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In April 2022, I was hired as an Assistant Professor at Eurecom. My main research topics are system security and privacy, focusing on malware analysis (Andr...
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2022
Update on the adoption of the Digital Asset Links protocol
I have repeated a measurement we did in “Phishing Attacks on Modern Android”; see my publications page. In addition to the paper, you will also find the vide...
2020
Dear Windows Defender, please tell me where I can drop my malicious code
Dear Windows Defender, please tell me where I can drop my malicious code. @ medium.com
2019
The importance of Data Execution Prevention in malware analysis
The importance of Data Execution Prevention in malware analysis @ medium.com
2018
Enable core dumps (for every user) in Raspbian
Create file: /etc/sysctl.d/core.conf:
Debug Android smali code (without repackaging)
Download an Android Studio version greater than 3, because Google added a very useful feature: Profile and Debug Pre-built APKs.
2017
Debug Android native code with gdb
Requisites: Root permissions needed Android sdk with ndk GDB Enhanced Features
Real vs Effective UID/GUID
Background
2016
How many bits are there in a Byte?
8. Yes, sometimes… whereas the bit is well defined: