We found a phone with pre-installed malware via the Lifeline Assistance program

Re:We found a phone with pre-installed malware via the Lifel... by butz on Sunday September 12, 2021 @09:06AM (#28500798)

What tools should I use to dump filesystem from Android device and scan it for malware?

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Re:We found a phone with pre-installed malware via the Lifel... by ta988 on Sunday September 12, 2021 @10:47AM (#28501633)

If it is not rooted you may not be able to see everything. And still no warranties that the bootloader isn't full of crap, but that's a bit more rare.

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Re:We found a phone with pre-installed malware via the Lifel... by batch12 on Sunday September 12, 2021 @10:21AM (#28501385)

As far as filesystem goes, it depends if your device is rooted or not. Assuming nonroot, you could use adb to list then download all packages. This would provide copies of most apps. In many cases, these can be decompiled with apktool.

You could also use adb to pull other files, though not all, from the phone for inspection.

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