Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Summary
Reverse engineering Android apps is the process of retrieving source code from an APK
file. By using certain tools such as
dex2jar
, Android apps can be reverse engineered in or-
der to understand the functionality of the app and data storage, define malware, and more.
Forensic tools, such as AFLogical, Cellebrite, MOBILedit, and Autopsy, are just a few of
the tools that are helpful to an examiner. They not only save time but also effort. A step-by-
step explanation of using these was covered in this chapter. Unlike Android devices, data
stored on Windows Mobile devices is difficult to extract and analyze. The next chapter
provides a glance at performing forensics on Windows Mobile devices.
