The Android platform can be attacked either by creating a simple APK file or by injecting the payload into an actual APK. We will cover the first one. Let us get started by generating an APK file with msfvenom as follows:
On generating the APK file, all we need to do is to either convince the victim (perform social engineering) to install the APK or physically gain access to the phone. Let us see what happens on the phone as soon as a victim downloads the malicious APK:
Once the download is complete, the user installs the file as follows:
Most people never notice what permissions an app asks for. Hence, an attacker gains full access to the phone and steals personal data. The preceding section lists the required permissions an application needs to operate correctly. Once the installation happens successfully, the attacker gains meterpreter access to the target phone as follows:
Whooaaa! We got the meterpreter access easily. Post-exploitation is widely covered...
