Checking Android Devices Basic

In this section, we will go through some basic steps to check for malicious activity on an Android device. All steps in this basic section can be completed with built-in system features and existing online tools.

Warning: because of their security model and their caracteristics, it is challenging to do live forensic on an Android system. We are bringing here some hints on what to check on a potentially compromised device, but this process is less reliable than the Windows or MacOS processes.