RootBeer

A tasty root checker library and sample app. We've scoured the internets for different methods of assessing has this device got root? and added some of our own checks.

#Root checks

Java checks

These are the current checks/tricks we are using to give an indication of root.

• CheckRootManagementApps
• CheckPotentiallyDangerousAppss
• CheckRootCloakingApps
• CheckTestKeys
• checkForDangerousProps
• checkForBusyBoxBinary
• checkForSuBinary
• checkSuExists
• checkForRWSystem

Native checks

We call through to our native root checker to run some of it's own checks. Native checks are typically harder to cloak, so some root cloak apps just block the loading of native libraries that contain certain key words.

• checkForSuBinary

##Disclaimer and limitations!

We love root! both Scott and Mat (the main contributors) use rooted devices. But we appreciate sometimes you might want to have a indication your app is running on a rooted handset. Plus we wanted to see if we could beat the root cloakers. So that's what this library gives you, an indication of root.

Remember root==god, so there's no 100% way to check for root.

TODO picture of god/jesus drinking root beer i.e http://www.purederry.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/buddy-beer-jesus.jpg

Root cloakers

Rootbeer can be defeated by using a combienation of some of the root cloaks apps in that require xposded / cyida frameworks.

Tested cloakers (requires both to be installed and active):

• RootCloak Plus (Cydia) requires Cydia Substrate
• RootCloak - requires Xposed Framework

##Usage

        RootBeer rootBeer = new RootBeer(context);
        if(rootBeer.isRooted()){
            //we found indication of root

        }else{
            //we didn't find indication of root

        }

You can also call each of the checks indivdually as the sample app does.

###Dependency

dependencies {
    compile('com.scottyab:rootbeerlib:0.0.1')
}

Sample app

TODO screen shot and link to play store

##Contributing

There must be more root checks to make this more complete. If you have one please do send us a pull request.

###Thanks

• Kevin Kowalewski and others from this popular Stackoverflow post
• Eric Gruber's - Android Root Detection Techniques article

##Other libraries If you dig this, you might like:

• Tim Strazzere's Anti emulator checks project
• Scott Alexander-Bown's SafetyNet Helper library - coupled with server side valdiation this is one of the best root detection approaches

#Licence

Apache License, Version 2.0

Copyright (C) 2015, Scott Alexander-Bown, Mat Rollings

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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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