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APKProtect

Nagain's free protection service. Less common than the major Chinese packers but still appears in budget malware operations. Minimal protection compared to competitors.

Overview

Property Value
Vendor Nagain
Free Tier Yes
APKiD Signature packer : APKProtect
Unpacking Difficulty Easy

Identification

Artifact Description
Native library libAPKProtect.so
Asset files Encrypted DEX in assets/apk_protect/

Protection

  • DEX encryption
  • Basic anti-debugging
  • Minimal obfuscation compared to competitors

Unpacking

Simple DEX dump. frida-dexdump handles APKProtect without special configuration.

References