A script utilises payload dumper and image extractor tools to extract the apps from the system.img of an android OTA file
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This script utilises payload dumper and image extractor tools to extract the apps from the system.img of an android OTA file. It works on Windows OS.
Requirements:
- Windows 10
- Python3 installed and added to environment variable
- pip3 installed and added to environment variable
- Python Modules -> protobuf==3.6.0, six==1.11.0, bsdiff4>=1.1.5
- If you face issues, install Windows 10 SDK & C++ build tools. Download the build tools here. Launch the Visual Studio Installer and select the Desktop development with C++ option. Install the default tool options for this. Upgrade the setuptools using the command python -m pip install –upgrade setuptools –user
Install the python modules using the requirements file:
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt –user
Extractor script usage:
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Extract the OTA file.
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