# zyq8709/DexHunter

General Automatic Unpacking Tool for Android Dex Files

Repository: https://github.com/zyq8709/DexHunter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dexhunter
Language: C++
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2016-07-27T12:07:37+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": 4020, "days_push": 3689, "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 1357, forks 524 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:29.463746+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: reverse-engineering, security, parser
- domain: security, reverse-engineering, android-tools, mobile-development
- platform: cpp
- tags: android, dex, unpacking, malware-analysis, art, dalvik, app-hardening, linux

## Member repositories
- zyq8709/DexHunter (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.463746+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 2026-08-30T04:41:52.590762+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zyq8709/DexHunter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.463746+00:00, sha 595a86153739)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.