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Add runtime bundle validation inside Android & iOS apps to stop hackers from using runtime bundle modifications to create fake and malware embedded versions of iOS and Android apps, deceive mobile end users, weaponize mobile apps, or distribute malware inside apps. Runtime bundle and file validation confirms the integrity of the mobile app to ensure that no changes have been made to the legitimate bundles, files, resources and other executables in the mobile app after it has been published.
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Appdome's Block Shell Code defense protects Android & iOS apps from shell code running inside the mobile app. Shell code allows attackers to create fake apps, injecting malware via the shell code to perform a wide range of malicious activities, including stealing data, monitoring user activities, and conducting further attacks on the device or network. By defending against shell code attacks, you can prevent malware from being created from your app and protect users from the harmful effects of mobile malware.
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Cyber-criminals and hackers often create fake apps, clones or mods by reverse engineering and copying legitimate Android apps and then repackaging, re-signing, and re-distributing those apps on alternative, malicious or non-approved app stores. Appdome's Google Play Signature Validation ensures that apps code signed for Google Play cannot be distributed through any other app stores or methods.
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Fraudsters use various methods to create fake apps by copying or cloning existing popular apps and then repackaging, re-signing, and re-distributing those apps on alternative app stores. Appdome's iOS App Store Signature Validation validates that apps code signed for Apple App Store can't be distributed through any other app stores or methods.
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With Anti-Reverse Engineering, mobile brands automate the work out of delivering anti-reverse engineering defenses in Android & iOS apps in the CI/CD pipeline. Use these features to block hackers, stop reverse engineering and detect reverse engineering attempts using any of 100s of reverse engineering tools and methods including JADX, APKTool, Hopper, JD-GUI, as well as advanced tools like Magisk, Zygisk, Frida, BDIs, MitM tools, static and dynamic analysis with ease. Pass penetration tests in DevSecOps. No SDK. No code. No Engineering Work needed.
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Inside a highly demanding DevOps lifecycle, getting fake app defense right is extremely hard. Mobile apps are updated 24x-36x a year, the Android & iOS OS changes frequently, and threats evolve constantly. Appdome uses AI to eliminate this complexity, implement and maintain each fake app defense up to date, and support the mobile engineering team's autonomy and release cycles. Full support for the Mobile DevOps tool chain and best practices is a standard part of using Appdome.
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With Appdome, you can meet the Fake App Defense requirements without sacrificing your engineering freedom, development choices, feature releases or the user experience.
Appdome uses AI to create and build Fake App Defense that works with the way you’ve built your app, including the coding languages and frameworks used in your Android & iOS apps. Appdome also supports your existing DevOps tech stack, including CI/CD, test automation, release management, and more.
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Cheating in mobile games is a huge issue that plagues every mobile game developer and publisher. In this blog, I describing the most common cheating tools and how they work.

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