A description of the tools utilized in this research is provided below:
| Tool Name | Purpose |
|---|---|
| M-Perm | This tool is utilized to discover under and over-privileges within an apps permission structure
More Information: https://mperm.github.io/ |
| P-Lint | This tool is utilized to detect Android specific bad permission-based practices (i.e. permission smells) in an app
More Information: https://p-lint.github.io/ |
| oSARA | This tool is utilized to bulk clone project repositories and extract an apps permission-related details from the repository
More Information: https://github.com/MobileEvolution/oSARA |