30 open-source projects similar to sensepost/objection, ranked by shared indexed features. Tags may describe platforms or build tools rather than the same primary purpose. Check each project’s use case, license, and deployment requirements before treating it as a replacement.
This project is an Android security analysis toolkit and mobile app runtime manipulator designed for reverse engineering and auditing mobile applications. It provides a system for modifying Java classes and method behavior in active mobile processes to bypass security controls. The toolkit includes a web-based interface for controlling the instrumentation engine and a specialized utility for disabling certificate validation to intercept and inspect encrypted network traffic via SSL pinning bypass. It also features an Android file explorer for browsing and managing files within private data di
VirtualApp is an Android application virtualization engine and user-space sandbox that enables the execution of applications within an isolated environment. It allows for the running of multiple independent instances of the same application on a single device and supports private application installation without requiring system-level root access. The project features a comprehensive hooking framework for intercepting Java and native layer functions to modify application behavior. It includes tools for hardware simulation to spoof device models and system information, as well as a non-root pr
GEF is a Python-based extension for GDB that serves as a framework for binary analysis, exploit development, and low-level debugging. It functions as a dynamic analysis extension designed to assist in reverse engineering workflows and malware analysis by enhancing the debugger's ability to inspect process state and memory. The project is distinguished by its specialized heap analysis tools, which allow for the inspection of glibc heap arenas, bins, and chunks to detect memory corruption. It also provides a dedicated toolkit for exploit development, including cyclic pattern generation for offs
FLEX is an in-app debugging tool and runtime exploration environment for iOS applications. It provides an integrated suite for inspecting and modifying the internal state of a running process without the use of an external debugger. The project includes a runtime inspector for browsing the memory heap and calling methods dynamically, alongside a view hierarchy debugger for visualizing and adjusting layout structures in real time. It features a network traffic monitor to log and analyze HTTP request history, headers, and responses, as well as a sandbox manager for viewing and editing files and
radare2 is a reverse engineering framework and binary analysis toolset. It functions as a multi-architecture disassembler, low-level binary debugger, and hexadecimal editor for inspecting executable structures and interpreting machine code when original source files are unavailable. The framework provides capabilities for decompiling machine instructions, performing symbolic analysis, and diffing binary files to identify structural changes across versions. It also includes a digital forensic analyzer and disk analyzer for browsing filesystem formats in userland. The toolset supports binary p
Clutch is a command-line utility designed for security research on jailbroken mobile devices. It functions as a specialized toolkit for identifying, decrypting, and extracting installed mobile application binaries to facilitate manual code inspection and vulnerability assessment. The tool provides capabilities for removing platform-level encryption from protected software, allowing researchers to isolate core executable files from application bundles. By performing memory-mapped file dumping and reconstructing binary headers, it enables the conversion of protected applications into portable,
Radare2 is a comprehensive framework for reverse engineering and analyzing compiled software. It provides a command-line environment designed for disassembling, debugging, and patching binary executables across a wide range of processor architectures and operating systems. The system distinguishes itself through a modular, plugin-based architecture that supports cross-platform analysis and automated workflows. It utilizes memory-mapped file access to enable efficient structural inspection and modification of binaries without requiring full file loads. By lifting machine instructions into a un
Mobile Security Framework is an automated security testing platform designed for the analysis of Android, iOS, and Windows mobile application binaries. It functions as a comprehensive suite for identifying security vulnerabilities, privacy risks, and malicious code within mobile software packages. The framework distinguishes itself by combining static and dynamic analysis techniques to evaluate application behavior. It performs static inspection of source code and binaries to detect insecure patterns, while simultaneously utilizing dynamic instrumentation and containerized sandboxing to monit
Drozer is a security testing framework and runtime analyzer for Android applications and devices. It functions as an exploit management framework and a security toolset used to identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and leaks within the Android operating system and its installed applications. The framework enables the simulation of application behavior and the interaction with communication endpoints to detect security flaws. It manages the execution, analysis, and sharing of public exploits for mobile security research. The system provides capabilities for application auditing, vulner
This project is a suite of runtime diagnostic tools designed to detect memory leaks, concurrency races, and language-specification violations during software execution. It provides a collection of dynamic analysis tools that identify addressability issues, uninitialized memory usage, and memory safety bugs in applications. The toolset includes a thread safety analyzer to identify data races and deadlocks in concurrent code, as well as an undefined behavior sanitizer to detect operations that violate language specifications. The system covers broad capabilities in memory safety monitoring and
apk-mitm is a command-line utility designed to modify Android APK files to enable HTTPS traffic inspection via a proxy. It functions as a network security patcher and certificate pinning bypass tool, automating the process of altering application packages to allow man-in-the-middle traffic analysis. The tool modifies compiled Android packages by unpacking them, altering internal files, and re-encoding the binary. It specifically focuses on disabling certificate pinning and injecting network security configurations into the application manifest, which permits the use of proxy certificates on b
Frida is a dynamic binary instrumentation toolkit that provides a framework for deep process introspection and live application state manipulation. It enables the injection of custom scripts into running processes to trace function calls, modify memory, and analyze application behavior in real-time across diverse operating systems and processor architectures. The project distinguishes itself by embedding a high-performance JavaScript engine directly within the target process, allowing for the execution of user-defined logic for real-time inspection. It utilizes instruction-level hooking to re
The Mobile Application Security Testing Guide is a comprehensive manual and compliance framework for verifying the security of mobile applications. It provides a standardized reference for identifying and validating common software security weaknesses and performing reverse engineering based on industry standards. The project provides a structured set of technical processes and checklists used to audit applications against established security weakness enumerations. It encompasses guidance for analyzing application binaries and runtime behavior to identify hidden functionality and security ga
This project is a command-line forensic toolkit designed for the investigation and security auditing of mobile devices. It provides a framework for collecting system logs, application data, and forensic artifacts to identify potential security breaches, unauthorized access, or evidence of malicious activity. The utility employs a modular extraction architecture that parses diverse file formats and system logs into a standardized, normalized data structure. By utilizing this unified format, the tool performs both heuristic analysis of system metadata and pattern matching against structured thr
FLEX is a diagnostic framework designed for the inspection and modification of mobile applications during active execution. It provides a suite of tools that allow developers to explore the internal state of a running process, including its memory, class definitions, and object properties, without requiring a recompilation of the source code. The tool distinguishes itself by enabling real-time interaction with the application environment. It facilitates dynamic user interface prototyping by allowing for the traversal and modification of visual hierarchies, as well as the direct manipulation o
Volatility3 is a memory forensics framework and analysis tool used to parse volatile memory dumps. It extracts digital artifacts and reconstructs the runtime state of a system to recover process information, network artifacts, and other forensic evidence. The system functions as a plugin-based forensic engine and an operating system symbol resolver. It maps raw memory addresses to known system structures using symbol tables and translation layers, and provides an extensible architecture for creating custom scanners and renderers. The framework includes a command-line memory explorer for real
OffensiveNim is a red teaming framework and post-exploitation toolkit developed in Nim. It provides a collection of low-level primitives and a Windows API wrapper designed for offensive security operations, including malware development and shellcode loading. The project focuses on evasion and obfuscation through techniques such as API unhooking, direct system calls, and anti-debugging mechanisms. It features diverse payload delivery methods, including reflective binary loading, the execution of .NET assemblies via CLR hosting, and various shellcode injection techniques using fibers, COM obje
LOLBAS is a curated database and knowledge base of signed Windows binaries that can be misused to bypass security restrictions and execute unauthorized code. It serves as a technical registry that maps trusted system files to their functional capabilities and the offensive tactics they enable. The project distinguishes itself by providing a capability-driven indexing system and a tactics registry that relates legitimate binary functionality to known security evasion techniques. It includes an association layer that links specific system binaries to attack patterns and tactical objectives, pro
This project is an Android application patching tool and Magisk system module generator. It is designed to apply custom modifications to application packages and generate modules that install these patched binaries into the system partition of rooted Android devices. The tool incorporates a root-based application installer that utilizes specialized mounting methods, such as Zygisk application mounting, to bypass root detection warnings and mount errors. It further distinguishes itself by automating the retrieval of application binaries from external mirrors based on specific device architectu
AndFix is a binary patching framework and update system for Android applications. It provides tools for generating binary diffs and applying runtime method replacements to fix bugs without requiring a full application update. The system utilizes a binary diff generator to isolate minimal code changes between package versions. It supports the consolidation of multiple incremental patches into a single update file and employs native hooks to replace specific method implementations in memory during the application initialization phase. The framework covers capabilities for binary patch generati
BlockTheSpot is a utility designed to modify the behavior of the Spotify desktop application. It functions as an audio stream modifier and media patch, altering the application's runtime execution to remove built-in limitations. The tool specifically targets the suppression of audio and video advertisements during media sessions. It also removes navigation restrictions, allowing users to bypass track skipping limits within the desktop player. These modifications are achieved through dynamic library injection and function hooking, which intercept and redirect execution flow within the applica
Magisk is an Android rooting framework designed to manage system-level modifications and grant administrative access to mobile devices. It functions by patching boot and recovery images to inject custom code into the operating system initialization sequence, allowing for system-wide control while maintaining compatibility with the underlying hardware. The project distinguishes itself through a systemless modification layer that overlays a virtual file system on top of read-only partitions, enabling changes without altering core system files. It includes a policy daemon to manage security cont
pwndbg is a GDB plugin and binary analysis framework designed for reverse engineering, exploit development, and low-level program analysis. It extends the core functionality of the debugger to provide advanced memory inspection and automation tools. The project distinguishes itself with specialized capabilities for heap analysis across glibc, jemalloc, and musl, as well as a comprehensive kernel debugging toolkit for inspecting Linux kernel tasks and slab allocators. It includes an integrated ROP gadget searcher for constructing exploit chains and an LLM-powered debugging assistant that provi
Fishhook is a binary instrumentation library for iOS and iOS simulators. It functions as a Mach-O symbol rebinder and instrumenter, allowing for the replacement of system library implementations with custom logic at runtime. The project redirects function calls by updating lazy and non-lazy symbol pointers within Mach-O binary data segments. This approach enables the interception and modification of existing function behavior without altering the original binary on disk. The toolset covers binary instrumentation and dynamic hooking for iOS applications, facilitating the monitoring and altera
PINCE is a dynamic debugger, instruction tracer, and memory scanner designed for the analysis and manipulation of running processes. It functions as a process memory manipulator and editor, allowing for the identification, modification, and monitoring of values within a target application's active memory. The tool distinguishes itself through memory pointer analysis, tracing addresses and offsets to locate static pointers that lead to dynamic data across different sessions. It also enables the execution of internal functions within a running process by manipulating the instruction pointer and
Peda is a security tool suite and exploit development framework designed for binary analysis, debugger automation, and memory inspection. It functions as a set of Python scripts that extend a debugger to automate the analysis of compiled files and the inspection of process memory. The project provides specialized utilities for memory corruption research, including a payload generation utility for creating cyclic patterns to discover buffer overflows and a gadget finder to locate return-oriented programming sequences within binaries. It differentiates itself by offering a visualization tool th
AsmJit is a runtime machine code generator and JIT compiler backend that translates high-level definitions into executable processor instructions. It provides a unified instruction emission API and an executable memory manager to allocate and protect virtual memory pages across multiple CPU architectures. The library functions as an assembly engine for x86 and ARM, supporting cross-platform assembly generation through a unified backend. It enables the creation of optimized machine code for different CPUs while maintaining a single codebase. The project covers low-level system abstractions in
This project is an Android RPA framework designed for automating user interfaces and system tasks on rooted Android devices using Python and ADB. It provides a suite of tools for rooted device management, allowing for programmatic control of system settings, application lifecycles, and shell command execution via a remote API. The framework distinguishes itself through a combination of dynamic instrumentation and AI integration. It can inject scripts into running processes to hook Java interfaces and modifies application behavior in real time. Additionally, it supports large language model in
HyperDbg is a hardware-assisted kernel-mode debugging platform that leverages virtualization to monitor and control system execution. By utilizing hypervisor-level primitives, it enables deep system analysis and instrumentation without relying on standard operating system debugging interfaces. The framework provides a comprehensive environment for inspecting both kernel and user-mode processes, allowing for granular control over execution flow and system state. The project distinguishes itself through a transparent debugging layer designed to remain invisible to the target environment. It emp
Angr is a binary analysis framework and static analysis tool used for reverse engineering compiled binaries. It serves as a binary decompiler and a lifting platform that translates machine code into a common intermediate representation to enable cross-architecture analysis. The framework integrates a symbolic execution engine and constraint solvers to determine the inputs required to reach specific program states. It also employs untrusted code sandboxing to isolate guest code from the host environment during analysis. Its capabilities cover control flow and data flow analysis, including the