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Alex
Alex

Reputation: 151

Is there any method to block the installation of an android app, if the device is rooted?

I would like to know if there is any way to block the installation of an android app, at installation time. I know there are ways to obstruct the execution like the methods listed below, but I would like to know if it is possible to apply some control in the installation phase of the app.

private static boolean checkRootMethod1() {
String buildTags = android.os.Build.TAGS;     
return buildTags != null && buildTags.contains("test-keys"); }  


private static boolean checkRootMethod2() {     
String[] paths = { "/system/app/Superuser.apk", 
"/sbin/su", "/system/bin/su", "/system/xbin/su",  
"/data/local/xbin/su", "/data/local/bin/su", 
"/system/sd/xbin/su",              
"/system/bin/failsafe/su", "/data/local/su", "/su/bin/su"};     
for (String path : paths) {         
if (new File(path).exists()) return true;}     
return false; } 

private static boolean checkRootMethod3() {     
Process process = null;     try {          
process = new ProcessBuilder("/system/xbin/which", "su").start(); 
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new 
InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()));         
return in.readLine() != null;     }  
catch (Throwable t) {         return false;     } 
finally {         if (process != null) process.destroy();     } }

Upvotes: 0

Views: 333

Answers (1)

Dishonered
Dishonered

Reputation: 8851

Execute this method and check the status code 

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su");

If it returns a process object , then you will know the device is rooted and if it does not , you can let the user use the app.

Upvotes: 1

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