3 papers
cs.SI2018
Search Rank Fraud De-Anonymization in Online Systems
Mizanur Rahman, Nestor Hernandez, Bogdan Carbunar +1
We introduce the fraud de-anonymization problem, that goes beyond fraud detection, to unmask the human masterminds responsible for posting search rank fraud in online systems. We c…
cs.SI2018
A Longitudinal Study of Google Play
Rahul Potharaju, Mizanur Rahman, Bogdan Carbunar
The difficulty of large scale monitoring of app markets affects our understanding of their dynamics. This is particularly true for dimensions such as app update frequency, control…
cs.SI2017
FairPlay: Fraud and Malware Detection in Google Play
Mahmudur Rahman, Mizanur Rahman, Bogdan Carbunar +1
Fraudulent behaviors in Google Android app market fuel search rank abuse and malware proliferation. We present FairPlay, a novel system that uncovers both malware and search rank f…