# karma9874/AndroRAT

A Simple android remote administration tool using sockets. It uses java on the client side and python on the server side

Repository: https://github.com/karma9874/AndroRAT
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/androrat
Language: Java
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: android, backdoor, python, reverse-shell, sockets, interpreter, androrat, rat, android-application, exploit, interpreter-commands, java, apk, hacktoberfest, android-rat
Last push: 2024-07-17T17:22:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2355, "days_push": 777, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5037, forks 1628 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:08.697714+00:00)

## What it is
AndroRAT is an Android remote administration tool (RAT) with a Java-based Android client APK and a Python server, communicating over sockets. It supports building a persistent backdoor APK, ngrok tunneling for internet access, and an interactive shell to control devices (intended for educational purposes).

## Use cases
- build an android remote administration apk for security testing
- get an interactive shell on an android device over sockets
- tunnel android device control over the internet with ngrok
- retrieve call logs, sms, location and device info from a test device
- learn how android rat clients and python servers communicate
- demonstrate persistent backdoor behavior in a lab environment

## When to choose
- you need a simple educational android RAT for a security course or lab
- you want a socket-based client/server demo across Java Android and Python
- you need ngrok tunneling to reach a device outside your LAN

## When to avoid
- you need a stealthy or production-grade red-team tool with AV evasion
- you target Android 10+ where many commands are unstable
- you want a supported, maintained enterprise MDM or device-management solution
- you cannot legally or ethically control a device you do not own

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, penetration-testing, cli, networking
- domain: security, penetration-testing, android-tools
- platform: windows, python, jvm, cli
- tags: android-rat, remote-administration, reverse-shell, backdoor, sockets, educational, red-team, command-line, android, linux

## Member repositories
- karma9874/AndroRAT (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:08.697714+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:17:25.715405+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/karma9874/AndroRAT (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:08.697714+00:00, sha cb85c0d4edf5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.