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2. Identify the full path name of the APK file for the desired package by issuing the
following command:
C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb.exe shell
pm path com.android.chrome
package:/data/app/com.android.chrome-2.apk
3. Pull the APK file from the Android device to the forensic workstation using the
adb pull command:
C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb.exe pull
/data/app/com.android.chrome-2.apk C:\temp
3493 KB/s (30943306 bytes in 8.649s)
You can also use applications such as
ES Explorer
to get the APK file of an Android ap-
plication. Now let's analyze the contents of an APK file. An Android package is a contain-
er for an Android app's resources and executables. It's a zipped file that contains the fol-
lowing files:
