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@article{174783,
        author = {Sanjay Illuru and S. Anthoniraj},
        title = {A Study on Anti-Debugging and Anti-Tampering Techniques in Applications},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {11},
        pages = {1783-1788},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=174783},
        abstract = {With the rapid growth of mobile applications, security threats such as debugging and tampering have become major concerns. This study evaluates anti-debugging and anti-tampering techniques in Android applications, analysing their impact on performance, security, and user experience. Through a literature review (2020–2024) and test applications, it assesses protection methods such as obfuscation, API hooking detection, checksum validation, and encryption. A comparison with iOS security highlights strengths and weaknesses. Findings emphasize the need for multi-layered security to enhance resilience against reverse engineering and unauthorized modifications.},
        keywords = {Anti-debugging, anti-tampering, mobile application security, Android security, iOS security, obfuscation, API hooking detection, checksum validation, encryption, software protection techniques.},
        month = {April},
        }