How to check if an APK contains malicious code? - Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]

Hello everyone,
Today I was checking out the app LockBot. But since I can't buy anything from the market I was checking out the "cracked" version. (not sure if I can post it here?)
So I would like to know if there is a way to check if it contains a virus or any other malicious codes.
Best regards.

The real question should be, why can't you buy apps? I don't think you're going to get any help with pirating apps.

Because it uses Google Checkout which requires a creditcard which I don't have.

Don't ask about warez stuff.
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Huge List of Android Apps (Paid & Free)!

Wow hard asses in this forum
Jay27mcr said:
I've been playing around with the Android OS for some time now and have managed to accumulate a huge collection of Applications.
I decided to list the lot (750+ apps) on a site for you to view and download for free.
Get them here:
Replace the "z" with a "p" lol.
If you have a desire & want to try these apps out then please comment on what works for the HTC Desire and what doesn't (eg. Certain versions of Swype don't work at all and to fix this i have created another folder called 'Desire' where only proven working apps for the desire will be listed.
Enjoy.
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If you have paid applications on that link you better remove it, no warez alowed here?
theres paid apps in that link delete this thread no warez allowed
Jay27mcr said:
PS: These apps aren't exactly Warez. They are here for educational purposes to find out which ones work for which phone. Purely curiousity.
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Weak.
Simple, even for you.
Can't you comprehend that these aren't here for warez purposes? I simply want to see which ones are suitable for the desire but as there are so many i decided to let other people access my apps and test them out on their phones to sort of speed up the process.
Heres some other examples:
DxTop (any version) simply does not work for the desire. It keeps force closing.
CoPilot (any version) again does not work on desire. Says cannot run code (or something similar)
G1 camera flow works perfectly on the Desire.
See what i'm doing now?
There are people out there who are much more qualified to test these apps on the android platform and i'm just giving them the chance to while seeing what works.
Its Simple. If you dont want the paid apps to test then just don't download them. Have the free ones instead.
Jay27mcr said:
Can't you comprehend that these aren't here for warez purposes? I simply want to see which ones are suitable for the desire but as there are so many i decided to let other people access my apps and test them out on their phones to sort of speed up the process.
Heres some other examples:
DxTop (any version) simply does not work for the desire. It keeps force closing.
CoPilot (any version) again does not work on desire. Says cannot run code (or something similar)
G1 camera flow works perfectly on the Desire.
See what i'm doing now?
There are people out there who are much more qualified to test these apps on the android platform and i'm just giving them the chance to while seeing what works.
Its Simple. If you dont want the paid apps to test then just don't download them. Have the free ones instead.
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Whatever your stated intentions (which I understood perfectly the first time, thanks.. I just don't believe you), the fact is you've posted a large collection of paid apps on a publicly accessible site. Anyone can come here and steal those apps now. Not only is this against the market terms of service and the developer's wishes, it's against the forum rules.
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There hows that?
Now the actual link is not posted on this site. Its now posted on my site (forum)
That still against terms?
Jay27mcr said:
There hows that?
Now the actual link is not posted on this site. Its now posted on my site (forum)
That still against terms?
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Doesn't matter if you hide it behind a link, you're still posting pirate software which is in breach of the forum rules.
Quite apart from that, you're hosting pirate software and distributing the links on a forum where some of the developers of said software are likely to be active members. I wouldn't be surprised if you receive some threats of legal action.
Jay27mcr said:
There hows that?
Now the actual link is not posted on this site. Its now posted on my site (forum)
That still against terms?
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Yes, it is.
Posting warez or linking to sites containing warez is against forum rules. Please refrain from doing that in the future. Thanks.

[Q] A place to distribute or sell your apps

I'm launching this site and would like to know if think this might be a good location to distribute your free apps or sell your apps. No registration fee and higher payout than Android Market or the App Store. We don't have many apps in yet but it will support any platform and any device. I'd like your feedback. MOD EDIT: LINK REMOVED
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Please contact the Admins before creating a thread like this
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25 Android apps review sites

Hi. Of course, the greatest number of application installs is brought by market.android.com, but its structure doesn’t let new applications get into the top. It’s like a circle: the more installs come to market.android.com, the higher the position of the application in the top is and the more installs appear on market.android.com again. And vice versa – if there are few installs, your application is not in the top, therefore no more installs appear.
It turns out that at first you have to make an effort to push your app to the top of market.android.com. But where can you get these first application installs? There are sites with the reviews of android-apps in the network: large and small, free and commercial. As I noticed they give a good start to the applications which get into the top of new applications of market.android.com afterwards. Here is the list of sites that I’ve found:
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I apologize for the unsorted list – I still have no idea how to arrange it.
Please share some more sites where you can place your own android-application.
Nice list..some are new to me..most are not, but great compilation..
Thanks.
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Wow, thanks! That's what I've been searching for.
True, the Market got it wrong somehow.
Nice. thx!
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Thank you for the list. I know this is an old post, but wouldn't it be a good idea to merge all the posts with sites where we can submit our apps to so there would be a long list (maybe stickie)?
I went in and gathered the list of sites that were posted here and on other sources with android sites(in total 96 sites), which should be helpful to contact for those that want to promote their apps. The doc is available here: docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmgWd2EGIn1LdDhWalp3c0RWNE1taWlycVdKbERjR0E&usp=sharing
A new review site
A young app review is AppDorado.com
You are guaranteed to get a review there, if you write a review of another app yourself.
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Nice, i get a review also on... Moderator edit
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But unfortunately this is a warez site.....
Yes, that's a warez site, a mod should remove that post. Though as a strategy if you have a free app maybe it's a thing to contact the warez sites, they might get some traffic.
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[Q] How to monetize free desktop applications

Hi.
Does anyone knows which are the advertising companies that provide ads for Windows / Linux applications ?
I'm sure that there must be many because there are freeware programs that show ads. Others offer 3rd party software to be installed, so they must be making some money to do it.
I googled for it but I failed to find an answer.
Thank you all.
umm... im not really sure what your asking or how it relates to the HTC ONE?
you know these are the HTC ONE forums?
Oh, I'm so sorry.
I wanted to post to General Discussion -> Q&A.
How can I move this thread to there?
Thank you.
BigNate said:
umm... im not really sure what your asking or how it relates to the HTC ONE?
you know these are the HTC ONE forums?
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Ask one of the mods to move it, they should be able too move it for you.
I'll answer you question anyway. Try going here
http://www.airpush.com/
http://www.google.com/ads/mobile/
http://www.google.com/ads/admob/
temple plinebs
Hi.
Thank you for replying but I don't want to monetize free mobile applications. I want to monetize free desktop applications (for Windows and Linux).
Regards.
Riyal said:
I'll answer you question anyway.
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marcioandreyoliveira said:
Hi.
Thank you for replying but I don't want to monetize free mobile applications. I want to monetize free desktop applications (for Windows and Linux).
Regards.
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This is what I could find in a Google Search
Code:
http://nativex.com/monetize/desktop/
Try it and reply
desktop app developer
marcioandreyoliveira said:
Hi.
Does anyone knows which are the advertising companies that provide ads for Windows / Linux applications ?
I'm sure that there must be many because there are freeware programs that show ads. Others offer 3rd party software to be installed, so they must be making some money to do it.
I googled for it but I failed to find an answer.
Thank you all.
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hi.
as desktop(windows 8 , osx) app developers, I've the same prob with yours.
Do you have figured it out?
if yes, can you send me a message in facebook, searching my name.
thank you.
desktopad said:
hi.
as desktop(windows 8 , osx) app developers, I've the same prob with yours.
Do you have figured it out?
if yes, can you send me a message in facebook, searching my name.
thank you.
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To be honest It is almost not worth the trouble. Most people only see the ads while installing and you have to give them the option to not install any add ons. Mix in that most virus detectors will prevent any program that installs anything else as this is considered a virus.
There is one named DesktopAd
Since your Windows app is free, I guess you have many users on it. Then you can add in-app advertising to get revenue. There are many advertising platforms which provide this kind of service. You can find the most suitable one. For Windows desktop apps, I recommend DesktopAd's ads. You just need to add their ad SDK and don't need to do many thing, you will get paid through ad clicks every month.
Desktopad.com is a good choice.
Free desktop apps are more popular. So you get relatively advantages which help you get more income by in-app ads. As you know, almost all the apps have ads in it, you can select one ad payment method. As I know, CPC is good one. Many app users will click the ads unintentionally or he has interest in the ads. But it will have a result, you can get income by every ad click. So I would like to suggest you try to search desktopad.com.
Hey everyone, Old post.
But If anyone need help in monetizing their windows or mac software. I can help with that.
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Why things like 'freedom' can exist?

Hello.
I do'nt know if this is the right forum, if not just move please.
I have the following question: There are apps on the internet, which allow one to crack ingame purchases. One of these
apps is freedom for example. you just have to press a button, and you get ingame purchases in a game of your choice for free.
I want to know, why things like that actually can exist, and how they work. Are they using bugs of the google play store? Or of the apps?
Why so many people can use it, without getting in trouble with the laws?
Thank you for sharing your thoughts about this topic.
We don't discuss warez on XDA at all. Any app that can bypass paid features of other apps, falls under that category.
So please review the rules here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?f=256 Especially number 6. :good:
You will not find help with those apps on this site.
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