of consumers using such devices for security-critical tasks such as online banking transactions and accessing corporate networks, is also increasing at a similar rate, making them valuable targets for malware practices. The consumer base of devices based on Android OS is rapidly increasing. Mobile Malware, Android, Tor Network, Malware Detection, Privacy, Anti-Malware. This effort can prove that the risk can be significant and that such malware can be an actual threat, aiming to drive researchers and anti-malware vendors to include this type of malware in their research for anti-malware techniques. This paper aims to set the principles and provide a proof of concept at design level of a new Tor-based Android malware, along with a related detection mechanism. The lack of commercially available mechanisms that are embedded in any anti-malware software that can detect Tor connection initiation at its source identifies this specific type of malware as a significant threat in both personal and business environments. This increased sophistication could also increase the period that the malware would be performing its illegal operations. A new malware using Tor as a communication channel at is core would have an increased its potential impact along with hardening its detection from anti-malware mechanisms. In both cases, the malware used Tor for secondary operations and was not built around Tor from the ground up, limiting the potential impact. In the recent past months there have been two cases of Android malware spotted in the wild that use the Tor network to conduct their malicious activities. More specifically, the usage of the Tor network, has introduced a new malware paradigm that could also threaten mobile security and privacy. The introduction of any new technology can pose various threats to the users of its applications.
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