Abstract: An apparatus and a method for preventing copying of terminal unique information in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes storing a root public key for certifying the terminal unique information and a first model class ID of the portable terminal in an One-Time Programmable (OTP) region, encrypting the terminal unique information and certification information of the terminal unique information for certifying the terminal unique information with a terminal unique value and storing the encrypted terminal unique information and the encrypted certification information thereof, obtaining the certification information based on the root public key if certification with respect to the terminal unique information is requested, and certifying the terminal unique information based on the certification information.

Abstract: A malware detection method and a mobile terminal realizing the same are provided. The method monitors execution of applications on the mobile terminal, notifies a user of perceived malicious behavior and guides handling of a detected malicious application. The malware detection method includes extracting, when a platform Application Programming Interface (API) is called by an application, an action of the application from the platform API, determining, when the extracted action is a preset trigger action, whether the application is a malware program by comparing the extracted action with a malware pattern file, and outputting, when the application is a malware program, an alert message.