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MESHBugbane

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Best for: Civil society investigators doing remote spyware forensics on Android phones

Best for: Activists, journalists and others who want a first check of their Android phone for spyware

Free

Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

Android, Self-hosted Android
  • Remote Android forensics without physical access to the device
  • Self-hostable, peer-to-peer and end-to-end encrypted
All 3 strengths
  • Remote Android forensics without physical access to the device
  • Self-hostable, peer-to-peer and end-to-end encrypted
  • Built to work under censorship
  • Runs forensic checks on the phone itself via Wireless ADB
  • Built by a group that researches spyware
All 3 strengths
  • Runs forensic checks on the phone itself via Wireless ADB
  • Built by a group that researches spyware
  • Open source
  • Intended for consent-based, authorized investigations only
  • Specialist tool aimed at forensic investigators rather than general users
All 3 limitations
  • Intended for consent-based, authorized investigations only
  • Specialist tool aimed at forensic investigators rather than general users
  • No tagged releases on GitHub
  • Still in beta, with rough edges
  • Basic triage, not a full forensic investigation
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline
Sources

Catalog checked October 2, 2026
Sources

Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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