# Dr-TSNG/ApplistDetector

A library to detect suspicious apps like Magisk

Repository: https://github.com/Dr-TSNG/ApplistDetector
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/applistdetector
Language: Kotlin
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: android
Last push: 2023-10-31T06:24:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1846, "days_push": 1037, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1118, forks 162 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:39.125947+00:00)

## What it is
A Kotlin library for Android that detects the presence of suspicious apps such as Magisk on a device. It helps apps check whether the environment may be rooted or tampered with.

## Use cases
- detect if a device has Magisk installed
- check for root-hiding apps on Android
- verify device integrity before allowing sensitive operations
- detect suspicious installed applications in an Android app
- add root detection to a banking or DRM app

## When to choose
- you are building an Android app in Kotlin that needs to detect Magisk or similar suspicious apps
- you want a lightweight library-level integration for app-list based detection

## When to avoid
- you need comprehensive root detection beyond app-list inspection
- your project is not Android/Kotlin based
- you need actively maintained detection against the latest hiding techniques

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, sdk
- domain: security, android-tools, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: root-detection, magisk-detection, app-detection, kotlin, android-security, android

## Member repositories
- Dr-TSNG/ApplistDetector (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:39.125947+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 2026-08-30T06:41:27.020656+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Dr-TSNG/ApplistDetector (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:39.125947+00:00, sha fce77affa159)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.