RootAppDetector

Pre-configured tamper detector that identifies device rooting by checking for known root management applications.

This detector extends PackageDetector and specifically looks for installed packages of popular root management applications. It maintains a comprehensive list of known root applications that are commonly found on rooted Android devices.

The detector checks for the following categories of root applications:

Classic Root Managers:

  • Superuser (com.noshufou.android.su) - Original Android root management

  • Superuser Elite (com.noshufou.android.su.elite) - Premium version

  • SuperSU (eu.chainfire.supersu) - Popular root access manager by Chainfire

  • Koush Superuser (com.koushikdutta.superuser) - CyanogenMod integrated superuser

Alternative Root Solutions:

  • Third Party Superuser (com.thirdparty.superuser) - Generic superuser implementations

  • YellowADB (com.yellowes.su) - Alternative root management

  • Magisk (com.topjohnwu.magisk) - Modern systemless root solution

One-Click Root Tools:

  • KingRoot (com.kingroot.kinguser) - Popular one-click rooting tool

  • Kingo Root (com.kingo.root) - Android rooting utility

  • OneClickRoot (com.smedialink.oneclickroot) - Simplified rooting tool

  • Root Master (com.zhiqupk.root.global) - Chinese rooting application

  • Framaroot (com.alephzain.framaroot) - Exploit-based rooting tool

This detector provides a reliable method for identifying rooted devices by checking the package manager for installed applications, which is harder to bypass than some file-based detection methods.

Example usage:

val detector = RootAppDetector()
val isTampered = detector.isTampered(context)

// Or in analyze DSL:
val isTampered = analyze {
detector {
add(RootAppDetector())
}
}

See also

Properties

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open override var logger: Logger

Logger instance for logging detector operations and results.

Functions

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open suspend override fun analyze(context: Context): Double

Determines if the device has been tampered with by checking for suspicious installed packages.