macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install spytrap-adblocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install spytrap-adb with Homebrew, apt, Nix, pacman
Test a phone for stalkerware and suspicious configuration using usb debugging. Version 0.3.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install spytrap-adb.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install spytrap-adbDebian stable package indexes · spytrap-adb · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#spytrap-adbnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sp/spytrap-adb/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S spytrap-adbArch Linux sync databases · spytrap-adb · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Test a phone for stalkerware and suspicious configuration using usb debugging
Project links
Commands and aliases
- spytrap-adb
history
Project history and usage
spytrap-adb is a Rust command-line tool for scanning Android phones for stalkerware indicators and suspicious configuration through adb and USB debugging.
Project history
The repository was created in 2021. Its README says the tool is based on stalkerware-indicators data provided by Echap and provides both an interactive UI and direct commands for listing devices, downloading indicators of compromise, and scanning a connected device.
Adoption history
The project publishes GitHub releases and documents installation through Arch Linux, Debian, an external apt repository, precompiled binaries, and source builds. The input package metadata also shows availability through Homebrew, Debian, Nix, and pacman.
How it is used
Users enable USB debugging, connect the phone, and run `spytrap-adb` interactively or invoke commands such as `spytrap-adb download-ioc` and `spytrap-adb scan`. The README's example output shows checks against known app identifiers and Android accessibility-service settings.
Why package nerds care
Package maintainers care about spytrap-adb because it turns a sensitive mobile-safety workflow into a reproducible CLI package with Linux distribution packages, Homebrew packaging, and reproducible-build notes. It is a security tool whose usefulness depends on being easy to install on the helper computer, not on the phone being scanned.
Timeline
- 2021: GitHub repository created.
- 2023: v0.2.0 published on GitHub releases.
- 2025: v0.3.5 published on GitHub releases.
Related projects
- The README names Echap's stalkerware-indicators data as an input source and lists MVT, the Mobile Verification Toolkit, as similar work.
Sources
- GitHub API repository and releases metadata for spytrap-org/spytrap-adb, accessed 2026-07-02
- https://github.com/spytrap-org/spytrap-adb
- input source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
spytrap-adb | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-25
manager version0.3.5
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/spytrap-org/spytrap-adb
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/spytrap-org/spytrap-adbnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:spytrap-adb |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/spytrap-adb |
| Homepage | https://github.com/spytrap-org/spytrap-adb |
| Repository | https://github.com/spytrap-org/spytrap-adb |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/spytrap-org/spytrap-adb#readme |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/spytrap-org/spytrap-adb/releases/download/v0.3.5/spytrap-adb-0.3.5.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | At runtime, adb must be accessible from your PATH. You can install adb from Homebrew Cask: brew install --cask android-platform-tools |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | spytrap-adb |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
spytrap-adb 0.3.5-1
Test a phone for stalkerware using adb and usb debugging
https://github.com/spytrap-org/spytrap-adb
sudo apt install spytrap-adb- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: rust-spytrap-adb
- 3 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Spytrap Adb
Nix95%
spytrap-adb
nix profile install nixpkgs#spytrap-adb- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Spytrap Adb
pacman95%
spytrap-adb 0.3.5-2
Test a phone for stalkerware using adb and usb debugging to scan for suspicious apps and configuration
https://github.com/spytrap-org/spytrap-adb
sudo pacman -S spytrap-adb- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Spytrap Adb
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment