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zyq8709/DexHunter

General Automatic Unpacking Tool for Android Dex Files observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/zyq8709/DexHunter · C++ · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4020
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 3689
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1357 stars · 524 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

DexHunter is an automatic unpacking tool for Android Dex files protected by app-hardening services. It works by replacing the ART and DVM runtimes in Android 4.4.3 source code with modified versions that dump the unpacked dex at runtime.

Use cases

  • unpack hardened android dex files
  • dump dex from protected android apps
  • analyze packed android malware
  • recover original dex from app shelling
  • reverse engineer hardened android applications

When to choose

  • you need to unpack dex files protected by older hardening services
  • you are researching Android app protection and runtime-based unpacking techniques
  • you can build Android 4.4.3 from source and flash a custom runtime

When to avoid

  • you target modern Android versions or the latest hardening services
  • you want a maintained tool with recent updates
  • you cannot modify and rebuild the Android OS runtime

Facets

cli-tool · maturity abandoned

reverse-engineering security parser security reverse-engineering android-tools mobile-development cpp android dex unpacking malware-analysis art dalvik app-hardening linux

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
zyq8709/DexHuntermain32

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