FEATURE

Spyware & Stalkerware Detection

Signature matching against known spyware and malware families — including 'parental control' tools abused as stalkerware.

Commercial stalkerware is the fastest-growing threat on Android. These apps hide their icon, run as a system service, and silently upload messages, call logs, photos and GPS location. We maintain signatures for hundreds of spyware families and update them daily.

What this layer checks

  • Detects commercial stalkerware sold as 'phone monitoring' or 'parental control'.
  • Flags hidden-icon behavior and device-admin abuse used to resist uninstallation.
  • Identifies data-exfiltration endpoints the app communicates with.
  • Verdicts include the family name so you can research the specific threat.

Why it matters

Malware authors count on users never looking inside a file. This layer makes the inside visible — automatically, in seconds, and explained in plain English instead of analyst jargon. Combined with the other six layers, it feeds the single verdict you see at the top of every report: SAFE, WARNING, or MALWARE.

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