PiPLAnD: A Pipeline for inspecting Pre-installed apps in Low-cost Android Devices used in Africa
# PiPLAnD's architecture
PiPLAnD: A Pipeline for inspecting Pre-installed apps in Low-cost Android Devices used in Africa.
# PiPLAnD's description
## Phase 1: Extraction of the pre-installed apps
**Usage:**
```
cd src/
python3 mainFile.py
```
## Phase 2: Analysis of the APK files
This phase is structured in three (3) independent modules.
> ### Module 1: Data leak detection
**Step 1:** Identifying apps accessing the Internet (**Internet apps**)
```
cd src/module/
python3 appAccessInternet.py
```
You will get a file named InternetApps.txt as a result. See an example in the ***report/Infinixs/Infinix X6525/File_Intrenet*** folder.
**Step 2:** Extracting methods from Internet apps
```
python3 extractMethods.py
```
This Python program will extract methods from the Internet apps based on the InternetApps.txt file. As results, you will have, for each Internet app, a file containing methods. See examples in the ***report/Infinixs/Infinix X6525/Methods from Internet apps*** folder.
**Step 3:** Grouping the methods in a single file
```
python3 method_only.py
```
You will have a CSV file named ***androidMethods.csv*** as a result. See an example in the ***report/Infinixs/Infinix X6525*** folder.
**Step 4:** Categorizing methods as Sources/Sinks with LLM
The ***androidMethods.csv*** file will be given to the LLM for Source and Sink labelling
```
cd src/module/LabellingSourceSinks/1_Code/AndroidMethodsLabelling
python3 labellingNotebook.py
```
****Tips:****
* Use a virtual environment before running the program.
* Read the README file in the ***src/module/LabellingSourceSinks*** folder for more information
**Step 5:** After having the complete list of Sources and Sinks, run the FlowDroid analyzer:
```
cd src/module
python3 flowDroid.py
```
> ### Module 2: Suspicious behaviors
**Usage:**
```
cd src/module/MaliciousBehaviour
python3 malBahavAnalysis2.py
```
> ### Module 3: Exported sensitive components
**Step 1:** Identifying all the exported components from the pre-in …