Point the README and the command docs at plugin packages

Loading a command by path is for local development; a package is how a
command is distributed. The README's summary of what extends MVT now
names plugin packages and nothing else, and the section on loading a
command file says what it is for: keeping a command being written
loadable without reinstalling its package after every change.

.github/workflows/add-issue-to-project.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Add issue to project
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/add-to-project@v0.5.0
+      - uses: actions/add-to-project@v2
         with:
           # You can target a project in a different organization
           # to the issue

.github/workflows/mypy.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 name: Mypy
-on: workflow_dispatch
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   mypy_py3:
@@ -8,13 +11,13 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: "3.10"
       - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v10.0.0
         with:
           enable-cache: true
       - name: Install Dependencies

.github/workflows/publish-release-docker.yml

@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ jobs:
             tag-suffix: "-android"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       # Uses the `docker/login-action` action to log in to the Container registry registry using the account and password that will publish the packages. Once published, the packages are scoped to the account defined here.
       - name: Log in to the Container registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@65b78e6e13532edd9afa3aa52ac7964289d1a9c1
+        uses: docker/login-action@dbcb813823bdd20940b903addbd779551569679f # v4.6.0
         with:
           registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       # This step uses [docker/metadata-action](https://github.com/docker/metadata-action#about) to extract tags and labels that will be applied to the specified image. The `id` "meta" allows the output of this step to be referenced in a subsequent step. The `images` value provides the base name for the tags and labels.
       - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
         id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v6
         with:
           images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
           flavor: |
@@ -59,21 +59,24 @@ jobs:
             type=raw,enable=${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' }},value=${{ github.ref_name }},suffix=${{ matrix.platform.tag-suffix }}
             type=sha,suffix=${{ matrix.platform.tag-suffix }}
             type=sha,format=long,suffix=${{ matrix.platform.tag-suffix }}
+      # Register emulators so Buildx can build the ARM64 images on the AMD64 runner.
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v4
       # This step sets up some additional capabilities to generate the provenance and sbom attestations
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v4
       # This step uses the `docker/build-push-action` action to build the image, based on your repository's `Dockerfile`. If the build succeeds, it pushes the image to GitHub Packages.
       # It uses the `context` parameter to define the build's context as the set of files located in the specified path. For more information, see "[Usage](https://github.com/docker/build-push-action#usage)" in the README of the `docker/build-push-action` repository.
       # It uses the `tags` and `labels` parameters to tag and label the image with the output from the "meta" step.
       - name: Build and push Docker image
         id: push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v7
         with:
           file: ${{ matrix.platform.dockerfile }}
           context: .
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
           push: true
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
           provenance: mode=max
           sbom: true
-

.github/workflows/ruff.yml

@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: "3.10"
       - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v10.0.0
         with:
           enable-cache: true
       - name: Install Dependencies

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14']
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v10.0.0
         with:
           enable-cache: true
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Install Python dependencies

.github/workflows/update-ios-data.yml

@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ jobs:
   update-ios-version:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v7
+      - name: Install script dependencies
+        run: python -m pip install "packaging==26.3"
       - name: Run script to fetch latest iOS releases from Apple RSS feed.
-        run: python3 .github/workflows/scripts/update-ios-releases.py
+        run: python .github/workflows/scripts/update-ios-releases.py
       - name: Create Pull Request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v8
         with:

Dockerfile

@@ -119,12 +119,23 @@ ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 RUN apt-get update \
   && apt-get install -y \
   adb \
+  binutils \
   default-jre-headless \
+  file \
+  jq \
+  less \
   libcurl4 \
+  libimage-exiftool-perl \
   libssl3 \
   libusb-1.0-0 \
+  moreutils \
+  p7zip-full \
   python3 \
-  sqlite3
+  ripgrep \
+  sqlite3 \
+  tree \
+  unzip \
+  xxd
 COPY --from=build-libplist /build /
 COPY --from=build-libimobiledevice-glue /build /
 COPY --from=build-libtatsu /build /
@@ -144,7 +155,7 @@ ADD --checksum=sha256:a20e07f8b2ea47620aff0267f230c3f1f495f097081fd709eec51cf2a2
 RUN echo 'alias abe="java -jar /opt/abe/abe.jar"' >> ~/.bashrc
 
 # Generate adb key folder
-RUN echo 'if [ ! -f /root/.android/adbkey ]; then adb keygen /root/.android/adbkey 2&>1 > /dev/null; fi' >> ~/.bashrc
+RUN echo 'if [ ! -f /root/.android/adbkey ]; then adb keygen /root/.android/adbkey > /dev/null 2>&1; fi' >> ~/.bashrc
 RUN mkdir /root/.android
 
 # Setup investigations environment

Dockerfile.android

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ADD --checksum=sha256:a20e07f8b2ea47620aff0267f230c3f1f495f097081fd709eec51cf2a2
 RUN echo 'alias abe="java -jar /opt/abe/abe.jar"' >> ~/.bashrc
 
 # Generate adb key folder
-RUN echo 'if [ ! -f /root/.android/adbkey ]; then adb keygen /root/.android/adbkey 2&>1 > /dev/null; fi' >> ~/.bashrc
+RUN echo 'if [ ! -f /root/.android/adbkey ]; then adb keygen /root/.android/adbkey > /dev/null 2>&1; fi' >> ~/.bashrc
 RUN mkdir /root/.android
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/local/bin/mvt-android" ]

README.md

@@ -58,7 +58,31 @@ For alternative installation options and known issues, please refer to the [docu
 
 ## Usage
 
-MVT provides two commands `mvt-ios` and `mvt-android`. [Check out the documentation to learn how to use them!](https://docs.mvt.re/)
+MVT provides three commands: `mvt-ios` and `mvt-android` analyse acquisitions from devices of that platform, and `mvt` hosts what belongs to neither: `version`, `completion` and `download-iocs` (`version` and `download-iocs` remain available on the platform commands for now). Running `mvt` on its own shows the installed version, update notices and the available commands. [Check out the documentation to learn how to use them!](https://docs.mvt.re/)
+
+### Shell completion
+
+MVT can generate a shell completion script for Bash, Zsh, and Fish which covers `mvt`, `mvt-ios` and `mvt-android`:
+
+```bash
+mvt completion
+```
+
+The command prints setup instructions by default. To generate the completion script directly, pass the shell name:
+
+```bash
+mvt completion bash
+```
+
+MVT only writes completion files or shell configuration when `--install` is passed. See the [command completion documentation](https://docs.mvt.re/en/latest/command_completion/) for details.
+
+Plugin packages extend MVT with additional forensic modules, which run inside
+the `check-*` commands, and with top-level commands on `mvt`, `mvt-ios` and
+`mvt-android`. See the
+[development documentation](https://docs.mvt.re/en/latest/development/) for
+writing and installing them, and the
+[custom CLI command documentation](https://docs.mvt.re/en/latest/development/custom_commands/)
+for the entry points a package registers commands in.
 
 
 ## License

docs/android/backup.md

@@ -57,3 +57,9 @@ If the backup is encrypted, ABE will prompt you to enter the password.
 Alternatively, [ab-decrypt](https://github.com/joernheissler/ab-decrypt) can be used for that purpose.
 
 You can then extract SMSs with MVT by passing the folder path as parameter instead of the `.ab` file: `mvt-android check-backup --output /path/to/results/ /path/to/backup/` (the path to backup given should be the folder containing the `apps` folder).
+
+When an output folder is specified, URLs extracted from SMS and MMS messages
+are also written to `urls.json`. Each entry contains the URL, its expanded
+destination when MVT resolved a shortened URL during indicator checking, the
+message timestamp, and the `sms` source. The same file is created by
+`check-androidqf` when its nested Android backup contains messages with URLs.

docs/android/intrusion_logs.md

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+# Check Android Intrusion Logs
+
+Recent versions of Android can produce structured *Intrusion Logs* — newline-delimited JSON records derived from the platform's [SecurityLog API](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/SecurityLog). Intrusion Logging is offered as a new option under Android's **Advanced Protection Mode**, which users can opt into on their device; no MDM or device-policy configuration is required. When enabled, these logs provide a high-fidelity record of process starts, DNS queries, outbound network connections, ADB activity, keyguard events, and other security-relevant operations. The initial Intrusion Logging feature was released for Android 16 in May 2026. The feature and supported events is likely to be expanded over time.
+
+For background on how this data source was introduced and why it is forensically valuable, see the Amnesty International Security Lab announcement: [Android Intrusion Logging as a new source of data for consensual forensic analysis](https://securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2026/05/android-intrusion-logging-as-a-new-source-of-data-for-consensual-forensic-analysis/).
+
+## Recommended workflow: collect with AndroidQF
+
+[AndroidQF](https://github.com/mvt-project/androidqf) is the recommended way to acquire data from an Android device for analysis with MVT. During acquisition AndroidQF will prompt the user to also collect intrusion logs from the device, and writes them into an `intrusion-logs/` subdirectory of the acquisition output.
+
+When you analyse such an acquisition with `mvt-android check-androidqf`, MVT automatically detects the `intrusion-logs/` directory and runs the same intrusion-log checks described below — there is no need to invoke a separate command:
+
+```bash
+mvt-android check-androidqf --output /path/to/results/ /path/to/androidqf-output/
+```
+
+The device timezone is read from the AndroidQF acquisition (`getprop.txt`) and applied to event timestamps automatically.
+
+## Standalone command: `check-intrusion-logs`
+
+The `mvt-android check-intrusion-logs` command runs the intrusion-log analysis directly against a set of log files. Prefer the AndroidQF workflow above; use the standalone command when the intrusion logs were collected outside of an AndroidQF acquisition, or when re-analysing only a set of intrusion logs.
+
+## Expected input
+
+`check-intrusion-logs` accepts either:
+
+- a **directory** containing one or more `.txt` files (recursively), or
+- a **`.zip` archive** containing such `.txt` files (nested `.zip` archives are also walked).
+
+Each `.txt` file is expected to contain newline-delimited JSON, with one JSON object per line. Each object wraps a single event under a top-level key indicating its type, for example:
+
+```json
+{"dns_event": {"event_time": 1746979200000, "hostname": "example.com", "ip_addresses": ["93.184.216.34"], "package_name": "com.example.app"}}
+{"connect_event": {"event_time": 1746979201000, "ip_address": "93.184.216.34", "port": 443, "package_name": "com.example.app"}}
+{"security_event": {"event_time": 1746979202000, "tag": 210005, "data": ["..."]}}
+```
+
+Identical events that appear across multiple overlapping log files (e.g. daily rotations) are de-duplicated on a first-seen basis.
+
+## Running the analysis
+
+```bash
+mvt-android check-intrusion-logs --output /path/to/results/ /path/to/intrusion-logs/
+```
+
+A `.zip` archive can be passed directly in place of the directory:
+
+```bash
+mvt-android check-intrusion-logs --output /path/to/results/ /path/to/intrusion-logs.zip
+```
+
+### Options
+
+| Option | Description |
+| --- | --- |
+| `-i, --iocs PATH` | Path to a STIX2 indicator file. May be passed multiple times. |
+| `-o, --output PATH` | Directory where JSON results and the timeline CSV will be written. |
+| `-l, --list-modules` | List the available intrusion-log modules and exit. |
+| `-m, --module NAME` | Run a single module (e.g. `DnsEvent`) instead of all of them. |
+| `-t, --timezone TZ` | IANA timezone name for the device (e.g. `Europe/Paris`). When set, event timestamps are converted to the device's local time instead of UTC. |
+| `-v, --verbose` | Verbose logging. |
+
+## Modules
+
+The command runs the following modules over the parsed events:
+
+- **`DnsEvent`** — DNS resolution events. Hostnames and resolved IP addresses are checked against domain indicators, and the requesting `package_name` is checked against app-identifier indicators.
+- **`ConnectEvent`** — Outbound network connection events. Destination IPs (with localhost addresses skipped) are checked against domain indicators, and `package_name` is checked against app-identifier indicators.
+- **`SecurityEvent`** — Security log events keyed by Android `SecurityLog` tag IDs (e.g. `app_process_start`, `adb_shell_cmd`, `keyguard_dismissed`, `os_startup`, `cert_*` events). These are surfaced in the timeline to help reconstruct device activity around suspected events.
+
+All three modules share a single pre-parsing pass over the input, so adding more modules in the future does not multiply I/O cost. Additional modules will be added in the future to support new event types which are generated by the Intrusion Logging feature.
+
+## Interpreting results
+
+A successful IOC match raises a `CRITICAL` alert that includes the matched indicator, the offending event, and the event timestamp. Alerts are summarised at the end of the run and persisted alongside the per-module JSON results.
+
+When `--timezone` is provided, timestamps in the timeline and JSON output reflect the device's local wall-clock time. Otherwise timestamps are in UTC, consistent with the rest of MVT.
+
+## Limitations
+
+- This page assumes the intrusion logs have already been collected from the device. The recommended collection path is via AndroidQF (see above); intrusion logging itself must have been enabled on the device beforehand by opting into Android's Advanced Protection mode and also enabling the optional Intrusion Logging feature (see the [Amnesty blog post](https://securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2026/05/android-intrusion-logging-as-a-new-source-of-data-for-consensual-forensic-analysis/) for details).
+- As with all IOC-based analysis, public indicators alone are not sufficient to conclude that a device is uncompromised. See the [Indicators of Compromise](../iocs.md) page for context.

docs/android/methodology.md

@@ -38,9 +38,33 @@ By separating artifact collection from forensic analysis, this approach ensures
 
 For more information, refer to the [AndroidQF project documentation](https://github.com/mvt-project/androidqf).
 
+### VirusTotal package lookups
+
+AndroidQF records APK file hashes in `packages.json`. MVT can optionally look up non-system APK hashes on VirusTotal while checking an AndroidQF acquisition:
+
+```bash
+MVT_VT_API_KEY=<key> mvt-android check-androidqf --virustotal /path/to/androidqf-output
+```
+
+The `--virustotal` option is disabled by default because it sends APK hashes to VirusTotal and requires network access. It uses the `VT_API_KEY` MVT configuration value, which can also be provided through the `MVT_VT_API_KEY` environment variable.
+
+To avoid exhausting free VirusTotal API quotas, MVT waits 16 seconds between package hash requests by default. Use `--delay` to change the delay, or `--delay 0` to disable throttling:
+
+```bash
+mvt-android check-androidqf --virustotal --delay 30 /path/to/androidqf-output
+```
+
+## Android Intrusion Logs
+
+On devices where the user has opted into Android's [**Advanced Protection Mode**](https://support.google.com/android/answer/16339980) and turned on the optional Intrusion Logging featrue, Android can create and archive structured *Intrusion Logs* in an encrypted format. These logs record DNS queries, outbound network connections, process starts, ADB activity and other security-relevant events, and are a high-fidelity complement to the rest of an AndroidQF acquisition. The logs are generated on-device and encrypted before being stored in the Google account associated with the device. The encryption key is protected by the user device PIN. The intrusion log data is not accessible to Google.
+
+AndroidQF will prompt the user to download, decrypt and collect device intrusion logs as part of an acquisition. When they are present, `mvt-android check-androidqf` will automatically run the intrusion-log checks alongside the other AndroidQF modules — no extra command is required. This is the recommended workflow for Android forensic analysis with MVT.
+
+For cases where intrusion logs were collected outside of an AndroidQF acquisition, the standalone `mvt-android check-intrusion-logs` command can analyse them directly. See [Check Android Intrusion Logs](intrusion_logs.md) for details, and the [feature announcment from Amnesty International's Security Lab](https://securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2026/05/android-intrusion-logging-as-a-new-source-of-data-for-consensual-forensic-analysis/) for background on the data source.
+
 ## Android Debug Bridge analysis removed
 
-The ability to analyze Android devices directly over ADB has been removed from MVT. Use AndroidQF for device acquisition and `mvt-android check-androidqf` for analysis.
+The ability to analyze Android devices directly over ADB has been removed from MVT. Direct extraction of data from ADB was error-prone and frequently resulted in inconsistent data collection between ADB and AndroidQF acquisitions. Use AndroidQF for device acquisition and `mvt-android check-androidqf` for analysis.
 
 ## Check an Android Backup (SMS messages)
 

docs/command_completion.md

@@ -1,43 +1,66 @@
-# Command Completion 
+# Command Completion
 
-MVT utilizes the [Click](https://click.palletsprojects.com/en/stable/) library for creating its command line interface. 
+MVT utilizes the [Click](https://click.palletsprojects.com/en/stable/) library for creating its command line interface.
 
 Click provides tab completion support for Bash (version 4.4 and up), Zsh, and Fish.
 
-To enable it, you need to manually register a special function with your shell, which varies depending on the shell you are using.
+To enable it, you need to register a completion script with your shell, which varies depending on the shell you are using.
 
-The following describes how to generate the command completion scripts and add them to your shell configuration. 
+`mvt completion` generates one script which covers `mvt`, `mvt-ios` and `mvt-android`. The following describes how to generate that script and add it to your shell configuration.
 
 > **Note: You will need to start a new shell for the changes to take effect.**
 
 ### For Bash
 
 ```bash
-# Generates bash completion scripts
-echo "$(_MVT_IOS_COMPLETE=bash_source mvt-ios)" > ~/.mvt-ios-complete.bash &&
-echo "$(_MVT_ANDROID_COMPLETE=bash_source mvt-android)" > ~/.mvt-android-complete.bash
+# Generate the bash completion script
+mvt completion bash > ~/.mvt-complete.bash
 ```
 
 Add the following to `~/.bashrc`:
 ```bash
-# source mvt completion scripts
-. ~/.mvt-ios-complete.bash && .  ~/.mvt-android-complete.bash
+# source the mvt completion script
+[ -f ~/.mvt-complete.bash ] && . ~/.mvt-complete.bash
 ```
 
 ### For Zsh
 
 ```bash
-# Generates zsh completion scripts
-echo "$(_MVT_IOS_COMPLETE=zsh_source mvt-ios)" >  ~/.mvt-ios-complete.zsh &&
-echo "$(_MVT_ANDROID_COMPLETE=zsh_source mvt-android)" > ~/.mvt-android-complete.zsh
+# Generate the zsh completion script
+mvt completion zsh > ~/.mvt-complete.zsh
 ```
 
 Add the following to `~/.zshrc`:
 ```bash
-# source mvt completion scripts
-.  ~/.mvt-ios-complete.zsh  && .  ~/.mvt-android-complete.zsh
+# source the mvt completion script
+[ -f ~/.mvt-complete.zsh ] && . ~/.mvt-complete.zsh
 ```
 
+### For Fish
+
+```bash
+# Generate the fish completion script
+mkdir -p ~/.config/fish/conf.d
+mvt completion fish > ~/.config/fish/conf.d/mvt-completion.fish
+```
+
+Fish loads the files in `~/.config/fish/conf.d` automatically.
+
+### Automatic Installation
+
+MVT can write the completion file and update the relevant shell configuration for Bash and Zsh when you pass `--install`:
+
+```bash
+mvt completion bash --install
+```
+
+Replace `bash` with `zsh` or `fish` as needed. For Fish, `--install` writes the completion file into `~/.config/fish/conf.d` and changes no shell configuration.
+
+!!! note
+
+    Earlier versions generated one script per command, with `mvt-ios completion`
+    and `mvt-android completion`. Files written by them keep working. When you
+    switch to the single script, remove the old files and the lines which load
+    them from your shell configuration.
+
 For more information, visit the official [Click Docs](https://click.palletsprojects.com/en/stable/shell-completion/#enabling-completion).
-
-

docs/development.md

@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-# Development
-
-The Mobile Verification Toolkit team welcomes contributions of new forensic modules or other contributions which help improve the software.
-
-## Local environment
-
-MVT uses `uv` for dependency management. To install the project and development dependencies from the locked environment, run:
-
-```bash
-make install
-```
-
-## Testing
-
-MVT uses `pytest` for unit and integration tests. Code style consistency is maintained with `ruff` and `mypy`. All can
-be run automatically with:
-
-```bash
-make check
-```
-
-Run these tests before making new commits or opening pull requests.
-
-## Profiling
-
-Some MVT modules extract and process significant amounts of data during the analysis process or while checking results against known indicators. Care must be
-take to avoid inefficient code paths as we add new modules.
-
-MVT modules can be profiled with Python built-in `cProfile` by setting the `MVT_PROFILE` environment variable.
-
-```bash
-MVT_PROFILE=1 dev/mvt-ios check-backup test_backup
-```
-
-Open an issue or PR if you are encountering significant performance issues when analyzing a device with MVT.

docs/development/custom_commands.md

@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+# Custom CLI Commands
+
+MVT can load additional top-level commands into `mvt`, `mvt-ios` and
+`mvt-android`. A command package chooses which of the three each of its
+commands is added to.
+Custom commands are different from [custom forensic modules](index.md#custom-modules):
+commands add new CLI operations, while modules add analysis steps to existing
+`check-*` commands.
+
+!!! warning
+
+    Custom commands run as trusted Python code inside the MVT process. Install
+    or load commands only from sources you trust. MVT does not sandbox
+    third-party commands, and the MVT maintainers do not maintain them.
+
+## Install a Command Package
+
+Python packages can register a Click command or group on one or more of the MVT CLIs.
+A minimal package can expose this command from `my_mvt_plugin.py`:
+
+```python
+import click
+
+
+@click.command()
+@click.argument("path", type=click.Path(exists=True))
+def summarize(path):
+    """Summarize an acquisition."""
+    click.echo(f"Summarizing {path}")
+```
+
+Register the object in the package's `pyproject.toml`. The entry-point name is
+the command users invoke:
+
+```toml
+[project.entry-points."mvt.ios.cli_plugins"]
+summarize = "my_mvt_plugin:summarize"
+
+[project.entry-points."mvt.android.cli_plugins"]
+summarize = "my_mvt_plugin:summarize"
+```
+
+Each entry-point group adds the command to one CLI: `mvt.ios.cli_plugins` to
+`mvt-ios`, `mvt.android.cli_plugins` to `mvt-android` and `mvt.cli_plugins` to
+`mvt`. Register the command in the group of every CLI which should offer it: a
+platform-specific command belongs in one platform group, and a command which
+handles acquisitions of both platforms, as above, in both. After installing the
+package in the same environment as MVT, the command appears directly in those
+CLIs:
+
+```bash
+mvt-ios summarize ./ios-backup
+mvt-android summarize ./androidqf-output
+```
+
+For a `pipx` installation of MVT, inject the plugin into MVT's environment:
+
+```bash
+pipx inject mvt my-mvt-plugin
+```
+
+When MVT is installed in an active virtual environment, install the plugin with
+`pip` in that environment.
+
+Command packages that need their own settings, such as an API key, should store
+them in a namespaced [plugin configuration file](plugin_configuration.md)
+rather than in MVT's own `config.yaml`.
+
+### Commands on `mvt`
+
+The `mvt` command hosts what belongs to neither platform: `version`,
+`completion` and `download-iocs`. A plugin command which is not about the
+acquisition of one platform, such as one which configures the plugin or
+synchronizes the indicators it uses, belongs there too, in the
+`mvt.cli_plugins` group:
+
+```toml
+[project.entry-points."mvt.cli_plugins"]
+my-plugin = "my_mvt_plugin:my_plugin"
+```
+
+Commands in this group are added to `mvt` only, so this one is invoked as
+`mvt my-plugin`. A command on `mvt` has nothing but its name to say which
+plugin it belongs to, so name it after the plugin, and make it a Click group
+when the plugin has several operations to offer, such as
+`mvt my-plugin configure`.
+
+## Developing a Command Locally
+
+A package is how a command is distributed. While a command is being written,
+MVT can load it straight from its file instead, so the package need not be
+reinstalled after every change; an editable install of the package does the
+same through its entry points. Create a Python file that exports one Click
+command or group named `cli`:
+
+```python
+import click
+
+
+@click.command("case-summary")
+@click.argument("path", type=click.Path(exists=True))
+def cli(path):
+    """Summarize a case directory."""
+    click.echo(f"Summarizing {path}")
+```
+
+Pass the file before the custom command name:
+
+```bash
+mvt-ios --load-command ./case_summary.py case-summary ./ios-backup
+```
+
+`--load-command` can be repeated and also accepts a folder. MVT loads
+non-hidden top-level `*.py` files in sorted order and skips `__init__.py`.
+Every loaded file must export one `cli` object.
+
+To load a file or folder on every invocation, set the environment variable of
+the CLI the commands belong on. Like the entry-point groups, each variable adds
+its commands to one CLI only:
+
+```bash
+export MVT_CUSTOM_COMMANDS=./commands
+export MVT_IOS_CUSTOM_COMMANDS=./ios_commands
+export MVT_ANDROID_CUSTOM_COMMANDS=./android_commands
+```
+
+## Naming and Errors
+
+Built-in MVT commands cannot be replaced. External command names must also be
+unique on each CLI; when installed packages or environment paths collide, MVT
+keeps the first command and logs a warning. The environment path of a CLI is
+registered before its installed packages, so a command loaded from there wins a
+collision with a package. A collision from an explicit `--load-command` is a
+usage error.
+
+A package entry point or environment command that cannot be imported appears
+as a marked broken command without preventing other MVT commands from working.
+Invoke that command to see its package or file source and the underlying error.
+An invalid command supplied explicitly with `--load-command` fails immediately
+with a usage error.
+
+Installed command packages use the entry-point name as the CLI command name.
+The entry point must resolve to a `click.Command` or `click.Group`.

docs/development/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+# Development
+
+The Mobile Verification Toolkit team welcomes contributions of new forensic modules or other contributions which help improve the software.
+
+## Local environment
+
+MVT uses `uv` for dependency management. To install the project and development dependencies from the locked environment, run:
+
+```bash
+make install
+```
+
+## Testing
+
+MVT uses `pytest` for unit and integration tests. Code style consistency is maintained with `ruff` and `mypy`. All can
+be run automatically with:
+
+```bash
+make check
+```
+
+Run these tests before making new commits or opening pull requests.
+
+## Module dependencies
+
+Modules can require other modules to run first by declaring their classes in
+`dependencies`. The command runner uses a stable topological ordering, so the
+existing module list order is preserved wherever dependency constraints allow.
+
+```python
+class DependentModule(MVTModule):
+    dependencies = (PrerequisiteModule,)
+
+    def run(self):
+        prerequisite_results = self.get_dependency_results(PrerequisiteModule)
+```
+
+Selecting a single module also runs its transitive dependencies.
+
+A module can only depend on modules the command it runs in also has. When a
+declared dependency is not among them, the command logs a warning naming the
+module and the missing dependency, skips that module and everything depending
+on it, and runs the rest of the analysis. Selecting such a module with
+`--module` therefore leaves nothing to run, which the warning explains.
+
+A cycle in the dependency graph is a programming error rather than a
+configuration problem: the command logs a warning and runs no modules at all.
+
+## Custom modules
+
+Module-running `check-*` commands can load custom modules from Python files that
+are not installed as part of MVT. Load one file with:
+
+```bash
+mvt-ios check-backup --load-module ./example_module.py --output ./out ./backup
+```
+
+You can also load a folder. MVT loads non-hidden top-level `*.py` files in
+sorted order and skips `__init__.py`:
+
+```bash
+mvt-ios check-fs --load-module ./custom_modules ./filesystem-dump
+```
+
+Set `MVT_CUSTOM_MODULES` to load a folder for every module-running command. This
+folder is loaded before any `--load-module` path:
+
+```bash
+MVT_CUSTOM_MODULES=./custom_modules mvt-android check-bugreport ./bugreport.zip
+```
+
+Custom modules are normal `MVTModule` subclasses:
+
+```python
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
+
+
+class ExampleCustomModule(MVTModule):
+    supported_commands = (("ios", "check-backup"), ("ios", "check-fs"))
+    slug = "example_custom_module"
+
+    def run(self):
+        self.results = [{"message": "custom module ran"}]
+
+    def check_indicators(self):
+        pass
+
+    def serialize(self, result):
+        return None
+```
+
+Use `supported_commands` to declare the platform/command pairs a module
+supports. Empty `supported_commands` means the module will not run and MVT logs
+a warning. This explicit declaration is required for every command. Supported
+pairs are:
+
+```python
+("ios", "check-backup")
+("ios", "check-fs")
+("ios", "check-iocs")
+("ios", "check-sysdiagnose")
+("android", "check-backup")
+("android", "check-bugreport")
+("android", "check-androidqf")
+("android", "check-intrusion-logs")
+("android", "check-iocs")
+```
+
+Custom modules can depend on existing MVT module classes. Dependencies are
+resolved with the same ordering logic as built-in modules, and custom modules
+are appended after built-ins before ordering:
+
+```python
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
+from mvt.ios.modules.backup.manifest import Manifest
+
+
+class DependentCustomModule(MVTModule):
+    supported_commands = (("ios", "check-backup"),)
+    dependencies = (Manifest,)
+
+    def run(self):
+        manifest_results = self.get_dependency_results(Manifest)
+        self.results = [{"manifest_entries": len(manifest_results)}]
+```
+
+## Installed module packages
+
+Python packages can register modules so they load automatically in every
+module-running `check-*` command, without `--load-module` or
+`MVT_CUSTOM_MODULES`. Register an entry point in the `mvt.modules` group in
+the package's `pyproject.toml`:
+
+```toml
+[project.entry-points."mvt.modules"]
+mvt-plugin-amnesty-custom = "mvt_plugin_amnesty_custom:get_modules"
+```
+
+The entry point must resolve to an iterable of `MVTModule` subclasses, or to
+a callable returning one:
+
+```python
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
+
+
+class PackagedModule(MVTModule):
+    supported_commands = (("ios", "check-backup"),)
+
+    def run(self):
+        self.results = [{"message": "packaged module ran"}]
+
+
+def get_modules() -> list[type[MVTModule]]:
+    return [PackagedModule]
+```
+
+Installed modules follow the same rules as other custom modules: each module
+must declare `supported_commands`, and dependencies are resolved with the
+standard ordering logic. A broken entry point is skipped with a warning and
+does not prevent MVT from running. As with custom commands, installed module
+packages run as trusted code inside the MVT process, so install only packages
+from sources you trust.
+
+For a `pipx` installation of MVT, inject the package into MVT's environment:
+
+```bash
+pipx inject mvt mvt-plugin-amnesty-custom
+```
+
+Module packages that need their own settings, such as an API key, should store
+them in a namespaced [plugin configuration file](plugin_configuration.md)
+rather than in MVT's own `config.yaml`.
+
+### Naming module packages
+
+Name module packages `mvt-plugin-<name>` (import package `mvt_plugin_<name>`),
+and include the name of the publishing organization or author so packages from
+different groups do not collide: for example, Amnesty International's custom
+modules would be distributed as `mvt-plugin-amnesty-custom` with the import
+package `mvt_plugin_amnesty_custom`.
+
+The prefix makes module packages easy to find on PyPI and keeps their import
+names from clashing with unrelated Python packages. It is a convention, not a
+technical requirement: modules load through the `mvt.modules` entry point
+regardless of what the package is called, and existing packages with other
+names keep working. Note that the prefix is also not a mark of authenticity —
+anyone can publish a package with any available name, so vet a module package
+and its publisher before installing it, whatever it is called.
+
+### Module logging
+
+Modules log through `self.log`, and MVT names the logger for where the module
+came from. MVT's own modules log under their dotted path (for example
+`mvt.ios.modules.mixed.whatsapp`). Everything external is namespaced under
+`mvt.ext` to keep it visually distinct from built-in modules and isolated from
+MVT's internal logger tree:
+
+- Installed packages log under `mvt.ext.<package>`, with the `mvt_plugin_`
+  prefix stripped: modules in `mvt_plugin_amnesty_custom` log as
+  `mvt.ext.amnesty_custom.*`.
+- Files loaded with `--load-module` or `MVT_CUSTOM_MODULES` log as
+  `mvt.ext.<file name>`.
+
+## Auditing loaded modules
+
+Because installed module packages load automatically, MVT records where every
+module came from:
+
+- `--list-modules` groups the available modules by source: MVT itself
+  (with its version), each installed package (with its version and, when
+  installed directly from a repository, the commit), and each file loaded
+  with `--load-module` or `MVT_CUSTOM_MODULES` (with the SHA-256 hash of the
+  file).
+- When a command runs with an `--output` folder, the `command.log` file
+  records one line per module source with the source's version or hash and
+  the list of modules loaded from it.
+
+## Profiling
+
+Some MVT modules extract and process significant amounts of data during the analysis process or while checking results against known indicators. Care must be
+take to avoid inefficient code paths as we add new modules.
+
+MVT modules can be profiled with Python built-in `cProfile` by setting the `MVT_PROFILE` environment variable.
+
+```bash
+MVT_PROFILE=1 dev/mvt-ios check-backup test_backup
+```
+
+Open an issue or PR if you are encountering significant performance issues when analyzing a device with MVT.

docs/development/plugin_configuration.md

@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+# Plugin Configuration
+
+Plugin packages that add [custom CLI commands](custom_commands.md) or
+[modules](index.md#installed-module-packages) often need to store their
+own settings, such as an API key, a server URL or the timestamp of the last
+synchronization. MVT provides a namespaced settings base class so each plugin
+keeps its configuration in its own file, and a data folder for anything else a
+plugin needs to keep on disk.
+
+!!! warning
+
+    Do not write plugin settings to MVT's own `config.yaml`. MVT rewrites that
+    file with the settings it knows about every time it starts, so any other
+    section is deleted.
+
+## Where Settings Are Stored
+
+Each plugin gets one YAML file in a `plugins` folder next to MVT's own
+configuration:
+
+```
+~/.config/mvt/plugins/<plugin name>.yaml
+```
+
+The exact parent folder follows the platform convention used for MVT's
+`config.yaml` (for example `~/Library/Application Support/mvt` on macOS). Use
+`mvt.common.plugin_config.plugin_config_path()` instead of building the path by
+hand.
+
+Plugin names must be lowercase and may only contain letters, digits and dashes,
+matching the `mvt-plugin-<name>` package naming convention. MVT creates the
+`plugins` folder with `0700` permissions and writes the settings files with
+`0600` permissions, because they commonly hold credentials. Files are written
+through a temporary file and moved into place, so an interrupted save never
+leaves a partially written settings file behind.
+
+## Plugin Data Folder
+
+Everything else a plugin keeps on disk, such as a cache, a downloaded artifact
+or synchronization state, belongs in the folder returned by the `data_folder()`
+class method of the plugin's settings class, or by
+`mvt.common.plugin_config.plugin_data_folder()` called with the plugin name if
+the plugin has no settings class:
+
+```
+~/.local/share/mvt/plugin-data/<plugin name>/                # Linux
+~/Library/Application Support/mvt/plugin-data/<plugin name>/ # macOS
+```
+
+The folder sits beside MVT's own data, such as the downloaded indicators. It is
+created if it is missing, with `0700` permissions. Asking for it again returns
+the same path and leaves the contents alone, so a plugin can ask for it every
+time it needs the folder. `ExamplePluginSettings` below is the settings class
+defined in the next section:
+
+```python
+import os
+
+
+def cache_path() -> str:
+    folder = ExamplePluginSettings.data_folder()
+    return os.path.join(folder, "virustotal_lookups_cache.json")
+```
+
+A plugin which has no settings class calls
+`plugin_data_folder("example-plugin")` instead.
+
+Do not fall back on a path of your own such as `~/.cache/example-plugin`: it
+is a Linux-only convention, and MVT will not create it for you.
+
+## Defining Plugin Settings
+
+Subclass `MVTPluginSettings`, set `plugin_name` and declare typed fields with
+defaults:
+
+```python
+from typing import Optional
+
+from mvt.common.plugin_config import MVTPluginSettings
+
+
+class ExamplePluginSettings(MVTPluginSettings):
+    plugin_name = "example-plugin"
+
+    API_KEY: Optional[str] = None
+    MAX_RESULTS: int = 25
+    LAST_SYNC: Optional[str] = None
+```
+
+`load()` returns the current settings and `save()` writes them back:
+
+```python
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+import click
+
+
+def sync():
+    settings = ExamplePluginSettings.load()
+    if not settings.API_KEY:
+        raise click.ClickException(
+            "No API key configured. Set MVT_PLUGIN_EXAMPLE_PLUGIN_API_KEY or "
+            "run 'example-plugin configure'."
+        )
+
+    settings.LAST_SYNC = datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
+    settings.save()
+```
+
+A missing settings file is not an error: the plugin then runs on the field
+defaults and on whatever the environment provides. `save()` only persists the
+values that differ from the defaults, and it never touches MVT's `config.yaml`.
+A settings file that cannot be parsed, or that does not hold a mapping of
+setting names to values, raises a `PluginConfigLoadError` naming the file.
+
+Every subclass that sets its own `plugin_name` gets its own file and its own
+environment namespace. A subclass that does not redefine `plugin_name` inherits
+it, and therefore shares the file and the environment variables of its parent
+class.
+
+## Environment Variables
+
+Every field can also be set with an environment variable. The prefix is
+`MVT_PLUGIN_`, followed by the plugin name upper-cased with dashes replaced by
+underscores, followed by the field name. For the example above:
+
+```bash
+export MVT_PLUGIN_EXAMPLE_PLUGIN_API_KEY=...
+export MVT_PLUGIN_EXAMPLE_PLUGIN_MAX_RESULTS=50
+```
+
+Settings resolve in this order, from highest to lowest priority:
+
+1. Arguments passed to the settings class directly, such as
+   `ExamplePluginSettings(API_KEY="...")`
+2. Environment variables
+3. The plugin's YAML file
+4. The field defaults declared on the settings class
+
+!!! tip
+
+    On shared or multi-user machines, prefer passing API keys through
+    environment variables rather than saving them to the plugin file. `save()`
+    skips every value that the environment currently supplies, so a credential
+    provided that way is not copied into the settings file when a plugin saves
+    an unrelated setting.
+
+Unknown keys in a plugin's YAML file are ignored, so a settings file written by
+a newer version of a plugin does not break an older one.

docs/docker.md

@@ -31,4 +31,18 @@ Test if the image was created successfully:
 docker run -it mvt
 ```
 
-If a prompt is spawned successfully, you can close it with `exit`.
+If a prompt is spawned successfully, you can close it with `exit`.
+
+## Access an iOS device from Docker
+
+On the Linux host, install and start [usbmuxd](https://github.com/libimobiledevice/usbmuxd), then connect and unlock the iOS device. The daemon exposes the device through the `/var/run/usbmuxd` socket.
+
+Bind that socket into the container to let MVT communicate with the device:
+
+```bash
+docker run -it \
+    --mount type=bind,source=/var/run/usbmuxd,target=/var/run/usbmuxd \
+    ghcr.io/mvt-project/mvt
+```
+
+If you built the image from source, replace `ghcr.io/mvt-project/mvt` with `mvt`. 

docs/index.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT) is a tool to facilitate the [consensual forens
 It has been developed and released by the [Amnesty International Security Lab](https://securitylab.amnesty.org) in July 2021 in the context of the [Pegasus Project](https://forbiddenstories.org/about-the-pegasus-project/) along with [a technical forensic methodology](https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2021/07/forensic-methodology-report-how-to-catch-nso-groups-pegasus/). It continues to be maintained by Amnesty International and other contributors.
 
 
-In this documentation you will find instructions on how to install and run the `mvt-ios` and `mvt-android` commands, and guidance on how to interpret the extracted results.
+In this documentation you will find instructions on how to install and run the `mvt-ios`, `mvt-android` and `mvt` commands, and guidance on how to interpret the extracted results.
 
 ## Resources
 

docs/install.md

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ It is recommended to try installing and running MVT from [Windows Subsystem Linu
    pipx install mvt
    ```
 
-You now should have the `mvt-ios` and `mvt-android` utilities installed. If you run into problems with these commands not being found, ensure you have run `pipx ensurepath` and opened a new terminal window.
+You now should have the `mvt`, `mvt-ios` and `mvt-android` utilities installed. If you run into problems with these commands not being found, ensure you have run `pipx ensurepath` and opened a new terminal window.
 
 ### Installing from PyPI directly into a virtual environment
 You can use `pipenv`, `poetry` etc. for your virtual environment, but the provided example is with the built-in `venv` tool:
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ source env/bin/activate
 pip install mvt
 ```
 
-The `mvt-ios` and `mvt-android` utilities should now be available as commands whenever the virtual environment is active.
+The `mvt`, `mvt-ios` and `mvt-android` utilities should now be available as commands whenever the virtual environment is active.
 
 ### Installing from git source with pipx
 If you want to have the latest features in development, you can install MVT directly from the source code in git.
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ If you want to have the latest features in development, you can install MVT dire
 pipx install --force git+https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt.git
 ```
 
-You now should have the `mvt-ios` and `mvt-android` utilities installed.
+You now should have the `mvt`, `mvt-ios` and `mvt-android` utilities installed.
 
 **Notes:**
 1. The `--force` flag is necessary to force the reinstallation of the package.

docs/iocs.md

@@ -34,6 +34,27 @@ It is also possible to load STIX2 files automatically from the environment varia
 export MVT_STIX2="/home/user/IOC1.stix2:/home/user/IOC2.stix2"
 ```
 
+## Network Access
+
+When checking URL indicators, MVT follows recognized shortened URLs with an
+HTTP `HEAD` request. URL checks are deduplicated and run concurrently, with at
+most 20 requests in progress at a time. Redirects within an individual URL
+chain are still followed sequentially. The following environment variables
+control these requests:
+
+- `MVT_NETWORK_ACCESS_ALLOWED` enables or disables network requests. It defaults
+  to `true`. Set it to `false` to prevent MVT from attempting to resolve
+  shortened URLs.
+- `MVT_NETWORK_TIMEOUT` sets the request timeout in seconds. It defaults to
+  `15`.
+
+For example, to run IOC checks without resolving shortened URLs:
+
+```bash
+MVT_NETWORK_ACCESS_ALLOWED=false mvt-ios check-iocs \
+    --iocs ~/iocs/malware.stix2 /path/to/iphone/output/
+```
+
 ## STIX2 Support
 
 So far MVT implements only a subset of [STIX2 specifications](https://docs.oasis-open.org/cti/stix/v2.1/csprd01/stix-v2.1-csprd01.html):
@@ -50,9 +71,7 @@ So far MVT implements only a subset of [STIX2 specifications](https://docs.oasis
 - [This repository](https://github.com/Te-k/stalkerware-indicators) contains IOCs for Android stalkerware including [a STIX MVT-compatible file](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Te-k/stalkerware-indicators/master/generated/stalkerware.stix2).
 - We are also maintaining [a list of IOCs](https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt-indicators) in STIX format from public spyware campaigns.
 
-You can automaticallly download the latest public indicator files with the command `mvt-ios download-iocs` or `mvt-android download-iocs`. These commands download the list of indicators from the [mvt-indicators](https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt-indicators/blob/main/indicators.yaml) repository and store them in the [appdir](https://pypi.org/project/appdirs/) folder. They are then loaded automatically by MVT.
+You can automatically download the latest public indicator files with the command `mvt download-iocs`. The per-platform forms `mvt-ios download-iocs` and `mvt-android download-iocs` do the same thing. These commands download the list of indicators from the [mvt-indicators](https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt-indicators/blob/main/indicators.yaml) repository and store them in the [appdir](https://pypi.org/project/appdirs/) folder. They are then loaded automatically by MVT.
 
 Please [open an issue](https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt/issues/) to suggest new sources of STIX-formatted IOCs.
 
-
-

docs/ios/records.md

@@ -312,6 +312,15 @@ If indicators are provided through the command-line, they are checked against th
 
 ---
 
+### `urls.json`
+
+This JSON file collects URLs extracted from SMS, iMessage, and WhatsApp
+messages. Each entry contains the original URL, its expanded destination when
+MVT resolved a shortened URL during indicator checking, the message timestamp,
+and its `sms` or `whatsapp` source.
+
+---
+
 ### `sms_attachments.json`
 
 !!! info "Availability"
@@ -408,7 +417,21 @@ If indicators are provided through the command-line, they are checked against th
     Backup: :material-check:
     Full filesystem dump: :material-check:
 
-This JSON file is created by mvt-ios' `WhatsApp` module. The module extracts a list of WhatsApp messages from the SQLite database located at *private/var/mobile/Containers/Shared/AppGroup/\*/ChatStorage.sqlite*.
+This JSON file is created by mvt-ios' `WhatsApp` module. The module extracts a list of WhatsApp messages from the SQLite database located at *private/var/mobile/Containers/Shared/AppGroup/\*/ChatStorage.sqlite*, along with one record per chat session (marked with `"record_type": "chat_session"`) containing the first and last interaction dates of each conversation. Chat sessions produce `chat_first_message` and `chat_last_message` timeline events, and group chats additionally produce a `group_created` event. A chat session's last-message date can postdate its newest stored message when the most recent messages in the chat were deleted.
+
+Recent WhatsApp versions key 1:1 chat sessions by an opaque LID identifier rather than the contact's phone number. The module resolves these using the `ZWAPHONENUMBERLIDPAIR` table from the *LID.sqlite* database in the same app group (or from *ChatStorage.sqlite* itself in versions that store it there), populating `partner_resolved_phone_number` on chat session records and using the phone number in timeline events. Each LID-phone number pair is also extracted as a record (`"record_type": "lid_phone_number_pair"`) and produces a `lid_pair_recorded` timeline event marking when WhatsApp learned the association.
 
 If indicators are provided through the command-line, they are checked against the extracted HTTP links. Any matches are stored in *whatsapp_detected.json*.
 
+---
+
+### `whatsapp_contacts.json`
+
+!!! info "Availability"
+    Backup: :material-check:
+    Full filesystem dump: :material-check:
+
+This JSON file is created by mvt-ios' `WhatsappContacts` module. The module extracts WhatsApp contact records from the SQLite database located at *private/var/mobile/Containers/Shared/AppGroup/\*/ContactsV2.sqlite*, including each contact's phone number, WhatsApp and LID identifiers, and the per-contact disappearing messages timer, which is not recorded in *ChatStorage.sqlite*. Each timestamp stored on a contact record produces a timeline event: `disappearing_mode_set` (when the disappearing messages timer was last changed), `about_changed` (when the contact last changed their "about" text), `about_expiration` (when a timed "about" is scheduled to expire) and `contact_last_updated` (when the contact record was last updated).
+
+This database is often missing from incremental backups. When it cannot be found, the module logs a warning and produces no results, in which case the disappearing messages state of chats cannot be determined from the backup.
+

docs/ios/sysdiagnose.md

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Check an iOS Sysdiagnose
+
+`mvt-ios check-sysdiagnose` prepares an iOS sysdiagnose archive for analysis by
+custom MVT modules. MVT does not include built-in sysdiagnose modules. You must
+load at least one custom module that explicitly supports this command.
+
+The command accepts either an extracted sysdiagnose directory or the original
+gzip-compressed tar archive.
+
+```bash
+mvt-ios check-sysdiagnose \
+    --load-module ./sysdiagnose_modules.py \
+    --output ./results \
+    ./sysdiagnose_2024.01.02_03-04-05+0200.tar.gz
+```
+
+Use `--hashes` to include hashes for analyzed files in `info.json`, and
+`--list-modules` to display the eligible custom modules without running them.
+
+## Writing a custom module
+
+Extend `SysdiagnoseExtraction` to access the archive contents consistently for
+both directory and tar inputs. Each module must declare the command explicitly
+in `supported_commands`.
+
+```python
+from mvt.ios.modules.sysdiagnose import SysdiagnoseExtraction
+
+
+class ExampleSysdiagnoseModule(SysdiagnoseExtraction):
+    supported_commands = (("ios", "check-sysdiagnose"),)
+    slug = "example_sysdiagnose"
+
+    def run(self):
+        paths = self._get_files_by_pattern("*/example.log")
+        if paths:
+            content = self._get_file_content(paths[0]).decode("utf-8", "replace")
+            self.results = [{"content": content}]
+
+    def check_indicators(self):
+        pass
+
+    def serialize(self, result):
+        return None
+```
+
+The base class provides `from_sysdiagnose_folder()` and
+`from_sysdiagnose_tar()` setup hooks, as well as protected file lookup, file
+reading, and timezone extraction helpers. IPS crash-report metadata is exposed
+on `ips_files`.

mkdocs.yml

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ repo_url: https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt
 edit_uri: edit/main/docs/
 copyright: Copyright © 2021-2023 MVT Project Developers
 site_description: Mobile Verification Toolkit Documentation
+not_in_nav: |
+    android/adb.md
 markdown_extensions:
     - attr_list
     - admonition
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ nav:
     - Welcome: "index.md"
     - Introduction: "introduction.md"
     - Installation: "install.md"
+    - Command Completion: "command_completion.md"
     - Using Docker: "docker.md"
     - MVT for iOS:
         - iOS Forensic Methodology: "ios/methodology.md"
@@ -39,10 +42,15 @@ nav:
         - Check a Filesystem Dump:
             - Dumping the filesystem: "ios/filesystem/dump.md"
             - Check a Filesystem Dump with mvt-ios: "ios/filesystem/check.md"
+        - Check a Sysdiagnose: "ios/sysdiagnose.md"
         - Records extracted by mvt-ios: "ios/records.md"
     - MVT for Android:
         - Android Forensic Methodology: "android/methodology.md"
         - Check an Android Backup (SMS messages): "android/backup.md"
+        - Check Android Intrusion Logs: "android/intrusion_logs.md"
     - Indicators of Compromise: "iocs.md"
-    - Development: "development.md"
+    - Development:
+        - Development Instructions: "development/index.md"
+        - Custom CLI Commands: "development/custom_commands.md"
+        - Plugin Configuration: "development/plugin_configuration.md"
     - License: "license.md"

pyproject.toml

@@ -17,25 +17,25 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "click==8.3.2",
-    "rich==14.3.3",
-    "tld==0.13.1",
-    "requests==2.33.1",
-    "simplejson==3.20.2",
-    "packaging==26.0",
+    "click==8.4.2",
+    "rich==15.0.0",
+    "tld==0.13.2",
+    "requests==2.34.2",
+    "simplejson==4.1.1",
+    "packaging==26.3",
     "appdirs==1.4.4",
     "iOSbackup==0.9.925",
     "adb-shell[usb]==0.4.4",
-    "libusb1==3.3.1",
-    "cryptography==47.0.0",
+    "libusb1==3.4.0",
+    "cryptography==50.0.0",
     "PyYAML>=6.0.2",
-    "pyahocorasick==2.2.0",
-    "betterproto2==0.9.1",
-    "pydantic==2.13.3",
-    "pydantic-settings==2.13.1",
+    "pyahocorasick==2.3.1",
+    "betterproto2==0.10.0",
+    "pydantic==2.13.4",
+    "pydantic-settings==2.15.0",
     "NSKeyedUnArchiver==1.5.2",
     "python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0",
-    "tzdata==2026.1",
+    "tzdata==2026.3",
 ]
 requires-python = ">= 3.10"
 
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ homepage = "https://docs.mvt.re/en/latest/"
 repository = "https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt"
 
 [project.scripts]
-mvt-ios = "mvt.ios:cli"
-mvt-android = "mvt.android:cli"
+mvt = "mvt.cli:main"
+mvt-ios = "mvt.ios:main"
+mvt-android = "mvt.android:main"
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
@@ -65,9 +66,9 @@ dev = [
 docs = [
     "mkdocs==1.6.1",
     "mkdocs-autorefs==1.4.4",
-    "mkdocs-material==9.7.6",
+    "mkdocs-material==9.7.7",
     "mkdocs-material-extensions==1.3.1",
-    "mkdocstrings==1.0.4",
+    "mkdocstrings==1.0.6",
 ]
 
 [build-system]

src/mvt/android/__init__.py

@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
-from .cli import cli
+from .cli import cli, main

src/mvt/android/artifacts/dumpsys_accessibility.py

@@ -10,16 +10,20 @@ from .artifact import AndroidArtifact
 
 class DumpsysAccessibilityArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
     def check_indicators(self) -> None:
-        if not self.indicators:
-            return
-
         for result in self.results:
-            ioc_match = self.indicators.check_app_id(result["package_name"])
-            if ioc_match:
-                self.alertstore.critical(
-                    ioc_match.message, "", result, matched_indicator=ioc_match.ioc
+            if self.indicators:
+                ioc_match = self.indicators.check_app_id(result["package_name"])
+                if ioc_match:
+                    self.alertstore.critical(
+                        ioc_match.message, "", result, matched_indicator=ioc_match.ioc
+                    )
+                    continue
+
+            self.alertstore.medium(
+                f'Found accessibility service: "{result["service"]}"',
+                "",
+                result,
                 )
-                continue
 
     def parse(self, content: str) -> None:
         """

src/mvt/android/artifacts/dumpsys_adb.py

@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ from .artifact import AndroidArtifact
 class DumpsysADBArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
     multiline_fields = ["user_keys", "keystore"]
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def is_structural_line(key: str, vals: list) -> bool:
+        if key == "}":
+            return True
+        # XML keystore continuations also split on "=", but never into an identifier.
+        return len(vals) == 2 and key.isidentifier()
+
     def indented_dump_parser(self, dump_data):
         """
         Parse the indented dumpsys output, generated by DualDumpOutputStream in Android.
@@ -41,10 +48,18 @@ class DumpsysADBArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
                 if key == "":
                     # If the line is empty, it's the terminator for the multiline value
                     in_multiline = False
-                    stack.pop()
-                else:
+                    if isinstance(stack[-1], list):
+                        stack.pop()
+                    continue
+
+                if not self.is_structural_line(key, vals):
                     current_dict.append(line.lstrip())
-                continue
+                    continue
+
+                in_multiline = False
+                if isinstance(stack[-1], list):
+                    stack.pop()
+                current_dict = stack[-1]
 
             if key == "}":
                 stack.pop()
@@ -131,10 +146,17 @@ class DumpsysADBArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
             )
             return
 
-        # TODO: Parse AdbDebuggingManager line in output.
-        start_of_json = content.find(b"\n{") + 2
-        end_of_json = content.rfind(b"}\n") - 2
-        json_content = content[start_of_json:end_of_json].rstrip()
+        start_of_json = content.find(b"\n{")
+        if start_of_json == -1:
+            self.log.error("Unable to find ADB manager state in dumpsys output")
+            return
+
+        end_of_json = content.rfind(b"}\n")
+        if end_of_json == -1 or end_of_json <= start_of_json:
+            self.log.error("Unable to find complete ADB manager state in dumpsys output")
+            return
+
+        json_content = content[start_of_json + 2 : end_of_json - 2].rstrip()
 
         parsed = self.indented_dump_parser(json_content)
         if parsed.get("debugging_manager") is None:

src/mvt/android/artifacts/dumpsys_battery_daily.py

@@ -50,13 +50,11 @@ class DumpsysBatteryDailyArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
     def parse(self, output: str) -> None:
         daily = None
         daily_updates: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
-        package_versions: dict[
-            str, str
-        ] = {}  # Track package versions to detect downgrades
+        records: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
         for line in output.splitlines():
             if line.startswith("  Daily from "):
                 if len(daily_updates) > 0:
-                    self.results.extend(daily_updates)
+                    records.extend(daily_updates)
                     daily_updates = []
 
                 timeframe = line[13:].strip()
@@ -89,35 +87,53 @@ class DumpsysBatteryDailyArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
                     "vers": vers_nr,
                 }
 
-                # Check for uninstall (version 0)
-                if vers_nr == "0":
-                    self.alertstore.medium(
-                        f"Detected uninstall of package {package_name} (vers 0)",
-                        daily["from"],
-                        update_record,
-                    )
-                # Check for downgrade
-                elif package_name in package_versions:
-                    try:
-                        current_vers = int(vers_nr)
-                        previous_vers = int(package_versions[package_name])
-                        if current_vers < previous_vers:
-                            update_record["action"] = "downgrade"
-                            update_record["previous_vers"] = str(previous_vers)
-                            self.alertstore.medium(
-                                f"Detected downgrade of package {package_name} "
-                                f"from vers {previous_vers} to vers {current_vers}",
-                                daily["from"],
-                                update_record,
-                            )
-                    except ValueError:
-                        # If version numbers aren't integers, skip comparison
-                        pass
-
-                # Update tracking dictionary
-                package_versions[package_name] = vers_nr
-
                 daily_updates.append(update_record)
 
         if len(daily_updates) > 0:
-            self.results.extend(daily_updates)
+            records.extend(daily_updates)
+
+        self._detect_uninstalls_and_downgrades(records)
+        self.results.extend(records)
+
+    def _detect_uninstalls_and_downgrades(
+        self, records: list[dict[str, Any]]
+    ) -> None:
+        package_versions: dict[str, int] = {}
+
+        for record in sorted(
+            records,
+            key=lambda record: (
+                record["from"],
+                record["to"],
+                record["package_name"],
+            ),
+        ):
+            package_name = record["package_name"]
+            vers_nr = record["vers"]
+
+            if vers_nr == "0":
+                self.alertstore.medium(
+                    f"Detected uninstall of package {package_name} (vers 0)",
+                    record["from"],
+                    record,
+                )
+                package_versions.pop(package_name, None)
+                continue
+
+            try:
+                current_vers = int(vers_nr)
+            except ValueError:
+                continue
+
+            previous_vers = package_versions.get(package_name)
+            if previous_vers is not None and current_vers < previous_vers:
+                record["action"] = "downgrade"
+                record["previous_vers"] = str(previous_vers)
+                self.alertstore.medium(
+                    f"Detected downgrade of package {package_name} "
+                    f"from vers {previous_vers} to vers {current_vers}",
+                    record["from"],
+                    record,
+                )
+
+            package_versions[package_name] = current_vers

src/mvt/android/artifacts/dumpsys_battery_history.py

@@ -31,21 +31,38 @@ class DumpsysBatteryHistoryArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
             if line.strip() == "":
                 break
 
-            time_elapsed = line.strip().split(" ", 1)[0]
+            time_parts = line.strip().split()
+            time_elapsed = time_parts[0]
+            if (
+                len(time_parts) > 1
+                and len(time_parts[0]) == 5
+                and time_parts[0][2] == "-"
+                and ":" in time_parts[1]
+            ):
+                time_elapsed = " ".join(time_parts[:2])
 
             event = ""
             if line.find("+job") > 0:
                 event = "start_job"
-                uid = line[line.find("+job") + 5 : line.find(":")]
-                service = line[line.find(":") + 1 :].strip('"')
+                payload = line.split("+job=", 1)[1]
+                uid, separator, service = payload.partition(":")
+                if not separator:
+                    continue
+                service = service.strip().strip('"')
                 package_name = service.split("/")[0]
             elif line.find("-job") > 0:
                 event = "end_job"
-                uid = line[line.find("-job") + 5 : line.find(":")]
-                service = line[line.find(":") + 1 :].strip('"')
+                payload = line.split("-job=", 1)[1]
+                uid, separator, service = payload.partition(":")
+                if not separator:
+                    continue
+                service = service.strip().strip('"')
                 package_name = service.split("/")[0]
             elif line.find("+running +wake_lock=") > 0:
-                uid = line[line.find("+running +wake_lock=") + 21 : line.find(":")]
+                payload = line.split("+running +wake_lock=", 1)[1]
+                uid, separator, _ = payload.partition(":")
+                if not separator:
+                    continue
                 event = "wake"
                 service = (
                     line[line.find("*walarm*:") + 9 :].split(" ")[0].strip('"').strip()

src/mvt/android/artifacts/dumpsys_dbinfo.py

@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ class DumpsysDBInfoArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
 
     def parse(self, output: str) -> None:
         rxp = re.compile(
-            r".*\[([0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2} [0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}\.[0-9]{3})\].*\[Pid:\((\d+)\)\](\w+).*sql\=\"(.+?)\""
-        )  # pylint: disable=line-too-long
-        rxp_no_pid = re.compile(
-            r".*\[([0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2} [0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}\.[0-9]{3})\][ ]{1}(\w+).*sql\=\"(.+?)\""
+            r".*\[((?:[0-9]{4}-)?[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2} "
+            r"[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}\.[0-9]{3})\]\s*"
+            r"(?:\[Pid:\((\d+)\)\])?([\w-]+).*?sql=\"(.+?)\""
         )  # pylint: disable=line-too-long
 
         pool = None
@@ -56,29 +55,16 @@ class DumpsysDBInfoArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
                 pool = None
                 continue
 
-            matches = rxp.findall(line)
-            if not matches:
-                matches = rxp_no_pid.findall(line)
-                if not matches:
-                    continue
+            match = rxp.match(line)
+            if not match:
+                continue
 
-                match = matches[0]
-                self.results.append(
-                    {
-                        "isodate": match[0],
-                        "action": match[1],
-                        "sql": match[2],
-                        "path": pool,
-                    }
-                )
-            else:
-                match = matches[0]
-                self.results.append(
-                    {
-                        "isodate": match[0],
-                        "pid": match[1],
-                        "action": match[2],
-                        "sql": match[3],
-                        "path": pool,
-                    }
-                )
+            result = {
+                "isodate": match.group(1),
+                "action": match.group(3),
+                "sql": match.group(4),
+                "path": pool,
+            }
+            if match.group(2):
+                result["pid"] = match.group(2)
+            self.results.append(result)

src/mvt/android/artifacts/dumpsys_packages.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
 import re
-from typing import Any, Dict, List
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 from mvt.android.utils import ROOT_PACKAGES
 from mvt.common.module_types import ModuleAtomicResult, ModuleSerializedResult
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ from .artifact import AndroidArtifact
 
 class DumpsysPackagesArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
     def check_indicators(self) -> None:
+        alerted_root_packages = set()
         for result in self.results:
-            # XXX: De-duplication Package detections
             if result["package_name"] in ROOT_PACKAGES:
+                if result["package_name"] in alerted_root_packages:
+                    continue
+                alerted_root_packages.add(result["package_name"])
                 self.alertstore.medium(
                     f'Found an installed package related to rooting/jailbreaking: "{result["package_name"]}"',
                     "",
@@ -68,6 +71,8 @@ class DumpsysPackagesArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
             "timestamp": "",
             "first_install_time": "",
             "last_update_time": "",
+            "installer": "",
+            "system": False,
             "permissions": list(),
             "requested_permissions": list(),
         }
@@ -75,7 +80,14 @@ class DumpsysPackagesArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
         in_runtime_permissions = False
         in_declared_permissions = False
         in_requested_permissions = True
+        current_user: Optional[int] = None
+        first_install_times: Dict[Optional[int], str] = {}
+        runtime_permissions: Dict[Optional[int], List[Dict[str, Any]]] = {}
         for line in output.splitlines():
+            user_match = re.match(r"User (\d+):", line.strip())
+            if user_match:
+                current_user = int(user_match.group(1))
+
             if in_install_permissions:
                 if line.startswith(" " * 4) and not line.startswith(" " * 6):
                     in_install_permissions = False
@@ -99,7 +111,7 @@ class DumpsysPackagesArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
                     if "granted=" in lineinfo[1]:
                         granted = "granted=true" in lineinfo[1]
 
-                    details["permissions"].append(
+                    runtime_permissions.setdefault(current_user, []).append(
                         {"name": permission, "granted": granted, "type": "runtime"}
                     )
             if in_declared_permissions:
@@ -123,8 +135,12 @@ class DumpsysPackagesArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
                 details["version_code"] = line.split("=", 1)[1].strip()
             elif line.strip().startswith("timeStamp="):
                 details["timestamp"] = line.split("=")[1].strip()
+            elif line.strip().startswith("installerPackageName="):
+                details["installer"] = line.split("=", 1)[1].strip()
+            elif line.strip().startswith("pkgFlags="):
+                details["system"] = "SYSTEM" in line.split("=", 1)[1].split()
             elif line.strip().startswith("firstInstallTime="):
-                details["first_install_time"] = line.split("=")[1].strip()
+                first_install_times[current_user] = line.split("=", 1)[1].strip()
             elif line.strip().startswith("lastUpdateTime="):
                 details["last_update_time"] = line.split("=")[1].strip()
             elif line.strip() == "install permissions:":
@@ -136,6 +152,19 @@ class DumpsysPackagesArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
             elif line.strip() == "requested permissions:":
                 in_requested_permissions = True
 
+        if 0 in first_install_times:
+            details["first_install_time"] = first_install_times[0]
+        elif None in first_install_times:
+            details["first_install_time"] = first_install_times[None]
+        elif first_install_times:
+            details["first_install_time"] = next(iter(first_install_times.values()))
+
+        if 0 in runtime_permissions:
+            details["permissions"].extend(runtime_permissions[0])
+        elif None in runtime_permissions:
+            details["permissions"].extend(runtime_permissions[None])
+        elif runtime_permissions:
+            details["permissions"].extend(next(iter(runtime_permissions.values())))
         return details
 
     def parse_dumpsys_packages(self, output: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
@@ -188,7 +217,7 @@ class DumpsysPackagesArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
         package = []
 
         in_package_list = False
-        for line in content.split("\n"):
+        for line in content.splitlines():
             if line.startswith("Packages:"):
                 in_package_list = True
                 continue

src/mvt/android/artifacts/dumpsys_receivers.py

@@ -96,6 +96,18 @@ class DumpsysReceiversArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
                 self.results[intent] = []
                 continue
 
+            parts = line.strip().split(" ")
+            if len(parts) < 2:
+                # A single-token line here is not a receiver. Real dumpstate
+                # output can print an action header mis-indented (observed with
+                # 15 leading spaces instead of 6), which used to raise
+                # IndexError and abort the whole module. Treat a trailing-colon
+                # token as the next action, skip anything else.
+                if parts[0].endswith(":"):
+                    intent = parts[0][:-1]
+                    self.results.setdefault(intent, [])
+                continue
+
             # If we are not in an intent block yet, skip.
             if not intent:
                 continue
@@ -109,7 +121,7 @@ class DumpsysReceiversArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
 
             # If we got this far, we are processing receivers for the
             # activities we are interested in.
-            receiver = line.strip().split(" ")[1]
+            receiver = parts[1]
             package_name = receiver.split("/")[0]
 
             self.results[intent].append(

src/mvt/android/artifacts/processes.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from .artifact import AndroidArtifact
 
 class Processes(AndroidArtifact):
     def parse(self, entry: str) -> None:
-        for line in entry.split("\n")[1:]:
+        for line in entry.splitlines()[1:]:
             proc = line.split()
 
             # Skip empty lines

src/mvt/android/artifacts/settings.py

@@ -67,11 +67,14 @@ class Settings(AndroidArtifact):
                     # Check if one of the dangerous settings is using an unsafe
                     # value (different than the one specified).
                     if danger["key"] == key and danger["safe_value"] != value:
-                        self.log.warning(
-                            'Found suspicious "%s" setting "%s = %s" (%s)',
-                            namespace,
-                            key,
-                            value,
-                            danger["description"],
+                        self.alertstore.medium(
+                            f'Found suspicious "{namespace}" setting "{key} = {value}" ({danger["description"]})',
+                            "",
+                            {
+                                "namespace": namespace,
+                                "key": key,
+                                "value": value,
+                                "description": danger["description"],
+                            },
                         )
                         break

src/mvt/android/artifacts/tombstone_crashes.py

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ TOMBSTONE_TEXT_KEY_MAPPINGS = {
     "signal": "signal_info",
     "code": "code",
     "Cause": "cause",
+    "Abort message": "abort_message",
 }
 
 
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ class TombstoneCrashResult(pydantic.BaseModel):
     uid: int
     signal_info: SignalInfo
     cause: Optional[str] = None
+    causes: Optional[List[dict]] = None
+    abort_message: Optional[str] = None
     extra: Optional[str] = None
 
 
@@ -101,8 +104,7 @@ class TombstoneCrashArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
                 continue
 
             if result.get("command_line", []):
-                command_name = result.get("command_line")[0].split("/")[-1]
-                command_name = result["command_line"][0]
+                command_name = result["command_line"][0].split("/")[-1]
                 ioc_match = self.indicators.check_process(command_name)
                 if ioc_match:
                     self.alertstore.critical(
@@ -200,13 +202,18 @@ class TombstoneCrashArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
             # eg. "Process uptime: 40s"
             tombstone[destination_key] = int(value_clean.rstrip("s"))
         elif destination_key == "command_line":
-            # XXX: Check if command line should be a single string in a list, or a list of strings.
+            # Wrap in list for consistency with protobuf format (repeated string).
             tombstone[destination_key] = [value_clean]
         else:
             tombstone[destination_key] = value_clean
         return True
 
     def _load_pid_line(self, line: str, tombstone: dict) -> bool:
+        # The first pid line identifies the crashing thread. Full text tombstones
+        # contain additional pid lines for the other threads in the process.
+        if "pid" in tombstone:
+            return True
+
         try:
             parts = line.split(" >>> ") if " >>> " in line else line.split(">>>")
             process_info = parts[0]
@@ -262,7 +269,7 @@ class TombstoneCrashArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
     @staticmethod
     def _parse_timestamp_string(timestamp: str) -> str:
         timestamp_parsed = parser.parse(timestamp)
-        # HACK: Swap the local timestamp to UTC, so keep the original time and avoid timezone conversion.
+        # Preserve the source wall-clock time while returning the project-wide ISO format.
         local_timestamp = timestamp_parsed.replace(tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
         return convert_datetime_to_iso(local_timestamp)
 

src/mvt/android/cli.py

@@ -4,9 +4,16 @@
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
 import logging
+from zipfile import BadZipFile
 
 import click
 
+from mvt.common.cli_plugins import (
+    ANDROID_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP,
+    MVT_ANDROID_CUSTOM_COMMANDS_ENV,
+    load_cli_commands_option,
+    register_cli_plugins,
+)
 from mvt.common.cmd_check_iocs import CmdCheckIOCS
 from mvt.common.help import (
     HELP_MSG_ANDROID_BACKUP_PASSWORD,
@@ -16,25 +23,32 @@ from mvt.common.help import (
     HELP_MSG_CHECK_ANDROIDQF,
     HELP_MSG_CHECK_BUGREPORT,
     HELP_MSG_CHECK_IOCS,
+    HELP_MSG_CHECK_INTRUSION_LOGS,
+    HELP_MSG_DELAY_CHECKS,
     HELP_MSG_DISABLE_INDICATOR_UPDATE_CHECK,
     HELP_MSG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK,
     HELP_MSG_HASHES,
     HELP_MSG_IOC,
     HELP_MSG_LIST_MODULES,
+    HELP_MSG_LOAD_MODULE,
     HELP_MSG_MODULE,
     HELP_MSG_NONINTERACTIVE,
     HELP_MSG_OUTPUT,
     HELP_MSG_STIX2,
     HELP_MSG_VERBOSE,
     HELP_MSG_VERSION,
+    HELP_MSG_VIRUS_TOTAL,
 )
 from mvt.common.logo import logo
+from mvt.common.module_loader import CustomModuleLoadError, load_custom_modules
 from mvt.common.updates import IndicatorsUpdates
 from mvt.common.utils import init_logging, set_verbose_logging
 
 from .cmd_check_androidqf import CmdAndroidCheckAndroidQF
 from .cmd_check_backup import CmdAndroidCheckBackup
 from .cmd_check_bugreport import CmdAndroidCheckBugreport
+from .cmd_check_intrusion_logs import CmdAndroidCheckIntrusionLogs
+from .modules.intrusion_logs import INTRUSION_LOGS_MODULES
 from .modules.androidqf import ANDROIDQF_MODULES
 from .modules.backup import BACKUP_MODULES
 from .modules.backup.helpers import cli_load_android_backup_password
@@ -56,10 +70,18 @@ def _get_disable_flags(ctx):
     )
 
 
+def _load_custom_modules(load_module):
+    try:
+        return load_custom_modules(load_module)
+    except CustomModuleLoadError as exc:
+        raise click.ClickException(str(exc)) from exc
+
+
 # ==============================================================================
 # Main
 # ==============================================================================
 @click.group(invoke_without_command=False)
+@load_cli_commands_option
 @click.option(
     "--disable-update-check", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK
 )
@@ -82,7 +104,7 @@ def cli(ctx, disable_update_check, disable_indicator_update_check):
 # ==============================================================================
 # Command: version
 # ==============================================================================
-@cli.command("version", help=HELP_MSG_VERSION)
+@cli.command("version", context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS, help=HELP_MSG_VERSION)
 def version():
     return
 
@@ -116,11 +138,28 @@ def check_adb(ctx):
 @click.option("--output", "-o", type=click.Path(exists=False), help=HELP_MSG_OUTPUT)
 @click.option("--list-modules", "-l", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_LIST_MODULES)
 @click.option("--module", "-m", help=HELP_MSG_MODULE)
+@click.option(
+    "--load-module",
+    type=click.Path(exists=True),
+    multiple=True,
+    default=[],
+    help=HELP_MSG_LOAD_MODULE,
+)
 @click.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VERBOSE)
 @click.argument("BUGREPORT_PATH", type=click.Path(exists=True))
 @click.pass_context
-def check_bugreport(ctx, iocs, output, list_modules, module, verbose, bugreport_path):
+def check_bugreport(
+    ctx,
+    iocs,
+    output,
+    list_modules,
+    module,
+    load_module,
+    verbose,
+    bugreport_path,
+):
     set_verbose_logging(verbose)
+    custom_modules = _load_custom_modules(load_module)
     # Always generate hashes as bug reports are small.
     cmd = CmdAndroidCheckBugreport(
         target_path=bugreport_path,
@@ -130,6 +169,7 @@ def check_bugreport(ctx, iocs, output, list_modules, module, verbose, bugreport_
         hashes=True,
         disable_version_check=_get_disable_flags(ctx)[0],
         disable_indicator_check=_get_disable_flags(ctx)[1],
+        custom_modules=custom_modules,
     )
 
     if list_modules:
@@ -138,7 +178,10 @@ def check_bugreport(ctx, iocs, output, list_modules, module, verbose, bugreport_
 
     log.info("Checking Android bug report at path: %s", bugreport_path)
 
-    cmd.run()
+    try:
+        cmd.run()
+    except BadZipFile as exc:
+        raise click.ClickException(f"Invalid bugreport archive: {exc}") from exc
     cmd.show_alerts_brief()
     cmd.show_support_message()
 
@@ -161,6 +204,13 @@ def check_bugreport(ctx, iocs, output, list_modules, module, verbose, bugreport_
 )
 @click.option("--output", "-o", type=click.Path(exists=False), help=HELP_MSG_OUTPUT)
 @click.option("--list-modules", "-l", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_LIST_MODULES)
+@click.option(
+    "--load-module",
+    type=click.Path(exists=True),
+    multiple=True,
+    default=[],
+    help=HELP_MSG_LOAD_MODULE,
+)
 @click.option("--non-interactive", "-n", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_NONINTERACTIVE)
 @click.option("--backup-password", "-p", help=HELP_MSG_ANDROID_BACKUP_PASSWORD)
 @click.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VERBOSE)
@@ -171,12 +221,14 @@ def check_backup(
     iocs,
     output,
     list_modules,
+    load_module,
     non_interactive,
     backup_password,
     verbose,
     backup_path,
 ):
     set_verbose_logging(verbose)
+    custom_modules = _load_custom_modules(load_module)
 
     # Always generate hashes as backups are generally small.
     cmd = CmdAndroidCheckBackup(
@@ -190,6 +242,7 @@ def check_backup(
         },
         disable_version_check=_get_disable_flags(ctx)[0],
         disable_indicator_check=_get_disable_flags(ctx)[1],
+        custom_modules=custom_modules,
     )
 
     if list_modules:
@@ -220,7 +273,18 @@ def check_backup(
 @click.option("--output", "-o", type=click.Path(exists=False), help=HELP_MSG_OUTPUT)
 @click.option("--list-modules", "-l", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_LIST_MODULES)
 @click.option("--module", "-m", help=HELP_MSG_MODULE)
+@click.option(
+    "--load-module",
+    type=click.Path(exists=True),
+    multiple=True,
+    default=[],
+    help=HELP_MSG_LOAD_MODULE,
+)
 @click.option("--hashes", "-H", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_HASHES)
+@click.option("--virustotal", "-V", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VIRUS_TOTAL)
+@click.option(
+    "--delay", "-d", type=click.IntRange(min=0), default=16, help=HELP_MSG_DELAY_CHECKS
+)
 @click.option("--non-interactive", "-n", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_NONINTERACTIVE)
 @click.option("--backup-password", "-p", help=HELP_MSG_ANDROID_BACKUP_PASSWORD)
 @click.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VERBOSE)
@@ -232,13 +296,17 @@ def check_androidqf(
     output,
     list_modules,
     module,
+    load_module,
     hashes,
+    virustotal,
+    delay,
     non_interactive,
     backup_password,
     verbose,
     androidqf_path,
 ):
     set_verbose_logging(verbose)
+    custom_modules = _load_custom_modules(load_module)
 
     cmd = CmdAndroidCheckAndroidQF(
         target_path=androidqf_path,
@@ -249,9 +317,12 @@ def check_androidqf(
         module_options={
             "interactive": not non_interactive,
             "backup_password": cli_load_android_backup_password(log, backup_password),
+            "virustotal": virustotal,
+            "virustotal_delay": delay,
         },
         disable_version_check=_get_disable_flags(ctx)[0],
         disable_indicator_check=_get_disable_flags(ctx)[1],
+        custom_modules=custom_modules,
     )
 
     if list_modules:
@@ -266,6 +337,85 @@ def check_androidqf(
     cmd.show_support_message()
 
 
+# ==============================================================================
+# Command: check-intrusion-logs
+# ==============================================================================
+@cli.command(
+    "check-intrusion-logs",
+    context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS,
+    help=HELP_MSG_CHECK_INTRUSION_LOGS,
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--iocs",
+    "-i",
+    type=click.Path(exists=True),
+    multiple=True,
+    default=[],
+    help=HELP_MSG_IOC,
+)
+@click.option("--output", "-o", type=click.Path(exists=False), help=HELP_MSG_OUTPUT)
+@click.option("--list-modules", "-l", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_LIST_MODULES)
+@click.option("--module", "-m", help=HELP_MSG_MODULE)
+@click.option(
+    "--load-module",
+    type=click.Path(exists=True),
+    multiple=True,
+    default=[],
+    help=HELP_MSG_LOAD_MODULE,
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--timezone",
+    "-t",
+    default=None,
+    help=(
+        "IANA timezone name for the device, for example 'Europe/Paris'. "
+        "When provided, event timestamps are expressed in the device's local "
+        "time instead of UTC."
+    ),
+)
+@click.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VERBOSE)
+@click.argument("LOGS_PATH", type=click.Path(exists=True))
+@click.pass_context
+def check_intrusion_logs(
+    ctx,
+    iocs,
+    output,
+    list_modules,
+    module,
+    load_module,
+    timezone,
+    verbose,
+    logs_path,
+):
+    set_verbose_logging(verbose)
+    custom_modules = _load_custom_modules(load_module)
+
+    module_options = {}
+    if timezone:
+        module_options["device_timezone"] = timezone
+
+    cmd = CmdAndroidCheckIntrusionLogs(
+        target_path=logs_path,
+        results_path=output,
+        ioc_files=iocs,
+        module_name=module,
+        module_options=module_options if module_options else None,
+        disable_version_check=_get_disable_flags(ctx)[0],
+        disable_indicator_check=_get_disable_flags(ctx)[1],
+        custom_modules=custom_modules,
+    )
+
+    if list_modules:
+        cmd.list_modules()
+        return
+
+    log.info("Checking intrusion logs at path: %s", logs_path)
+
+    cmd.run()
+    cmd.show_alerts_brief()
+    cmd.show_support_message()
+
+
 # ==============================================================================
 # Command: check-iocs
 # ==============================================================================
@@ -280,11 +430,29 @@ def check_androidqf(
 )
 @click.option("--list-modules", "-l", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_LIST_MODULES)
 @click.option("--module", "-m", help=HELP_MSG_MODULE)
+@click.option(
+    "--load-module",
+    type=click.Path(exists=True),
+    multiple=True,
+    default=[],
+    help=HELP_MSG_LOAD_MODULE,
+)
 @click.argument("FOLDER", type=click.Path(exists=True))
 @click.pass_context
-def check_iocs(ctx, iocs, list_modules, module, folder):
-    cmd = CmdCheckIOCS(target_path=folder, ioc_files=iocs, module_name=module)
-    cmd.modules = BACKUP_MODULES + BUGREPORT_MODULES + ANDROIDQF_MODULES
+def check_iocs(ctx, iocs, list_modules, module, load_module, folder):
+    custom_modules = _load_custom_modules(load_module)
+    cmd = CmdCheckIOCS(
+        target_path=folder,
+        ioc_files=iocs,
+        module_name=module,
+        disable_version_check=_get_disable_flags(ctx)[0],
+        disable_indicator_check=_get_disable_flags(ctx)[1],
+        custom_modules=custom_modules,
+        platform="android",
+    )
+    cmd.modules = (
+        BACKUP_MODULES + BUGREPORT_MODULES + ANDROIDQF_MODULES + INTRUSION_LOGS_MODULES
+    )
 
     if list_modules:
         cmd.list_modules()
@@ -302,3 +470,21 @@ def check_iocs(ctx, iocs, list_modules, module, folder):
 def download_indicators():
     ioc_updates = IndicatorsUpdates()
     ioc_updates.update()
+
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# Entry point of the mvt-android console script
+# ==============================================================================
+def main() -> None:
+    """Register the external commands and run the mvt-android CLI.
+
+    External commands are registered here rather than when this module is
+    imported, so that importing MVT never runs third-party code and a plugin
+    importing from MVT cannot re-enter a module that is still initializing.
+    """
+    register_cli_plugins(
+        cli,
+        entry_point_group=ANDROID_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP,
+        environment_variable=MVT_ANDROID_CUSTOM_COMMANDS_ENV,
+    )
+    cli()

src/mvt/android/cmd_check_androidqf.py

@@ -3,16 +3,22 @@
 # Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
+import json
 import logging
 import os
+import shutil
+import tempfile
 import zipfile
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List, Optional
 
-from mvt.android.cmd_check_backup import CmdAndroidCheckBackup
+from mvt.android.artifacts.getprop import GetProp
+from mvt.android.cmd_check_intrusion_logs import CmdAndroidCheckIntrusionLogs
+from mvt.android.cmd_check_backup import CmdAndroidCheckBackup, InvalidAndroidBackup
 from mvt.android.cmd_check_bugreport import CmdAndroidCheckBugreport
 from mvt.common.command import Command
 from mvt.common.indicators import Indicators
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
 
 from .modules.androidqf import ANDROIDQF_MODULES
 from .modules.androidqf.base import AndroidQFModule
@@ -46,6 +52,7 @@ class CmdAndroidCheckAndroidQF(Command):
         sub_command: Optional[bool] = False,
         disable_version_check: bool = False,
         disable_indicator_check: bool = False,
+        custom_modules: Optional[list[type[MVTModule]]] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             target_path=target_path,
@@ -60,8 +67,10 @@ class CmdAndroidCheckAndroidQF(Command):
             log=log,
             disable_version_check=disable_version_check,
             disable_indicator_check=disable_indicator_check,
+            custom_modules=custom_modules,
         )
 
+        self.platform = "android"
         self.name = "check-androidqf"
         self.modules = ANDROIDQF_MODULES
 
@@ -86,6 +95,47 @@ class CmdAndroidCheckAndroidQF(Command):
             self.__zip = zipfile.ZipFile(self.target_path)
             self.__files = self.__zip.namelist()
 
+        self._load_acquisition_context()
+
+    def _load_acquisition_context(self) -> None:
+        """Pass AndroidQF acquisition metadata to nested commands and modules."""
+        context = {}
+        metadata_files = [
+            file_path
+            for file_path in self.__files
+            if file_path.replace("\\", "/").rsplit("/", 1)[-1] == "acquisition.json"
+        ]
+        for file_path in metadata_files:
+            try:
+                metadata = json.loads(self._get_file_content(file_path))
+                if isinstance(metadata, dict):
+                    context["started"] = metadata.get("started")
+                    context["adb_host_public_key"] = metadata.get("adb_host_public_key")
+                    break
+            except (json.JSONDecodeError, OSError, TypeError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+                self.log.warning(
+                    'Unable to read AndroidQF acquisition metadata "%s"', file_path
+                )
+
+        if not context.get("adb_host_public_key"):
+            key_files = [
+                file_path
+                for file_path in self.__files
+                if file_path.replace("\\", "/").rsplit("/", 1)[-1] == "adb_host_key.pub"
+            ]
+            for file_path in key_files:
+                try:
+                    context["adb_host_public_key"] = self._get_file_content(
+                        file_path
+                    ).decode("utf-8")
+                    break
+                except (OSError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+                    self.log.warning(
+                        'Unable to read AndroidQF ADB host key "%s"', file_path
+                    )
+
+        self.module_options["androidqf_acquisition"] = context
+
     def module_init(self, module: AndroidQFModule) -> None:  # type: ignore[override]
         if self.__format == "zip" and self.__zip:
             module.from_zip(self.__zip, self.__files)
@@ -139,6 +189,55 @@ class CmdAndroidCheckAndroidQF(Command):
 
         raise NoAndroidQFBackup
 
+    def _read_device_timezone(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        getprop_files = [
+            f for f in self.__files if f.replace("\\", "/").endswith("getprop.txt")
+        ]
+        if not getprop_files:
+            self.log.warning(
+                "Could not find getprop.txt; intrusion log timestamps will use UTC."
+            )
+            return None
+
+        try:
+            content = self._get_file_content(getprop_files[0]).decode(
+                "utf-8", errors="ignore"
+            )
+        except Exception as exc:
+            self.log.warning("Could not read getprop.txt: %s", exc)
+            return None
+
+        props = GetProp()
+        props.parse(content)
+        timezone = props.get_device_timezone()
+        if timezone:
+            self.log.info(
+                "Device timezone identified from getprop.txt: %s",
+                timezone,
+            )
+        else:
+            self.log.warning(
+                "persist.sys.timezone not found in getprop.txt; "
+                "intrusion log timestamps will use UTC."
+            )
+
+        return timezone
+
+    def _get_file_content(self, file_path: str) -> bytes:
+        if self.__format == "zip" and self.__zip:
+            handle = self.__zip.open(file_path)
+            try:
+                return handle.read()
+            finally:
+                handle.close()
+
+        if self.__format == "dir" and self.target_path:
+            parent_path = Path(self.target_path).absolute().parent.as_posix()
+            with open(os.path.join(parent_path, file_path), "rb") as handle:
+                return handle.read()
+
+        raise FileNotFoundError(file_path)
+
     def run_bugreport_cmd(self) -> bool:
         bugreport = None
         try:
@@ -157,11 +256,13 @@ class CmdAndroidCheckAndroidQF(Command):
                 module_options=self.module_options,
                 hashes=self.hashes,
                 sub_command=True,
+                custom_modules=self.custom_modules,
             )
             cmd.from_zip(bugreport)
             cmd.run()
 
             self.timeline.extend(cmd.timeline)
+            self.url_results.extend(cmd.url_results)
             self.alertstore.extend(cmd.alertstore.alerts)
         finally:
             if bugreport:
@@ -186,17 +287,111 @@ class CmdAndroidCheckAndroidQF(Command):
             module_options=self.module_options,
             hashes=self.hashes,
             sub_command=True,
+            custom_modules=self.custom_modules,
         )
-        cmd.from_ab(backup)
+        try:
+            cmd.from_ab(backup)
+        except InvalidAndroidBackup as exc:
+            self.log.warning(
+                "Skipping backup modules as backup.ab is malformed: %s", exc
+            )
+            return False
+
         cmd.run()
 
         self.timeline.extend(cmd.timeline)
+        self.url_results.extend(cmd.url_results)
         self.alertstore.extend(cmd.alertstore.alerts)
         return True
 
+    def run_intrusion_logs_cmd(self) -> bool:
+        intrusion_log_files = [
+            f
+            for f in self.__files
+            if "/intrusion_logs/" in f.replace("\\", "/")
+            or f.replace("\\", "/").startswith("intrusion_logs/")
+        ]
+
+        if not intrusion_log_files:
+            self.log.info(
+                "No intrusion_logs folder found in AndroidQF data, "
+                "skipping intrusion logs analysis."
+            )
+            return False
+
+        self.log.info(
+            "Found intrusion_logs folder in AndroidQF data, running intrusion logs analysis."
+        )
+
+        intrusion_logs_path = None
+        temp_dir = None
+
+        try:
+            if self.__format == "dir" and self.target_path:
+                intrusion_logs_path = os.path.join(
+                    os.path.abspath(self.target_path), "intrusion_logs"
+                )
+                if not os.path.isdir(intrusion_logs_path):
+                    self.log.warning(
+                        "intrusion_logs directory not found at %s",
+                        intrusion_logs_path,
+                    )
+                    return False
+
+            elif self.__format == "zip" and self.__zip:
+                temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="mvt_intrusion_logs_")
+                temp_root = Path(temp_dir).resolve()
+                for entry in intrusion_log_files:
+                    normalized = entry.replace("\\", "/")
+                    idx = normalized.find("intrusion_logs/")
+                    relative = normalized[idx + len("intrusion_logs/") :]
+                    if not relative or relative.endswith("/"):
+                        continue
+
+                    target = (temp_root / relative).resolve()
+                    if not target.is_relative_to(temp_root):
+                        self.log.warning(
+                            "Skipping unsafe intrusion log archive entry: %s", entry
+                        )
+                        continue
+
+                    target.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+                    with self.__zip.open(entry) as src, target.open("wb") as dst:
+                        dst.write(src.read())
+
+                intrusion_logs_path = temp_dir
+            else:
+                return False
+
+            adv_module_options = dict(self.module_options or {})
+            if device_timezone := self._read_device_timezone():
+                adv_module_options["device_timezone"] = device_timezone
+
+            cmd = CmdAndroidCheckIntrusionLogs(
+                target_path=intrusion_logs_path,
+                results_path=self.results_path,
+                ioc_files=self.ioc_files,
+                iocs=self.iocs,
+                module_options=adv_module_options,
+                hashes=self.hashes,
+                sub_command=True,
+                custom_modules=self.custom_modules,
+            )
+            cmd.run()
+
+            self.timeline.extend(cmd.timeline)
+            self.url_results.extend(cmd.url_results)
+            self.alertstore.extend(cmd.alertstore.alerts)
+            return True
+
+        finally:
+            if temp_dir:
+                shutil.rmtree(temp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+
     def finish(self) -> None:
         """
-        Run the bugreport and backup modules if the respective files are found in the AndroidQF data.
+        Run nested modules if their respective files are found in AndroidQF data.
         """
         self.run_bugreport_cmd()
         self.run_backup_cmd()
+        self.run_intrusion_logs_cmd()

src/mvt/android/cmd_check_backup.py

@@ -21,12 +21,17 @@ from mvt.android.parsers.backup import (
 )
 from mvt.common.command import Command
 from mvt.common.indicators import Indicators
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
 
 from .modules.backup import BACKUP_MODULES
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+class InvalidAndroidBackup(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
 class CmdAndroidCheckBackup(Command):
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -41,6 +46,7 @@ class CmdAndroidCheckBackup(Command):
         sub_command: Optional[bool] = False,
         disable_version_check: bool = False,
         disable_indicator_check: bool = False,
+        custom_modules: Optional[list[type[MVTModule]]] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             target_path=target_path,
@@ -55,8 +61,10 @@ class CmdAndroidCheckBackup(Command):
             log=log,
             disable_version_check=disable_version_check,
             disable_indicator_check=disable_indicator_check,
+            custom_modules=custom_modules,
         )
 
+        self.platform = "android"
         self.name = "check-backup"
         self.modules = BACKUP_MODULES
 
@@ -68,6 +76,10 @@ class CmdAndroidCheckBackup(Command):
         self.__type = "ab"
         header = parse_ab_header(ab_file_bytes)
         if not header["backup"]:
+            if self.sub_command:
+                raise InvalidAndroidBackup(
+                    "Invalid backup format, file should be in .ab format"
+                )
             log.critical("Invalid backup format, file should be in .ab format")
             sys.exit(1)
 
@@ -83,12 +95,25 @@ class CmdAndroidCheckBackup(Command):
             log.critical("Invalid backup password")
             sys.exit(1)
         except AndroidBackupParsingError as exc:
+            if self.sub_command:
+                raise InvalidAndroidBackup(
+                    f"Impossible to parse this backup file: {exc}"
+                ) from exc
             log.critical("Impossible to parse this backup file: %s", exc)
             log.critical("Please use Android Backup Extractor (ABE) instead")
             sys.exit(1)
 
         dbytes = io.BytesIO(tardata)
-        self.__tar = tarfile.open(fileobj=dbytes)
+        try:
+            self.__tar = tarfile.open(fileobj=dbytes)
+        except tarfile.TarError as exc:
+            if self.sub_command:
+                raise InvalidAndroidBackup(
+                    f"Impossible to parse this backup file: {exc}"
+                ) from exc
+            log.critical("Impossible to parse this backup file: %s", exc)
+            log.critical("Please use Android Backup Extractor (ABE) instead")
+            sys.exit(1)
         for member in self.__tar:
             self.__files.append(member.name)
 

src/mvt/android/cmd_check_bugreport.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from zipfile import ZipFile
 from mvt.android.modules.bugreport.base import BugReportModule
 from mvt.common.command import Command
 from mvt.common.indicators import Indicators
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
 
 from .modules.bugreport import BUGREPORT_MODULES
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ class CmdAndroidCheckBugreport(Command):
         sub_command: Optional[bool] = False,
         disable_version_check: bool = False,
         disable_indicator_check: bool = False,
+        custom_modules: Optional[list[type[MVTModule]]] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             target_path=target_path,
@@ -46,8 +48,10 @@ class CmdAndroidCheckBugreport(Command):
             log=log,
             disable_version_check=disable_version_check,
             disable_indicator_check=disable_indicator_check,
+            custom_modules=custom_modules,
         )
 
+        self.platform = "android"
         self.name = "check-bugreport"
         self.modules = BUGREPORT_MODULES
 

src/mvt/android/cmd_check_intrusion_logs.py

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 The MVT Authors.
+# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
+#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
+
+import logging
+import os
+from typing import Optional
+
+from mvt.common.command import Command
+from mvt.common.indicators import Indicators
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
+
+from .modules.intrusion_logs import (
+    INTRUSION_LOGS_MODULES,
+    KNOWN_INTRUSION_LOG_EVENT_TYPES,
+)
+from .modules.intrusion_logs.base import IntrusionLogsModule
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class CmdAndroidCheckIntrusionLogs(Command):
+    """Command to check Android Intrusion Logging files."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        target_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        results_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        ioc_files: Optional[list] = None,
+        iocs: Optional[Indicators] = None,
+        module_name: Optional[str] = None,
+        serial: Optional[str] = None,
+        module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
+        hashes: Optional[bool] = False,
+        sub_command: Optional[bool] = False,
+        disable_version_check: bool = False,
+        disable_indicator_check: bool = False,
+        custom_modules: Optional[list[type[MVTModule]]] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(
+            target_path=target_path,
+            results_path=results_path,
+            ioc_files=ioc_files,
+            iocs=iocs,
+            module_name=module_name,
+            serial=serial,
+            module_options=module_options,
+            hashes=hashes,
+            sub_command=sub_command,
+            log=log,
+            disable_version_check=disable_version_check,
+            disable_indicator_check=disable_indicator_check,
+            custom_modules=custom_modules,
+        )
+
+        self.platform = "android"
+        self.name = "check-intrusion-logs"
+        self.modules = INTRUSION_LOGS_MODULES
+        self._all_events: dict[str, list[dict]] = {}
+
+    def init(self) -> None:
+        if not self.target_path:
+            raise ValueError("No target path specified")
+
+        if not os.path.isdir(self.target_path) and not (
+            os.path.isfile(self.target_path)
+            and self.target_path.lower().endswith(".zip")
+        ):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Target path must be a directory or a .zip file: {self.target_path}"
+            )
+
+        self.log.info("Checking intrusion logs at path: %s", self.target_path)
+        self._all_events = self._pre_load_events()
+
+    def module_init(self, module: IntrusionLogsModule) -> None:  # type: ignore[override]
+        module.il_events_by_type = self._all_events
+
+    def finish(self) -> None:
+        return
+
+    def _pre_load_events(self) -> dict[str, list[dict]]:
+        """Load and parse all advanced-log files once for reuse by all modules."""
+        self.log.info("Pre-loading intrusion log files from: %s", self.target_path)
+
+        loader = IntrusionLogsModule(
+            target_path=self.target_path,
+            log=self.log,
+        )
+
+        try:
+            all_events = loader.load_all_events(self.target_path)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            self.log.error("Failed to pre-load events: %s", exc)
+            return {}
+
+        total_events = sum(len(events) for events in all_events.values())
+        self.log.info(
+            "Pre-loaded %d events across %d type(s); modules will reuse this data",
+            total_events,
+            len(all_events),
+        )
+
+        unknown_event_types = sorted(
+            event_type
+            for event_type in all_events
+            if event_type not in KNOWN_INTRUSION_LOG_EVENT_TYPES
+        )
+        if unknown_event_types:
+            self.log.warning(
+                "Found unknown intrusion logging event type(s): %s. "
+                "Please open an issue on GitHub so MVT can add support for them.",
+                ", ".join(unknown_event_types),
+            )
+
+        return all_events

src/mvt/android/modules/androidqf/__init__.py

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 
 from .aqf_files import AQFFiles
 from .aqf_getprop import AQFGetProp
+from .aqf_log_timestamps import AQFLogTimestamps
 from .aqf_packages import AQFPackages
 from .aqf_processes import AQFProcesses
 from .aqf_settings import AQFSettings
 from .mounts import Mounts
 from .root_binaries import RootBinaries
-from .sms import SMS
 
 ANDROIDQF_MODULES = [
     AQFPackages,
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ANDROIDQF_MODULES = [
     AQFGetProp,
     AQFSettings,
     AQFFiles,
-    SMS,
+    AQFLogTimestamps,
     RootBinaries,
     Mounts,
 ]

src/mvt/android/modules/androidqf/aqf_files.py

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class AQFFiles(AndroidQFModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,
@@ -107,16 +107,16 @@ class AQFFiles(AndroidQFModule):
                     msg = f'Found {file_type}file at suspicious path "{result["path"]}"'
                     self.alertstore.high(msg, "", result)
 
-            if result.get("sha256", "") == "":
-                continue
-
-            ioc_match = self.indicators.check_file_hash(result.get("sha256") or "")
-            if ioc_match:
-                self.alertstore.critical(
-                    ioc_match.message, "", result, matched_indicator=ioc_match.ioc
-                )
-
-            # TODO: adds SHA1 and MD5 when available in MVT
+            for hash_key in ("sha256", "sha1", "md5"):
+                file_hash = result.get(hash_key, "")
+                if not file_hash:
+                    continue
+                ioc_match = self.indicators.check_file_hash(file_hash)
+                if ioc_match:
+                    self.alertstore.critical(
+                        ioc_match.message, "", result, matched_indicator=ioc_match.ioc
+                    )
+                    break
 
     def run(self) -> None:
         if timezone := self._get_device_timezone():
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class AQFFiles(AndroidQFModule):
                 data = json.loads(rawdata)
             except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
                 data = []
-                for line in rawdata.split("\n"):
+                for line in rawdata.splitlines():
                     if line.strip() == "":
                         continue
                     data.append(json.loads(line))
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ class AQFFiles(AndroidQFModule):
                         utc_timestamp = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
                             file_data[ts], tz=datetime.timezone.utc
                         )
-                        # Convert the UTC timestamp to local tiem on Android device's local timezone
+                        # Convert the UTC timestamp to local time on Android device's local timezone
                         local_timestamp = utc_timestamp.astimezone(device_timezone)
 
-                        # HACK: We only output the UTC timestamp in convert_datetime_to_iso, we
-                        # set the timestamp timezone to UTC, to avoid the timezone conversion again.
+                        # Preserve the device-local wall-clock time while using
+                        # the project-wide ISO conversion helper.
                         local_timestamp = local_timestamp.replace(
                             tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc
                         )

src/mvt/android/modules/androidqf/aqf_getprop.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class AQFGetProp(GetPropArtifact, AndroidQFModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class AQFGetProp(GetPropArtifact, AndroidQFModule):
             log=log,
             results=results,
         )
-        self.results: list = []
+        self.results: list = [] if results is None else results
 
     def run(self) -> None:
         getprop_files = self._get_files_by_pattern("*/getprop.txt")

src/mvt/android/modules/androidqf/aqf_log_timestamps.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class AQFLogTimestamps(FileTimestampsArtifact, AndroidQFModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,

src/mvt/android/modules/androidqf/aqf_packages.py

@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@
 
 import json
 import logging
+import time
 from typing import Optional
 
+from rich.progress import track
+
 from mvt.android.utils import (
     BROWSER_INSTALLERS,
     PLAY_STORE_INSTALLERS,
@@ -15,7 +18,8 @@ from mvt.android.utils import (
     SYSTEM_UPDATE_PACKAGES,
     THIRD_PARTY_STORE_INSTALLERS,
 )
-from mvt.common.module_types import ModuleResults
+from mvt.common.module_types import ModuleAtomicResult, ModuleResults
+from mvt.common.virustotal import VTNoKey, VTQuotaExceeded, virustotal_lookup
 
 from .base import AndroidQFModule
 
@@ -30,7 +34,7 @@ class AQFPackages(AndroidQFModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,
@@ -125,6 +129,65 @@ class AQFPackages(AndroidQFModule):
                         )
                         break
 
+        if self.module_options.get("virustotal", False):
+            self.check_virustotal(
+                delay=self.module_options.get("virustotal_delay", 0)
+            )
+
+    def check_virustotal(self, delay: int = 0) -> None:
+        files_by_hash: dict[
+            str, list[tuple[ModuleAtomicResult, ModuleAtomicResult]]
+        ] = {}
+        for package in self.results:
+            if package.get("system", False):
+                continue
+
+            for package_file in package.get("files", []):
+                file_hash = package_file.get("sha256")
+                if not file_hash:
+                    continue
+
+                files_by_hash.setdefault(file_hash, []).append((package, package_file))
+
+        total_hashes = len(files_by_hash)
+        if total_hashes == 0:
+            return
+
+        progress_desc = f"Looking up {total_hashes} package files on VirusTotal..."
+        for index, file_hash in enumerate(
+            track(files_by_hash, description=progress_desc)
+        ):
+            try:
+                results = virustotal_lookup(file_hash)
+            except VTNoKey as exc:
+                self.log.warning("%s", exc)
+                return
+            except VTQuotaExceeded as exc:
+                self.log.warning("Unable to continue VirusTotal lookups: %s", exc)
+                break
+
+            if index < total_hashes - 1 and delay > 0:
+                time.sleep(delay)
+
+            if not results:
+                continue
+
+            attributes = results.get("attributes", {})
+            stats = attributes.get("last_analysis_stats", {})
+            positives = stats.get("malicious", 0)
+            total = len(attributes.get("last_analysis_results", {}))
+            detection = f"{positives}/{total}"
+
+            for package, package_file in files_by_hash[file_hash]:
+                package_file["virustotal"] = detection
+                if positives > 0:
+                    self.alertstore.high(
+                        f'VirusTotal flagged package "{package["name"]}" file '
+                        f'"{package_file["path"]}" with {detection} detections',
+                        "",
+                        package,
+                    )
+
     def run(self) -> None:
         packages = self._get_files_by_pattern("*/packages.json")
         if not packages:

src/mvt/android/modules/androidqf/aqf_processes.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class AQFProcesses(ProcessesArtifact, AndroidQFModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,

src/mvt/android/modules/androidqf/aqf_settings.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class AQFSettings(SettingsArtifact, AndroidQFModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class AQFSettings(SettingsArtifact, AndroidQFModule):
             log=log,
             results=results,
         )
-        self.results: dict = {}
+        self.results: dict = results if results is not None else {}
 
     def run(self) -> None:
         for setting_file in self._get_files_by_pattern("*/settings_*.txt"):
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class AQFSettings(SettingsArtifact, AndroidQFModule):
 
             self.results[namespace] = {}
             data = self._get_file_content(setting_file)
-            for line in data.decode("utf-8").split("\n"):
+            for line in data.decode("utf-8").splitlines():
                 line = line.strip()
                 try:
                     key, value = line.split("=", 1)

src/mvt/android/modules/androidqf/base.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class AndroidQFModule(MVTModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,

src/mvt/android/modules/androidqf/mounts.py

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Mounts(MountsArtifact, AndroidQFModule):
             log=log,
             results=results,
         )
-        self.results: list = []
+        self.results: list = [] if results is None else results
 
     def run(self) -> None:
         """
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ class Mounts(MountsArtifact, AndroidQFModule):
                 # AndroidQF format: array of strings like
                 # "/dev/block/dm-12 on / type ext4 (ro,seclabel,noatime)"
                 mount_content = "\n".join(json_data)
+            else:
+                self.log.error("Expected mounts.json to contain a list of mount lines")
+                return
             self.parse(mount_content)
         except Exception as exc:
             self.log.error("Failed to parse mount information: %s", exc)

src/mvt/android/modules/androidqf/sms.py

@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 The MVT Authors.
-# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
-#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1
-
-import logging
-from typing import Optional
-
-from mvt.android.modules.backup.helpers import prompt_or_load_android_backup_password
-from mvt.android.parsers.backup import (
-    AndroidBackupParsingError,
-    InvalidBackupPassword,
-    parse_ab_header,
-    parse_backup_file,
-    parse_tar_for_sms,
-)
-
-from .base import AndroidQFModule
-
-
-class SMS(AndroidQFModule):
-    """
-    This module analyse SMS file in backup
-
-    XXX: We should also de-duplicate this AQF module, but first we
-    need to add tests for loading encrypted SMS backups through the backup
-    sub-module.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        file_path: Optional[str] = None,
-        target_path: Optional[str] = None,
-        results_path: Optional[str] = None,
-        module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
-        log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: Optional[list] = None,
-    ) -> None:
-        super().__init__(
-            file_path=file_path,
-            target_path=target_path,
-            results_path=results_path,
-            module_options=module_options,
-            log=log,
-            results=results,
-        )
-
-    def check_indicators(self) -> None:
-        if not self.indicators:
-            return
-
-        for message in self.results:
-            if "body" not in message:
-                continue
-
-            ioc_match = self.indicators.check_domains(message.get("links", []))
-            if ioc_match:
-                self.alertstore.critical(
-                    ioc_match.message, "", message, matched_indicator=ioc_match.ioc
-                )
-
-    def parse_backup(self, data):
-        header = parse_ab_header(data)
-        if not header["backup"]:
-            self.log.critical("Invalid backup format, backup.ab was not analysed")
-            return
-
-        password = None
-        if header["encryption"] != "none":
-            password = prompt_or_load_android_backup_password(
-                self.log, self.module_options
-            )
-            if not password:
-                self.log.critical("No backup password provided.")
-                return
-
-        try:
-            tardata = parse_backup_file(data, password=password)
-        except InvalidBackupPassword:
-            self.log.critical("Invalid backup password")
-            return
-        except AndroidBackupParsingError:
-            self.log.critical(
-                "Impossible to parse this backup file, please use"
-                " Android Backup Extractor instead"
-            )
-            return
-
-        if not tardata:
-            return
-
-        try:
-            self.results = parse_tar_for_sms(tardata)
-        except AndroidBackupParsingError:
-            self.log.info(
-                "Impossible to read SMS from the Android Backup, "
-                "please extract the SMS and try extracting it with "
-                "Android Backup Extractor"
-            )
-            return
-
-    def run(self) -> None:
-        files = self._get_files_by_pattern("*/backup.ab")
-        if not files:
-            self.log.info("No backup data found")
-            return
-
-        self.parse_backup(self._get_file_content(files[0]))
-        self.log.info("Identified %d SMS in backup data", len(self.results))

src/mvt/android/modules/backup/base.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class BackupModule(MVTModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,

src/mvt/android/modules/backup/helpers.py

@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
 
-from rich.prompt import Prompt
-
 from mvt.common.config import settings
+from mvt.common.password import prompt_password
 
 MVT_ANDROID_BACKUP_PASSWORD = "MVT_ANDROID_BACKUP_PASSWORD"
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ def prompt_or_load_android_backup_password(log, module_options):
 
     # The default is to allow interactivity
     elif module_options.get("interactive", True):
-        backup_password = Prompt.ask(prompt="Enter backup password", password=True)
+        backup_password = prompt_password("Enter backup password: ")
     else:
         log.critical(
             "Cannot decrypt backup because interactivity"

src/mvt/android/modules/backup/sms.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class SMS(BackupModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class SMS(BackupModule):
         if not self.indicators:
             return
 
+        messages = []
+        url_batches = []
         for message in self.results:
             if "body" not in message:
                 continue
@@ -44,12 +46,21 @@ class SMS(BackupModule):
             if message_links == []:
                 message_links = check_for_links(message.get("text", ""))
 
-            ioc_match = self.indicators.check_urls(message_links)
+            messages.append(message)
+            url_batches.append(message_links)
+
+        for message, ioc_match in zip(
+            messages, self.indicators.check_url_batches(url_batches)
+        ):
             if ioc_match:
                 self.alertstore.critical(
                     ioc_match.message, "", message, matched_indicator=ioc_match.ioc
                 )
-                continue
+
+    def collect_url_results(self) -> None:
+        for message in self.results:
+            for url in message.get("links", []):
+                self.add_url_result(url, message.get("isodate"), "sms")
 
     def run(self) -> None:
         sms_path = "apps/com.android.providers.telephony/d_f/*_sms_backup"

src/mvt/android/modules/bugreport/base.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class BugReportModule(MVTModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,

src/mvt/android/modules/bugreport/dumpsys_accessibility.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class DumpsysAccessibility(DumpsysAccessibilityArtifact, BugReportModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,

src/mvt/android/modules/bugreport/dumpsys_activities.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class DumpsysActivities(DumpsysPackageActivitiesArtifact, BugReportModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,

src/mvt/android/modules/bugreport/dumpsys_adb_state.py

@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 # Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
+import base64
+import binascii
+import datetime
 import logging
 from typing import Optional
 
 from mvt.android.artifacts.dumpsys_adb import DumpsysADBArtifact
 from mvt.common.module_types import ModuleResults
+from mvt.common.utils import convert_datetime_to_iso
 
 from .base import BugReportModule
 
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ class DumpsysADBState(DumpsysADBArtifact, BugReportModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,
@@ -53,3 +57,122 @@ class DumpsysADBState(DumpsysADBArtifact, BugReportModule):
                 "Identified a total of %d trusted ADB keys",
                 len(self.results[0].get("user_keys", [])),
             )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _key_material(public_key: object) -> str:
+        if isinstance(public_key, bytes):
+            public_key = public_key.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
+        if not isinstance(public_key, str):
+            return ""
+        return public_key.strip().split(" ", 1)[0]
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_valid_key(public_key: str) -> bool:
+        if not public_key:
+            return False
+        try:
+            return bool(base64.b64decode(public_key, validate=True))
+        except (binascii.Error, ValueError):
+            return False
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _parse_acquisition_time(value: object) -> Optional[datetime.datetime]:
+        if not isinstance(value, str):
+            return None
+        try:
+            timestamp = datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(value.replace("Z", "+00:00"))
+        except ValueError:
+            return None
+        if not timestamp.tzinfo:
+            timestamp = timestamp.replace(tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
+        return timestamp.astimezone(datetime.timezone.utc)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _parse_last_connected(value: object) -> Optional[datetime.datetime]:
+        try:
+            return datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
+                int(str(value)) / 1000,
+                tz=datetime.timezone.utc,
+            )
+        except (OSError, OverflowError, TypeError, ValueError):
+            return None
+
+    def _trusted_keys(self) -> list[dict]:
+        """Return unique trusted keys, preferring keystore connection metadata."""
+        trusted_keys = []
+        seen = set()
+        for result in self.results:
+            keystore = result.get("keystore", [])
+            candidates = keystore if isinstance(keystore, list) else []
+            candidates = [*candidates, *result.get("user_keys", [])]
+            for candidate in candidates:
+                if not isinstance(candidate, dict):
+                    continue
+                key = self._key_material(candidate.get("key"))
+                identity = key or repr(candidate)
+                if identity in seen:
+                    continue
+                seen.add(identity)
+                trusted_keys.append(candidate)
+        return trusted_keys
+
+    def check_indicators(self) -> None:
+        if "androidqf_acquisition" not in self.module_options:
+            return super().check_indicators()
+
+        context = self.module_options.get("androidqf_acquisition")
+        if not isinstance(context, dict):
+            context = {}
+        acquisition_key = self._key_material(context.get("adb_host_public_key"))
+        if acquisition_key and not self._is_valid_key(acquisition_key):
+            acquisition_key = ""
+        acquisition_time = self._parse_acquisition_time(context.get("started"))
+        cutoff = (
+            acquisition_time - datetime.timedelta(days=1) if acquisition_time else None
+        )
+
+        for trusted_key in self._trusted_keys():
+            key = self._key_material(trusted_key.get("key"))
+            fingerprint = trusted_key.get("fingerprint") or "<unknown key>"
+            user = trusted_key.get("user") or "unknown user"
+            description = f"{fingerprint} ({user})"
+            last_connected = self._parse_last_connected(
+                trusted_key.get("last_connected")
+            )
+            event_time = (
+                convert_datetime_to_iso(last_connected) if last_connected else ""
+            )
+
+            if not self._is_valid_key(key):
+                self.alertstore.low(
+                    f"Found an invalid trusted ADB host key: {description}",
+                    event_time,
+                    trusted_key,
+                )
+                continue
+
+            if not acquisition_key:
+                self.alertstore.low(
+                    "Found a trusted ADB host key, but the AndroidQF acquisition "
+                    f"does not include its host key: {description}",
+                    event_time,
+                    trusted_key,
+                )
+                continue
+
+            if key != acquisition_key:
+                self.alertstore.low(
+                    "Found a trusted ADB host key different from the AndroidQF "
+                    f"acquisition host: {description}",
+                    event_time,
+                    trusted_key,
+                )
+                continue
+
+            if cutoff and last_connected and last_connected <= cutoff:
+                self.alertstore.info(
+                    "Found a trusted ADB host key last connected at least one day "
+                    f"before the AndroidQF acquisition: {description}",
+                    event_time,
+                    trusted_key,
+                )

src/mvt/android/modules/bugreport/dumpsys_appops.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class DumpsysAppops(DumpsysAppopsArtifact, BugReportModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,

src/mvt/android/modules/bugreport/dumpsys_battery_daily.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class DumpsysBatteryDaily(DumpsysBatteryDailyArtifact, BugReportModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,

src/mvt/android/modules/bugreport/dumpsys_battery_history.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class DumpsysBatteryHistory(DumpsysBatteryHistoryArtifact, BugReportModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,

src/mvt/android/modules/bugreport/dumpsys_dbinfo.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class DumpsysDBInfo(DumpsysDBInfoArtifact, BugReportModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,

src/mvt/android/modules/bugreport/dumpsys_getprop.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class DumpsysGetProp(GetPropArtifact, BugReportModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,

src/mvt/android/modules/bugreport/dumpsys_packages.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class DumpsysPackages(DumpsysPackagesArtifact, BugReportModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,

src/mvt/android/modules/bugreport/dumpsys_platform_compat.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class DumpsysPlatformCompat(DumpsysPlatformCompatArtifact, BugReportModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ class DumpsysPlatformCompat(DumpsysPlatformCompatArtifact, BugReportModule):
             )
             return
 
-        data = data.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
-        content = self.extract_dumpsys_section(data, "DUMP OF SERVICE platform_compat:")
+        decoded_data = data.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
+        content = self.extract_dumpsys_section(
+            decoded_data, "DUMP OF SERVICE platform_compat:"
+        )
         self.parse(content)
 
         self.log.info("Found %d uninstalled apps", len(self.results))

src/mvt/android/modules/bugreport/dumpsys_receivers.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class DumpsysReceivers(DumpsysReceiversArtifact, BugReportModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,
@@ -35,24 +35,6 @@ class DumpsysReceivers(DumpsysReceiversArtifact, BugReportModule):
 
         self.results = results if results else {}
 
-    def check_indicators(self) -> None:
-        for result in self.results:
-            if self.indicators:
-                receiver_name = self.results[result][0]["receiver"]
-
-                # return IoC if the stix2 process name a substring of the receiver name
-                ioc_match = self.indicators.check_receiver_prefix(receiver_name)
-                if ioc_match:
-                    self.alertstore.critical(
-                        ioc_match.message,
-                        "",
-                        self.results[result][0],
-                        matched_indicator=ioc_match.ioc,
-                    )
-                    continue
-
-
-
     def run(self) -> None:
         content = self._get_dumpstate_file()
         if not content:

src/mvt/android/modules/bugreport/fs_timestamps.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class BugReportTimestamps(FileTimestampsArtifact, BugReportModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,

src/mvt/android/modules/bugreport/tombstones.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Tombstones(TombstoneCrashArtifact, BugReportModule):
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             file_path=file_path,

src/mvt/android/modules/intrusion_logs/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 The MVT Authors.
+# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
+#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
+
+from .connect_event import ConnectEvent
+from .dns_event import DnsEvent
+from .security_event import SecurityEvent
+
+INTRUSION_LOGS_MODULES = [
+    DnsEvent,
+    ConnectEvent,
+    SecurityEvent,
+]
+
+KNOWN_INTRUSION_LOG_EVENT_TYPES = {
+    "connect_event",
+    "dns_event",
+    "security_event",
+}

src/mvt/android/modules/intrusion_logs/base.py

@@ -0,0 +1,395 @@
+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 The MVT Authors.
+# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
+#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
+
+import datetime
+import io
+import json
+import logging
+import zipfile
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional, Union
+
+try:
+    import zoneinfo
+except ImportError:
+    from backports import zoneinfo  # type: ignore[no-redef]
+
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
+from mvt.common.utils import convert_datetime_to_iso, convert_unix_to_iso
+
+
+class IntrusionLogsModule(MVTModule):
+    """Base class for modules analyzing intrusion logs (newline-delimited JSON).
+
+    Performance note
+    ----------------
+    Log files can be large and are shared by every module in this package.
+    To avoid re-reading and re-parsing the same files N times (once per
+    module), the command layer should call :meth:`load_all_events` exactly
+    once and then assign the returned dict to the ``il_events_by_type``
+    attribute of every module instance **before** calling ``run_module``.
+
+    When ``il_events_by_type`` is populated:
+    * :meth:`collect_txt` becomes a no-op (no disk I/O).
+    * :meth:`parse_collected_txt` iterates the in-memory list for the
+      requested event type instead of re-parsing raw text.
+
+    Modules that are used standalone (e.g. in tests) still work as before
+    because ``il_events_by_type`` defaults to ``None``, which preserves the
+    original file-loading code path.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        file_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        target_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        results_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
+        log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
+        results: Optional[list] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(
+            file_path=file_path,
+            target_path=target_path,
+            results_path=results_path,
+            module_options=module_options,
+            log=log,
+            results=results,
+        )
+        # Raw file content collected by collect_txt (fallback path only).
+        self.il_files: list[tuple[str, str]] = []
+
+        # Pre-parsed events injected by the command layer.
+        # Keys are event-type strings (e.g. "dns_event"), values are lists of
+        # raw event-data dicts exactly as they appear in the JSON lines.
+        # When this is not None, collect_txt and parse_collected_txt use it
+        # instead of touching the file system.
+        self.il_events_by_type: Optional[dict[str, list[dict]]] = None
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Serialization helper
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def serialize(self, record: dict) -> Union[dict, list]:
+        """Serialize a record for timeline output."""
+        return {
+            "timestamp": record.get("timestamp", record.get("isodate")),
+            "module": self.__class__.__name__,
+            "event": record.get("event_type", ""),
+            "data": str(record),
+        }
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # File collection
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def collect_txt(self, source) -> None:
+        """Collect text log files from *source* into ``self.il_files``.
+
+        Entry points:
+        * directory → walk recursively
+        * zip file  → walk zip entries
+        * anything else → silently skip
+
+        If ``self.il_events_by_type`` has already been populated (i.e. the
+        command layer pre-loaded the events), this method returns immediately
+        without any disk I/O.
+        """
+        if self.il_events_by_type is not None:
+            self.log.debug(
+                "Pre-loaded events available — skipping file collection for %s",
+                self.__class__.__name__,
+            )
+            return
+
+        path = Path(source)
+
+        if path.is_dir():
+            self._walk_directory(path)
+            return
+
+        if path.is_file() and path.suffix.lower() == ".zip":
+            try:
+                with zipfile.ZipFile(path) as z:
+                    self._walk_zip(z)
+            except zipfile.BadZipFile:
+                self.log.debug("Skipping invalid zip: %s", path)
+            return
+
+        self.log.debug("Skipping unsupported source: %s", source)
+
+    def _walk_directory(self, root: Path, prefix: str = "") -> None:
+        for item in root.iterdir():
+            if item.is_dir():
+                self._walk_directory(item, prefix=f"{prefix}{item.name}/")
+                continue
+
+            if item.suffix.lower() == ".txt":
+                self.il_files.append(
+                    (f"{prefix}{item.name}", item.read_text(errors="ignore"))
+                )
+
+            elif item.suffix.lower() == ".zip":
+                try:
+                    with zipfile.ZipFile(item) as z:
+                        self._walk_zip(z, prefix=f"{prefix}{item.name}::")
+                except zipfile.BadZipFile:
+                    self.log.warning("Skipping invalid zip: %s", item)
+
+    def _walk_zip(self, zf: zipfile.ZipFile, prefix: str = "") -> None:
+        for info in zf.infolist():
+            if info.is_dir():
+                continue
+
+            name = info.filename
+            with zf.open(info) as f:
+                data = f.read()
+
+            if name.lower().endswith(".txt"):
+                self.il_files.append((f"{prefix}{name}", data.decode(errors="ignore")))
+
+            elif name.lower().endswith(".zip"):
+                with zipfile.ZipFile(io.BytesIO(data)) as inner:
+                    self._walk_zip(inner, prefix=f"{prefix}{name}::")
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Single-pass loader (used by the command layer)
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def load_all_events(self, source) -> dict[str, list[dict]]:
+        """Read every log file under *source* **once** and parse all JSON
+        lines in a single pass, routing events into per-type buckets.
+
+        Returns a ``dict`` mapping *event_type* strings to lists of raw
+        event-data dicts.  The result is also stored in
+        ``self.il_events_by_type`` so that subsequent calls to
+        :meth:`collect_txt` and :meth:`parse_collected_txt` on *this*
+        instance are no-ops.
+
+        Intended usage in the command layer::
+
+            loader = IntrusionLogsModule(target_path=target, log=log)
+            all_events = loader.load_all_events(target)
+
+            for module_cls in INTRUSION_LOGS_MODULES:
+                m = module_cls(target_path=target, ...)
+                m.il_events_by_type = all_events   # inject — no re-reading
+                run_module(m)
+        """
+        # Reset so that _collect_txt actually runs (il_events_by_type is None).
+        self.il_events_by_type = None
+        self.il_files = []
+        self.collect_txt(source)
+
+        events_by_type: dict[str, list[dict]] = {}
+        # JSON fingerprints used to drop events that appear in more than one
+        # log file (overlapping daily files are the most common source of
+        # cross-file duplicates).
+        seen_fingerprints: set[str] = set()
+        total_lines = 0
+        skipped_lines = 0
+        duplicate_lines = 0
+
+        for file_name, text in self.il_files:
+            for line_num, line in enumerate(text.splitlines(), start=1):
+                line = line.strip()
+                if not line:
+                    continue
+
+                total_lines += 1
+                try:
+                    entry = json.loads(line)
+                    for event_type, event_data in entry.items():
+                        if isinstance(event_data, dict):
+                            fingerprint = json.dumps(event_data, sort_keys=True)
+                            if fingerprint in seen_fingerprints:
+                                duplicate_lines += 1
+                                continue
+                            seen_fingerprints.add(fingerprint)
+                            events_by_type.setdefault(event_type, []).append(event_data)
+                except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+                    skipped_lines += 1
+                    self.log.warning(
+                        "Failed to parse JSON on line %d in %s: %s",
+                        line_num,
+                        file_name,
+                        e,
+                    )
+                except Exception as e:
+                    skipped_lines += 1
+                    self.log.warning(
+                        "Error processing line %d in %s: %s",
+                        line_num,
+                        file_name,
+                        e,
+                    )
+
+        if duplicate_lines:
+            self.log.info(
+                "Removed %d duplicate event(s) seen across multiple log files",
+                duplicate_lines,
+            )
+
+        self.log.info(
+            "Loaded %d log files, parsed %d lines (%d skipped), found event types: %s",
+            len(self.il_files),
+            total_lines,
+            skipped_lines,
+            {k: len(v) for k, v in events_by_type.items()},
+        )
+
+        # Cache so this instance also benefits from the fast path.
+        self.il_events_by_type = events_by_type
+        return events_by_type
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Parsing
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def parse_collected_txt(self, event_type: str) -> None:
+        """Parse collected log text and dispatch events of *event_type*.
+
+        Fast path
+        ~~~~~~~~~
+        When ``self.il_events_by_type`` is populated (injected by the command
+        layer after a single shared :meth:`load_all_events` call), the method
+        iterates the already-parsed in-memory list for *event_type* — no
+        re-reading, no re-parsing of JSON.
+
+        Fallback path
+        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+        When ``self.il_events_by_type`` is ``None``, the method falls back to
+        iterating ``self.il_files`` and parsing each JSON line, which is the
+        original behaviour.
+        """
+        if self.il_events_by_type is not None:
+            events = self.il_events_by_type.get(event_type, [])
+            self.log.debug(
+                "Using pre-loaded events: dispatching %d '%s' events",
+                len(events),
+                event_type,
+            )
+            for event_data in events:
+                try:
+                    # Work on a shallow copy so that mutations in one module
+                    # (e.g. adding "timestamp") do not affect other modules
+                    # that share the same dict reference.
+                    self.process_event(dict(event_data))
+                except Exception as e:
+                    self.log.warning(
+                        "Error processing pre-parsed '%s' event: %s",
+                        event_type,
+                        e,
+                    )
+            return
+
+        # Fallback: parse raw text collected by collect_txt().
+        # Use the same JSON-fingerprint approach as MVTModule._deduplicate_timeline
+        # to drop events that appear verbatim in more than one log file.
+        seen_fingerprints: set[str] = set()
+        duplicate_count = 0
+        for file_name, text in self.il_files:
+            for line_num, line in enumerate(text.splitlines(), start=1):
+                line = line.strip()
+                if not line:
+                    continue
+                try:
+                    entry = json.loads(line)
+                    if event_type in entry:
+                        event_data = entry[event_type]
+                        fingerprint = json.dumps(event_data, sort_keys=True)
+                        if fingerprint in seen_fingerprints:
+                            duplicate_count += 1
+                            continue
+                        seen_fingerprints.add(fingerprint)
+                        event_data["event_type"] = event_type
+                        self.process_event(event_data)
+                except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+                    self.log.warning(
+                        "Failed to parse JSON on line %d in %s: %s",
+                        line_num,
+                        file_name,
+                        str(e),
+                    )
+                except Exception as e:
+                    self.log.warning(
+                        "Error processing line %d in %s: %s",
+                        line_num,
+                        file_name,
+                        str(e),
+                    )
+        if duplicate_count:
+            self.log.info(
+                "Removed %d duplicate '%s' event(s) seen across multiple log files",
+                duplicate_count,
+                event_type,
+            )
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Event processing
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def process_event(self, event_data: dict) -> None:
+        """Process an individual event.  Override this in subclasses.
+
+        Args:
+            event_data: Dictionary containing the event data.
+        """
+        self.results.append(event_data)
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Timestamp localisation
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _localize_timestamp(self, event_time_seconds: float) -> str:
+        """Convert a Unix timestamp (in seconds) to an ISO string.
+
+        When the device timezone is available via ``module_options["device_timezone"]``
+        (a IANA timezone name such as ``"Europe/Paris"`` read from
+        ``persist.sys.timezone`` in ``getprop.txt``), the UTC instant is
+        converted to the device's local time before formatting — mirroring the
+        approach used by ``AQFFiles``.
+
+        When no timezone is configured the method falls back to UTC, which is
+        consistent with all other MVT modules that call ``convert_unix_to_iso``.
+
+        Args:
+            event_time_seconds: Unix epoch timestamp expressed in **seconds**
+                (callers are responsible for dividing ms/ns values first).
+
+        Returns:
+            ISO-formatted datetime string (``YYYY-mm-dd HH:MM:SS.ffffff``).
+            The string always represents the device-local time (or UTC when no
+            timezone is known); no UTC offset suffix is appended, matching the
+            format produced by :func:`mvt.common.utils.convert_unix_to_iso`.
+        """
+        tz_name: Optional[str] = self.module_options.get("device_timezone")
+        if tz_name:
+            try:
+                device_tz = zoneinfo.ZoneInfo(tz_name)
+                utc_dt = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
+                    event_time_seconds, tz=datetime.timezone.utc
+                )
+                local_dt = utc_dt.astimezone(device_tz)
+                # Strip tzinfo so that convert_datetime_to_iso outputs the
+                # local wall-clock time without a timezone suffix.  This is
+                # the same pattern used by AQFFiles.
+                return convert_datetime_to_iso(local_dt.replace(tzinfo=None))
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.log.warning(
+                    "Could not apply device timezone '%s', falling back to UTC: %s",
+                    tz_name,
+                    e,
+                )
+
+        return convert_unix_to_iso(event_time_seconds)
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Abstract interface
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        """Main execution method.  Must be implemented by subclasses."""
+        raise NotImplementedError("Subclasses must implement the run() method")

src/mvt/android/modules/intrusion_logs/connect_event.py

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+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 The MVT Authors.
+# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
+#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
+
+import logging
+from typing import Optional, Union
+
+from .base import IntrusionLogsModule
+
+
+class ConnectEvent(IntrusionLogsModule):
+    """This module analyzes network connection events from intrusion logs."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        file_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        target_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        results_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
+        log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
+        results: Optional[list] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(
+            file_path=file_path,
+            target_path=target_path,
+            results_path=results_path,
+            module_options=module_options,
+            log=log,
+            results=results,
+        )
+
+    def check_indicators(self) -> None:
+        """Check connection events against indicators of compromise."""
+        if not self.indicators:
+            return
+
+        for result in self.results:
+            # Check IP address against indicators
+            ip_address = result.get("ip_address", "")
+            if ip_address:
+                # Clean IP address (remove leading slash and extract IP from format like "ip6-localhost/::1")
+                if "/" in ip_address:
+                    parts = ip_address.split("/")
+                    clean_ip = parts[-1] if len(parts) > 1 else parts[0]
+                else:
+                    clean_ip = ip_address.lstrip("/")
+
+                # Skip localhost addresses
+                if clean_ip and clean_ip not in ["::1", "127.0.0.1", "0.0.0.0"]:
+                    ioc = self.indicators.check_domain(clean_ip)
+                    if ioc:
+                        result["matched_ip"] = clean_ip
+                        self.alertstore.critical(
+                            ioc.message,
+                            result.get("timestamp") or "",
+                            result,
+                            matched_indicator=ioc.ioc,
+                        )
+
+            # Check package name against app identifiers
+            package_name = result.get("package_name", "")
+            if package_name:
+                ioc = self.indicators.check_app_id(package_name)
+                if ioc:
+                    self.alertstore.critical(
+                        ioc.message,
+                        result.get("timestamp") or "",
+                        result,
+                        matched_indicator=ioc.ioc,
+                    )
+
+    def serialize(self, record: dict) -> Union[dict, list]:
+        """Serialize a connection event record for timeline output."""
+        ip_address = record.get("ip_address", "")
+        port = record.get("port", 0)
+        package_name = record.get("package_name", "")
+        matched_ip = record.get("matched_ip", "")
+
+        # Clean IP address for display
+        if "/" in ip_address:
+            parts = ip_address.split("/")
+            clean_ip = parts[-1] if len(parts) > 1 else parts[0]
+        else:
+            clean_ip = ip_address.lstrip("/")
+
+        # Indicate when IP matched an IoC
+        if matched_ip:
+            data = f"Connection to {clean_ip}:{port} by {package_name} [Matched IP: {matched_ip}]"
+        else:
+            data = f"Connection to {clean_ip}:{port} by {package_name}"
+
+        return {
+            "timestamp": record.get("timestamp"),
+            "module": self.__class__.__name__,
+            "event": "network_connection",
+            "data": data,
+        }
+
+    def process_event(self, event_data: dict) -> None:
+        """Process a connection event and add it to results."""
+        # Convert event_time from milliseconds to ISO format
+        event_time = event_data.get("event_time")
+        if event_time:
+            # Android event times are in milliseconds since epoch
+            event_data["timestamp"] = self._localize_timestamp(event_time / 1000.0)
+        else:
+            event_data["timestamp"] = None
+
+        self.results.append(event_data)
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        """Extract and analyze connection events from intrusion logs."""
+        if not self.target_path:
+            self.log.error("No target path specified")
+            return
+
+        self.collect_txt(self.target_path)
+        self.parse_collected_txt("connect_event")
+
+        self.log.info("Identified %d connection events", len(self.results))

src/mvt/android/modules/intrusion_logs/dns_event.py

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+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 The MVT Authors.
+# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
+#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
+
+import logging
+from typing import Optional, Union
+
+from .base import IntrusionLogsModule
+
+
+class DnsEvent(IntrusionLogsModule):
+    """This module analyzes DNS events from intrusion logs."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        file_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        target_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        results_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
+        log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
+        results: Optional[list] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(
+            file_path=file_path,
+            target_path=target_path,
+            results_path=results_path,
+            module_options=module_options,
+            log=log,
+            results=results,
+        )
+
+    def check_indicators(self) -> None:
+        """Check DNS events against indicators of compromise."""
+        if not self.indicators:
+            return
+
+        for result in self.results:
+            # Check hostname against domain indicators
+            hostname = result.get("hostname", "")
+            if hostname:
+                ioc = self.indicators.check_domain(hostname)
+                if ioc:
+                    self.alertstore.critical(
+                        ioc.message,
+                        result.get("timestamp") or "",
+                        result,
+                        matched_indicator=ioc.ioc,
+                    )
+
+            # Check IP addresses against indicators
+            ip_addresses = result.get("ip_addresses", [])
+            matched_ips = []
+            for ip_addr in ip_addresses:
+                # Remove leading slash if present
+                clean_ip = (
+                    ip_addr.lstrip("/") if isinstance(ip_addr, str) else str(ip_addr)
+                )
+                if clean_ip and clean_ip != "0.0.0.0":
+                    ioc = self.indicators.check_domain(clean_ip)
+                    if ioc:
+                        matched_ips.append(clean_ip)
+                        self.alertstore.critical(
+                            ioc.message,
+                            result.get("timestamp") or "",
+                            result,
+                            matched_indicator=ioc.ioc,
+                        )
+
+            # Store matched IPs for timeline display
+            if matched_ips:
+                result["matched_ips"] = matched_ips
+
+            # Check package name against app identifiers
+            package_name = result.get("package_name", "")
+            if package_name:
+                ioc = self.indicators.check_app_id(package_name)
+                if ioc:
+                    self.alertstore.critical(
+                        ioc.message,
+                        result.get("timestamp") or "",
+                        result,
+                        matched_indicator=ioc.ioc,
+                    )
+
+    def serialize(self, record: dict) -> Union[dict, list]:
+        """Serialize a DNS event record for timeline output."""
+        hostname = record.get("hostname", "")
+        package_name = record.get("package_name", "")
+
+        # Get IP addresses for display
+        ip_addresses = record.get("ip_addresses", [])
+        matched_ips = record.get("matched_ips", [])
+
+        # Clean up IP addresses (remove leading slashes)
+        clean_ips = []
+        for ip_addr in ip_addresses:
+            clean_ip = ip_addr.lstrip("/") if isinstance(ip_addr, str) else str(ip_addr)
+            if clean_ip and clean_ip != "0.0.0.0":
+                clean_ips.append(clean_ip)
+
+        # Build the data string with actual IPs
+        if matched_ips:
+            # Highlight matched IPs in the output
+            ip_display = ", ".join(matched_ips)
+            data = f"DNS query for {hostname} by {package_name} [Matched IPs: {ip_display}]"
+        elif clean_ips:
+            ip_display = ", ".join(clean_ips)
+            data = f"DNS query for {hostname} by {package_name} [IPs: {ip_display}]"
+        else:
+            data = f"DNS query for {hostname} by {package_name}"
+
+        return {
+            "timestamp": record.get("timestamp"),
+            "module": self.__class__.__name__,
+            "event": "dns_query",
+            "data": data,
+        }
+
+    def process_event(self, event_data: dict) -> None:
+        """Process a DNS event and add it to results."""
+        # Convert event_time from milliseconds to ISO format
+        event_time = event_data.get("event_time")
+        if event_time:
+            # Android event times are in milliseconds since epoch
+            event_data["timestamp"] = self._localize_timestamp(event_time / 1000.0)
+        else:
+            event_data["timestamp"] = None
+
+        self.results.append(event_data)
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        """Extract and analyze DNS events from intrusion logs."""
+        if not self.target_path:
+            self.log.error("No target path specified")
+            return
+
+        self.collect_txt(self.target_path)
+        self.parse_collected_txt("dns_event")
+
+        self.log.info("Identified %d DNS events", len(self.results))

src/mvt/android/modules/intrusion_logs/security_event.py

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+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 The MVT Authors.
+# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
+#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
+
+import logging
+from typing import Optional, Union
+
+from .base import IntrusionLogsModule
+
+# Security event tags based on Android SecurityLog API
+# Reference: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/SecurityLog
+SECURITY_EVENT_TAGS = {
+    # ADB events (API level 24)
+    "adb_shell_interactive": {
+        "tag_id": 210001,
+        "name": "ADB Shell Interactive",
+        "description": "An ADB interactive shell was opened via 'adb shell'",
+    },
+    "adb_shell_cmd": {
+        "tag_id": 210002,
+        "name": "ADB Shell Command",
+        "description": "A shell command was issued over ADB via 'adb shell <command>'",
+    },
+    "adb_sync_recv_file": {
+        "tag_id": 210003,
+        "name": "ADB Sync Recv File",
+        "description": "A file was pulled from the device via adb daemon (adb pull)",
+    },
+    "adb_sync_send_file": {
+        "tag_id": 210004,
+        "name": "ADB Sync Send File",
+        "description": "A file was pushed to the device via adb daemon (adb push)",
+    },
+    # App process events (API level 24)
+    "app_process_start": {
+        "tag_id": 210005,
+        "name": "App Process Start",
+        "description": "An app process was started",
+    },
+    # Keyguard events (API level 24)
+    "keyguard_dismissed": {
+        "tag_id": 210006,
+        "name": "Keyguard Dismissed",
+        "description": "Keyguard has been dismissed",
+    },
+    "keyguard_dismiss_auth_attempt": {
+        "tag_id": 210007,
+        "name": "Keyguard Dismiss Auth Attempt",
+        "description": "Authentication attempt to dismiss keyguard",
+    },
+    "keyguard_secured": {
+        "tag_id": 210008,
+        "name": "Keyguard Secured",
+        "description": "Device has been locked",
+    },
+    # OS events (API level 28)
+    "os_startup": {
+        "tag_id": 210009,
+        "name": "OS Startup",
+        "description": "Android OS has started",
+    },
+    "os_shutdown": {
+        "tag_id": 210010,
+        "name": "OS Shutdown",
+        "description": "Android OS has shutdown",
+    },
+    # Logging events (API level 28)
+    "logging_started": {
+        "tag_id": 210011,
+        "name": "Logging Started",
+        "description": "Audit logging has started",
+    },
+    "logging_stopped": {
+        "tag_id": 210012,
+        "name": "Logging Stopped",
+        "description": "Audit logging has stopped",
+    },
+    # Media events (API level 28)
+    "media_mount": {
+        "tag_id": 210013,
+        "name": "Media Mount",
+        "description": "Removable media has been mounted",
+    },
+    "media_unmount": {
+        "tag_id": 210014,
+        "name": "Media Unmount",
+        "description": "Removable media was unmounted",
+    },
+    # Log buffer event (API level 28)
+    "log_buffer_size_critical": {
+        "tag_id": 210015,
+        "name": "Log Buffer Size Critical",
+        "description": "Audit log buffer has reached 90% capacity",
+    },
+    # Password policy events (API level 28)
+    "password_expiration_set": {
+        "tag_id": 210016,
+        "name": "Password Expiration Set",
+        "description": "Admin set password expiration timeout",
+    },
+    "password_complexity_set": {
+        "tag_id": 210017,
+        "name": "Password Complexity Set",
+        "description": "Admin set password complexity requirement",
+    },
+    "password_history_length_set": {
+        "tag_id": 210018,
+        "name": "Password History Length Set",
+        "description": "Admin set password history length",
+    },
+    "max_screen_lock_timeout_set": {
+        "tag_id": 210019,
+        "name": "Max Screen Lock Timeout Set",
+        "description": "Admin set maximum screen lock timeout",
+    },
+    "max_password_attempts_set": {
+        "tag_id": 210020,
+        "name": "Max Password Attempts Set",
+        "description": "Admin set maximum failed password attempts before wipe",
+    },
+    "keyguard_disabled_features_set": {
+        "tag_id": 210021,
+        "name": "Keyguard Disabled Features Set",
+        "description": "Admin set disabled keyguard features",
+    },
+    # Remote lock event (API level 28)
+    "remote_lock": {
+        "tag_id": 210022,
+        "name": "Remote Lock",
+        "description": "Admin remotely locked the device or profile",
+    },
+    # Wipe failure event (API level 28)
+    "wipe_failure": {
+        "tag_id": 210023,
+        "name": "Wipe Failure",
+        "description": "Failed to wipe device or user data",
+    },
+    # Cryptographic key events (API level 28)
+    "key_generated": {
+        "tag_id": 210024,
+        "name": "Key Generated",
+        "description": "Cryptographic key was generated",
+    },
+    "key_import": {
+        "tag_id": 210025,
+        "name": "Key Import",
+        "description": "Cryptographic key was imported",
+    },
+    "key_destruction": {
+        "tag_id": 210026,
+        "name": "Key Destruction",
+        "description": "Cryptographic key was destroyed",
+    },
+    # User restriction events (API level 28)
+    "user_restriction_added": {
+        "tag_id": 210027,
+        "name": "User Restriction Added",
+        "description": "Admin added a user restriction",
+    },
+    "user_restriction_removed": {
+        "tag_id": 210028,
+        "name": "User Restriction Removed",
+        "description": "Admin removed a user restriction",
+    },
+    # Certificate events (API level 28)
+    "cert_authority_installed": {
+        "tag_id": 210029,
+        "name": "Certificate Authority Installed",
+        "description": "Root certificate installed to trusted storage",
+    },
+    "cert_authority_removed": {
+        "tag_id": 210030,
+        "name": "Certificate Authority Removed",
+        "description": "Root certificate removed from trusted storage",
+    },
+    "crypto_self_test_completed": {
+        "tag_id": 210031,
+        "name": "Crypto Self Test Completed",
+        "description": "Cryptographic functionality self test completed",
+    },
+    "key_integrity_violation": {
+        "tag_id": 210032,
+        "name": "Key Integrity Violation",
+        "description": "Key integrity violation detected",
+    },
+    "cert_validation_failure": {
+        "tag_id": 210033,
+        "name": "Certificate Validation Failure",
+        "description": "X.509v3 certificate validation failed",
+    },
+    # Camera policy event (API level 30)
+    "camera_policy_set": {
+        "tag_id": 210034,
+        "name": "Camera Policy Set",
+        "description": "Admin set policy to disable camera",
+    },
+    # Password complexity events (API level 31/33)
+    "password_complexity_required": {
+        "tag_id": 210035,
+        "name": "Password Complexity Required",
+        "description": "Admin set password complexity requirement using predefined levels",
+    },
+    "password_changed": {
+        "tag_id": 210036,
+        "name": "Password Changed",
+        "description": "User changed their lockscreen password",
+    },
+    # WiFi events (API level 33)
+    "wifi_connection": {
+        "tag_id": 210037,
+        "name": "WiFi Connection",
+        "description": "Device attempted to connect to a managed WiFi network",
+    },
+    "wifi_disconnection": {
+        "tag_id": 210038,
+        "name": "WiFi Disconnection",
+        "description": "Device disconnected from a managed WiFi network",
+    },
+    # Bluetooth events (API level 33)
+    "bluetooth_connection": {
+        "tag_id": 210039,
+        "name": "Bluetooth Connection",
+        "description": "Device attempted to connect to a Bluetooth device",
+    },
+    "bluetooth_disconnection": {
+        "tag_id": 210040,
+        "name": "Bluetooth Disconnection",
+        "description": "Device disconnected from a Bluetooth device",
+    },
+    # Package events (API level 34)
+    "package_installed": {
+        "tag_id": 210041,
+        "name": "Package Installed",
+        "description": "Application package was installed",
+    },
+    "package_updated": {
+        "tag_id": 210042,
+        "name": "Package Updated",
+        "description": "Application package was updated",
+    },
+    "package_uninstalled": {
+        "tag_id": 210043,
+        "name": "Package Uninstalled",
+        "description": "Application package was uninstalled",
+    },
+    # Backup service event (API level 35)
+    "backup_service_toggled": {
+        "tag_id": 210044,
+        "name": "Backup Service Toggled",
+        "description": "Admin enabled or disabled backup service",
+    },
+    # NFC events (API level 36)
+    "nfc_enabled": {
+        "tag_id": 210045,
+        "name": "NFC Enabled",
+        "description": "NFC service is enabled",
+    },
+    "nfc_disabled": {
+        "tag_id": 210046,
+        "name": "NFC Disabled",
+        "description": "NFC service is disabled",
+    },
+}
+
+SECURITY_EVENT_METADATA_KEYS = {
+    "event_id",
+    "event_time",
+    "event_type",
+    "timestamp",
+}
+
+# Known platform failures that remain in the timeline but do not need a warning.
+KNOWN_BENIGN_KEY_GENERATION_FAILURES = {
+    ("PinStorage_crossReboot_key", 1001),
+}
+
+
+class SecurityEvent(IntrusionLogsModule):
+    """This module analyzes security events from intrusion logs."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        file_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        target_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        results_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
+        log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
+        results: Optional[list] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(
+            file_path=file_path,
+            target_path=target_path,
+            results_path=results_path,
+            module_options=module_options,
+            log=log,
+            results=results,
+        )
+        self.event_type_counts: dict[str, int] = {}
+
+    def _get_event_tag(self, event_data: dict) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Return the security-event tag key, including tags unknown to MVT."""
+        for key in event_data:
+            if key not in SECURITY_EVENT_METADATA_KEYS:
+                return key
+
+        return None
+
+    def check_indicators(self) -> None:
+        """Check security events against indicators of compromise."""
+        for result in self.results:
+            # Heuristic alerts are intrinsic to the event, so they run even
+            # when no indicator set is loaded.
+            self._check_security_heuristics(result)
+
+            # The remaining checks match events against loaded indicators.
+            if not self.indicators:
+                continue
+
+            # Check app process start events for suspicious package names
+            if "app_process_start" in result:
+                process_info = result["app_process_start"]
+                process_name = process_info.get("process", "")
+                if process_name:
+                    # Check the full process name
+                    ioc = self.indicators.check_app_id(process_name)
+                    if ioc:
+                        self.alertstore.critical(
+                            ioc.message,
+                            result.get("timestamp") or "",
+                            result,
+                            matched_indicator=ioc.ioc,
+                        )
+
+                    # Also check process components after the first colon
+                    # Example: "com.google.android.webview:sandboxed_process0:org.chromium.content.app.SandboxedProcessService0:0"
+                    # We want to check "sandboxed_process0" and subsequent components
+                    if ":" in process_name:
+                        components = process_name.split(":")
+                        for component in components[
+                            1:
+                        ]:  # Skip the first component (main package name)
+                            if component:
+                                ioc = self.indicators.check_app_id(component)
+                                if ioc:
+                                    self.alertstore.critical(
+                                        ioc.message,
+                                        result.get("timestamp") or "",
+                                        result,
+                                        matched_indicator=ioc.ioc,
+                                    )
+                                    break
+
+            # Check package operations for suspicious packages
+            for pkg_event in [
+                "package_installed",
+                "package_updated",
+                "package_uninstalled",
+            ]:
+                if pkg_event in result:
+                    pkg_info = result[pkg_event]
+                    pkg_name = pkg_info.get("package_name", "")
+                    if pkg_name:
+                        ioc = self.indicators.check_app_id(pkg_name)
+                        if ioc:
+                            self.alertstore.critical(
+                                ioc.message,
+                                result.get("timestamp") or "",
+                                result,
+                                matched_indicator=ioc.ioc,
+                            )
+
+            # Check ADB shell commands for suspicious patterns
+            if "adb_shell_cmd" in result:
+                cmd_info = result["adb_shell_cmd"]
+                command = cmd_info.get("command", "")
+                if command:
+                    # Check if command contains any suspicious app IDs
+                    ioc = self.indicators.check_app_id(command)
+                    if ioc:
+                        self.alertstore.critical(
+                            ioc.message,
+                            result.get("timestamp") or "",
+                            result,
+                            matched_indicator=ioc.ioc,
+                        )
+
+            # Check ADB file sync events for suspicious paths
+            for adb_event in ["adb_sync_recv_file", "adb_sync_send_file"]:
+                if adb_event in result:
+                    file_info = result[adb_event]
+                    file_path = file_info.get("path", "")
+                    if file_path:
+                        ioc = self.indicators.check_file_path(file_path)
+                        if ioc:
+                            self.alertstore.critical(
+                                ioc.message,
+                                result.get("timestamp") or "",
+                                result,
+                                matched_indicator=ioc.ioc,
+                            )
+
+    def _check_security_heuristics(self, result: dict) -> None:
+        """Raise alerts for events that are intrinsically suspicious,
+        independent of any loaded indicators."""
+        # Flag failed cryptographic operations as potentially suspicious
+        if "key_generated" in result:
+            key_info = result["key_generated"]
+            key_id = key_info.get("key_id", "unknown")
+            uid = key_info.get("uid")
+            is_known_benign_failure = (
+                key_id,
+                uid,
+            ) in KNOWN_BENIGN_KEY_GENERATION_FAILURES
+            if not key_info.get("success", True) and not is_known_benign_failure:
+                self.log.warning(
+                    "Failed key generation detected for key_id: %s",
+                    key_id,
+                )
+
+        # Flag certificate validation failures
+        if "cert_validation_failure" in result:
+            self.alertstore.medium(
+                "Certificate validation failure detected: "
+                f"{result.get('cert_validation_failure')}",
+                result.get("timestamp") or "",
+                result,
+            )
+
+        # Flag key integrity violations
+        if "key_integrity_violation" in result:
+            self.alertstore.medium(
+                f"Key integrity violation detected: {result.get('key_integrity_violation')}",
+                result.get("timestamp") or "",
+                result,
+            )
+
+        # Flag successful certificate authority installations (potential
+        # MITM); a missing success field is treated as installed
+        if "cert_authority_installed" in result:
+            cert_info = result["cert_authority_installed"]
+            if cert_info.get("success", True):
+                self.alertstore.medium(
+                    "Certificate authority installed: "
+                    f"{cert_info.get('subject', 'unknown')}",
+                    result.get("timestamp") or "",
+                    result,
+                )
+            else:
+                self.log.warning(
+                    "Failed certificate authority install attempt: %s",
+                    cert_info.get("subject", "unknown"),
+                )
+
+        # Flag wipe failures
+        if "wipe_failure" in result:
+            self.alertstore.medium(
+                "Device wipe failure detected",
+                result.get("timestamp") or "",
+                result,
+            )
+
+        # Flag crypto self test failures
+        if "crypto_self_test_completed" in result:
+            test_result = result["crypto_self_test_completed"]
+            if isinstance(test_result, dict):
+                success = test_result.get("success", True)
+            else:
+                success = test_result == 1
+            if not success:
+                self.alertstore.medium(
+                    "Cryptographic self test failed",
+                    result.get("timestamp") or "",
+                    result,
+                )
+
+    def serialize(self, record: dict) -> Union[dict, list]:
+        """Serialize a security event record for timeline output."""
+        # Determine the event sub-type
+        event_subtype = None
+        event_data_str = ""
+
+        event_subtype = self._get_event_tag(record)
+        if event_subtype:
+            event_info = record[event_subtype]
+
+            if event_subtype in SECURITY_EVENT_TAGS:
+                # ADB events
+                if event_subtype == "adb_shell_interactive":
+                    event_data_str = "ADB interactive shell opened"
+                elif event_subtype == "adb_shell_cmd":
+                    command = event_info.get("command", "")
+                    event_data_str = f"ADB shell command: {command}"
+                elif event_subtype == "adb_sync_recv_file":
+                    path = event_info.get("path", "")
+                    event_data_str = f"File pulled via ADB: {path}"
+                elif event_subtype == "adb_sync_send_file":
+                    path = event_info.get("path", "")
+                    event_data_str = f"File pushed via ADB: {path}"
+
+                # App process events
+                elif event_subtype == "app_process_start":
+                    process_name = event_info.get("process", "")
+                    uid = event_info.get("uid", "")
+                    pid = event_info.get("pid", "")
+                    event_data_str = (
+                        f"Process started: {process_name} (UID: {uid}, PID: {pid})"
+                    )
+
+                # Keyguard events
+                elif event_subtype == "keyguard_dismiss_auth_attempt":
+                    success = event_info.get("success", False)
+                    method = event_info.get("method_strength", 0)
+                    event_data_str = f"Auth attempt: {'Success' if success else 'Failed'} (method strength: {method})"
+                elif event_subtype == "keyguard_dismissed":
+                    event_data_str = "Keyguard dismissed"
+                elif event_subtype == "keyguard_secured":
+                    event_data_str = "Device locked"
+                elif event_subtype == "keyguard_disabled_features_set":
+                    admin = event_info.get("admin_package", "")
+                    features = event_info.get("disabled_features", "")
+                    event_data_str = (
+                        f"Keyguard features disabled by {admin}: {features}"
+                    )
+
+                # Key events
+                elif event_subtype == "key_generated":
+                    success = event_info.get("success", False)
+                    key_id = event_info.get("key_id", "unknown")
+                    uid = event_info.get("uid", "")
+                    event_data_str = f"Key {'generated' if success else 'generation failed'}: {key_id} (UID: {uid})"
+                elif event_subtype == "key_destruction":
+                    success = event_info.get("success", False)
+                    key_id = event_info.get("key_id", "unknown")
+                    uid = event_info.get("uid", "")
+                    event_data_str = f"Key {'destroyed' if success else 'destruction failed'}: {key_id} (UID: {uid})"
+                elif event_subtype == "key_import":
+                    success = event_info.get("success", False)
+                    key_id = event_info.get("key_id", "unknown")
+                    event_data_str = (
+                        f"Key {'imported' if success else 'import failed'}: {key_id}"
+                    )
+                elif event_subtype == "key_integrity_violation":
+                    key_id = event_info.get("key_id", "unknown")
+                    event_data_str = f"Key integrity violation: {key_id}"
+
+                # Certificate events
+                elif event_subtype == "cert_authority_installed":
+                    success = event_info.get("success", False)
+                    subject = event_info.get("subject", "unknown")
+                    event_data_str = f"Cert {'installed' if success else 'install failed'}: {subject}"
+                elif event_subtype == "cert_authority_removed":
+                    success = event_info.get("success", False)
+                    subject = event_info.get("subject", "unknown")
+                    event_data_str = (
+                        f"Cert {'removed' if success else 'removal failed'}: {subject}"
+                    )
+                elif event_subtype == "cert_validation_failure":
+                    reason = (
+                        event_info if isinstance(event_info, str) else str(event_info)
+                    )
+                    event_data_str = f"Certificate validation failure: {reason}"
+                elif event_subtype == "crypto_self_test_completed":
+                    if isinstance(event_info, dict):
+                        success = event_info.get("success", False)
+                    else:
+                        success = event_info == 1
+                    event_data_str = (
+                        f"Crypto self test: {'passed' if success else 'FAILED'}"
+                    )
+
+                # Package events
+                elif event_subtype in [
+                    "package_installed",
+                    "package_updated",
+                    "package_uninstalled",
+                ]:
+                    pkg_name = event_info.get("package_name", "")
+                    version = event_info.get("version_code", "")
+                    user_id = event_info.get("user_id", "")
+                    action = event_subtype.replace("package_", "").title()
+                    event_data_str = (
+                        f"Package {action}: {pkg_name} (v{version}, user: {user_id})"
+                    )
+
+                # OS events
+                elif event_subtype == "os_startup":
+                    verified_boot = event_info.get("verified_boot_state", "")
+                    dm_verity = event_info.get("dm_verity_mode", "")
+                    event_data_str = f"OS startup (verified boot: {verified_boot}, dm-verity: {dm_verity})"
+                elif event_subtype == "os_shutdown":
+                    event_data_str = "OS shutdown"
+
+                # Logging events
+                elif event_subtype == "logging_started":
+                    event_data_str = "Audit logging started"
+                elif event_subtype == "logging_stopped":
+                    event_data_str = "Audit logging stopped"
+                elif event_subtype == "log_buffer_size_critical":
+                    event_data_str = "Log buffer at 90% capacity"
+
+                # Media events
+                elif event_subtype == "media_mount":
+                    mount_point = event_info.get("mount_point", "")
+                    label = event_info.get("volume_label", "")
+                    event_data_str = f"Media mounted: {mount_point} ({label})"
+                elif event_subtype == "media_unmount":
+                    mount_point = event_info.get("mount_point", "")
+                    label = event_info.get("volume_label", "")
+                    event_data_str = f"Media unmounted: {mount_point} ({label})"
+
+                # Password policy events
+                elif event_subtype == "password_expiration_set":
+                    admin = event_info.get("admin_package", "")
+                    timeout = event_info.get("timeout_ms", "")
+                    event_data_str = f"Password expiration set by {admin}: {timeout}ms"
+                elif event_subtype == "password_complexity_set":
+                    admin = event_info.get("admin_package", "")
+                    event_data_str = f"Password complexity set by {admin}"
+                elif event_subtype == "password_complexity_required":
+                    admin = event_info.get("admin_package", "")
+                    complexity = event_info.get("complexity", "")
+                    event_data_str = (
+                        f"Password complexity required by {admin}: {complexity}"
+                    )
+                elif event_subtype == "password_history_length_set":
+                    admin = event_info.get("admin_package", "")
+                    length = event_info.get("length", "")
+                    event_data_str = f"Password history length set by {admin}: {length}"
+                elif event_subtype == "password_changed":
+                    complexity = event_info.get("complexity", "")
+                    user_id = event_info.get("user_id", "")
+                    event_data_str = (
+                        f"Password changed (complexity: {complexity}, user: {user_id})"
+                    )
+                elif event_subtype == "max_screen_lock_timeout_set":
+                    admin = event_info.get("admin_package", "")
+                    timeout = event_info.get("timeout_ms", "")
+                    event_data_str = (
+                        f"Max screen lock timeout set by {admin}: {timeout}ms"
+                    )
+                elif event_subtype == "max_password_attempts_set":
+                    admin = event_info.get("admin_package", "")
+                    attempts = event_info.get("max_attempts", "")
+                    event_data_str = f"Max password attempts set by {admin}: {attempts}"
+
+                # Remote lock and wipe events
+                elif event_subtype == "remote_lock":
+                    admin = event_info.get("admin_package", "")
+                    event_data_str = f"Device remotely locked by {admin}"
+                elif event_subtype == "wipe_failure":
+                    event_data_str = "Device wipe failed"
+
+                # User restriction events
+                elif event_subtype == "user_restriction_added":
+                    admin = event_info.get("admin_package", "")
+                    restriction = event_info.get("restriction", "")
+                    event_data_str = f"User restriction added by {admin}: {restriction}"
+                elif event_subtype == "user_restriction_removed":
+                    admin = event_info.get("admin_package", "")
+                    restriction = event_info.get("restriction", "")
+                    event_data_str = (
+                        f"User restriction removed by {admin}: {restriction}"
+                    )
+
+                # WiFi events
+                elif event_subtype == "wifi_connection":
+                    bssid = event_info.get("bssid", "")
+                    event_type = event_info.get("event_type", "")
+                    reason = event_info.get("reason", "")
+                    event_data_str = f"WiFi connection: {event_type} (BSSID: {bssid})"
+                    if reason:
+                        event_data_str += f" - {reason}"
+                elif event_subtype == "wifi_disconnection":
+                    bssid = event_info.get("bssid", "")
+                    reason = event_info.get("reason", "")
+                    event_data_str = f"WiFi disconnection (BSSID: {bssid})"
+                    if reason:
+                        event_data_str += f" - {reason}"
+
+                # Bluetooth events
+                elif event_subtype == "bluetooth_connection":
+                    mac = event_info.get("mac_address", "")
+                    success = event_info.get("success", False)
+                    reason = event_info.get("reason", "")
+                    event_data_str = f"Bluetooth {'connected' if success else 'connection failed'}: {mac}"
+                    if reason:
+                        event_data_str += f" - {reason}"
+                elif event_subtype == "bluetooth_disconnection":
+                    mac = event_info.get("mac_address", "")
+                    reason = event_info.get("reason", "")
+                    event_data_str = f"Bluetooth disconnected: {mac}"
+                    if reason:
+                        event_data_str += f" - {reason}"
+
+                # Camera policy event
+                elif event_subtype == "camera_policy_set":
+                    admin = event_info.get("admin_package", "")
+                    disabled = event_info.get("disabled", False)
+                    event_data_str = (
+                        f"Camera {'disabled' if disabled else 'enabled'} by {admin}"
+                    )
+
+                # Backup service event
+                elif event_subtype == "backup_service_toggled":
+                    admin = event_info.get("admin_package", "")
+                    enabled = event_info.get("enabled", False)
+                    event_data_str = f"Backup service {'enabled' if enabled else 'disabled'} by {admin}"
+
+                # NFC events
+                elif event_subtype == "nfc_enabled":
+                    event_data_str = "NFC enabled"
+                elif event_subtype == "nfc_disabled":
+                    event_data_str = "NFC disabled"
+
+                else:
+                    event_data_str = (
+                        f"{SECURITY_EVENT_TAGS.get(event_subtype, {}).get('name', event_subtype)}: "
+                        f"{event_info}"
+                    )
+            else:
+                event_data_str = f"{event_subtype}: {event_info}"
+
+        if not event_subtype:
+            event_subtype = "unknown"
+            event_data_str = str(record)
+
+        return {
+            "timestamp": record.get("timestamp"),
+            "module": self.__class__.__name__,
+            "event": event_subtype,
+            "data": event_data_str,
+        }
+
+    def process_event(self, event_data: dict) -> None:
+        """Process a security event and add it to results."""
+        # Convert event_time to ISO format
+        # Security events use nanoseconds since epoch
+        event_time = event_data.get("event_time")
+        if event_time:
+            # Convert nanoseconds to seconds
+            event_data["timestamp"] = self._localize_timestamp(
+                event_time / 1_000_000_000.0
+            )
+        else:
+            event_data["timestamp"] = None
+
+        # Track event type statistics, including future tags unknown to MVT.
+        event_tag = self._get_event_tag(event_data)
+        if event_tag:
+            self.event_type_counts[event_tag] = (
+                self.event_type_counts.get(event_tag, 0) + 1
+            )
+
+        self.results.append(event_data)
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        """Extract and analyze security events from intrusion logs."""
+        if not self.target_path:
+            self.log.error("No target path specified")
+            return
+
+        self.collect_txt(self.target_path)
+        self.parse_collected_txt("security_event")
+
+        self.log.info("Identified %d security events", len(self.results))
+
+        # Log event type breakdown
+        if self.event_type_counts:
+            self.log.info("Security event breakdown:")
+            for event_type, count in sorted(
+                self.event_type_counts.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True
+            ):
+                event_name = SECURITY_EVENT_TAGS.get(event_type, {}).get(
+                    "name", event_type
+                )
+                self.log.info("  - %s: %d", event_name, count)
+
+            unknown_event_types = sorted(
+                event_type
+                for event_type in self.event_type_counts
+                if event_type not in SECURITY_EVENT_TAGS
+            )
+            if unknown_event_types:
+                self.log.warning(
+                    "Found unknown intrusion logging security event type(s): %s. "
+                    "Please open an issue on GitHub so MVT can add support for them.",
+                    ", ".join(unknown_event_types),
+                )

src/mvt/android/parsers/backup.py

@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ class InvalidBackupPassword(AndroidBackupParsingError):
     pass
 
 
-# TODO: Need to clean all the following code and conform it to the coding style.
-
-
 def to_utf8_bytes(input_bytes):
     output = []
     for byte in input_bytes:
@@ -51,13 +48,16 @@ def parse_ab_header(data):
         'encryption': "none", 'version': 4}
     """
     if data.startswith(b"ANDROID BACKUP"):
-        [_, version, is_compressed, encryption, _] = data.split(b"\n", 4)
-        return {
-            "backup": True,
-            "compression": (is_compressed == b"1"),
-            "version": int(version),
-            "encryption": encryption.decode("utf-8"),
-        }
+        try:
+            [_, version, is_compressed, encryption, _] = data.split(b"\n", 4)
+            return {
+                "backup": True,
+                "compression": (is_compressed == b"1"),
+                "version": int(version),
+                "encryption": encryption.decode("utf-8"),
+            }
+        except (UnicodeDecodeError, ValueError):
+            pass
 
     return {"backup": False, "compression": None, "version": None, "encryption": None}
 
@@ -131,20 +131,23 @@ def decrypt_backup_data(encrypted_backup, password, encryption_algo, format_vers
     if password is None:
         raise InvalidBackupPassword()
 
-    [
-        user_salt,
-        checksum_salt,
-        pbkdf2_rounds,
-        user_iv,
-        master_key_blob,
-        encrypted_data,
-    ] = encrypted_backup.split(b"\n", 5)
+    try:
+        [
+            user_salt,
+            checksum_salt,
+            pbkdf2_rounds,
+            user_iv,
+            master_key_blob,
+            encrypted_data,
+        ] = encrypted_backup.split(b"\n", 5)
 
-    user_salt = bytes.fromhex(user_salt.decode("utf-8"))
-    checksum_salt = bytes.fromhex(checksum_salt.decode("utf-8"))
-    pbkdf2_rounds = int(pbkdf2_rounds)
-    user_iv = bytes.fromhex(user_iv.decode("utf-8"))
-    master_key_blob = bytes.fromhex(master_key_blob.decode("utf-8"))
+        user_salt = bytes.fromhex(user_salt.decode("utf-8"))
+        checksum_salt = bytes.fromhex(checksum_salt.decode("utf-8"))
+        pbkdf2_rounds = int(pbkdf2_rounds)
+        user_iv = bytes.fromhex(user_iv.decode("utf-8"))
+        master_key_blob = bytes.fromhex(master_key_blob.decode("utf-8"))
+    except (UnicodeDecodeError, ValueError) as exc:
+        raise AndroidBackupParsingError("Invalid encrypted backup header") from exc
 
     # Derive decryption master key from password.
     master_key, master_iv = decrypt_master_key(
@@ -157,13 +160,13 @@ def decrypt_backup_data(encrypted_backup, password, encryption_algo, format_vers
         checksum_salt=checksum_salt,
     )
 
-    # Decrypt and unpad backup data using derivied key.
+    # Decrypt and unpad backup data using derived key.
     cipher = Cipher(algorithms.AES(master_key), modes.CBC(master_iv))
     decryptor = cipher.decryptor()
     decrypted_tar = decryptor.update(encrypted_data) + decryptor.finalize()
 
     unpadder = padding.PKCS7(128).unpadder()
-    return unpadder.update(decrypted_tar)
+    return unpadder.update(decrypted_tar) + unpadder.finalize()
 
 
 def parse_backup_file(data, password=None):
@@ -174,10 +177,12 @@ def parse_backup_file(data, password=None):
     if not data.startswith(b"ANDROID BACKUP"):
         raise AndroidBackupParsingError("Invalid file header")
 
-    [_, version, is_compressed, encryption_algo, tar_data] = data.split(b"\n", 4)
-
-    version = int(version)
-    is_compressed = int(is_compressed)
+    try:
+        [_, version, is_compressed, encryption_algo, tar_data] = data.split(b"\n", 4)
+        version = int(version)
+        is_compressed = int(is_compressed)
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        raise AndroidBackupParsingError("Invalid file header") from exc
 
     if encryption_algo != b"none":
         tar_data = decrypt_backup_data(
@@ -210,6 +215,8 @@ def parse_tar_for_sms(data):
                 or member.name.endswith("_mms_backup")
             ):
                 dhandler = tar.extractfile(member)
+                if not dhandler:
+                    continue
                 res.extend(parse_sms_file(dhandler.read()))
 
     return res

src/mvt/cli.py

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 The MVT Authors.
+# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
+#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
+
+import click
+
+from mvt.common.cli_plugins import (
+    MVT_CUSTOM_COMMANDS_ENV,
+    NEUTRAL_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP,
+    load_cli_commands_option,
+    register_cli_plugins,
+)
+from mvt.common.completion import completion
+from mvt.common.help import (
+    HELP_MSG_DISABLE_INDICATOR_UPDATE_CHECK,
+    HELP_MSG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK,
+    HELP_MSG_STIX2,
+    HELP_MSG_VERSION,
+)
+from mvt.common.logo import logo
+from mvt.common.updates import IndicatorsUpdates
+from mvt.common.utils import init_logging
+
+init_logging()
+
+CONTEXT_SETTINGS = dict(help_option_names=["-h", "--help"])
+
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# Main
+# ==============================================================================
+@click.group(invoke_without_command=True)
+@load_cli_commands_option
+@click.option(
+    "--disable-update-check", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--disable-indicator-update-check",
+    is_flag=True,
+    help=HELP_MSG_DISABLE_INDICATOR_UPDATE_CHECK,
+)
+@click.pass_context
+def cli(ctx, disable_update_check, disable_indicator_update_check):
+    """Mobile Verification Toolkit.
+
+    mvt-ios and mvt-android run the forensic analysis of an acquisition: each
+    provides the check-* commands of its platform. This command hosts what
+    belongs to neither platform; run it without a command to see the installed
+    version and the list of what it offers.
+    """
+    ctx.ensure_object(dict)
+    ctx.obj["disable_version_check"] = disable_update_check
+    ctx.obj["disable_indicator_check"] = disable_indicator_update_check
+    if ctx.invoked_subcommand != "completion":
+        logo(
+            disable_version_check=disable_update_check,
+            disable_indicator_check=disable_indicator_update_check,
+        )
+    if ctx.invoked_subcommand is None:
+        click.echo(ctx.get_help())
+
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# Command: download-iocs
+# ==============================================================================
+@cli.command("download-iocs", context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS, help=HELP_MSG_STIX2)
+def download_iocs():
+    ioc_updates = IndicatorsUpdates()
+    ioc_updates.update()
+
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# Command: completion
+# ==============================================================================
+cli.add_command(completion)
+
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# Command: version
+# ==============================================================================
+@cli.command("version", context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS, help=HELP_MSG_VERSION)
+def version():
+    return
+
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# Entry point of the mvt console script
+# ==============================================================================
+def main() -> None:
+    """Register the external commands and run the mvt CLI.
+
+    External commands are registered here rather than when this module is
+    imported, so that importing MVT never runs third-party code and a plugin
+    importing from MVT cannot re-enter a module that is still initializing.
+    """
+    register_cli_plugins(
+        cli,
+        entry_point_group=NEUTRAL_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP,
+        environment_variable=MVT_CUSTOM_COMMANDS_ENV,
+    )
+    cli()

src/mvt/common/alerts.py

@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class AlertStore:
         return alerts
 
     def save_timeline(self, timeline_path: str) -> None:
-        with open(timeline_path, "a+", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
+        with open(timeline_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
             csvoutput = csv.writer(
                 handle,
                 delimiter=",",

src/mvt/common/artifact.py

@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ from .module import MVTModule
 class Artifact(MVTModule):
     """Base class for artifacts.
 
-    XXX: Inheriting from MVTModule to have the same signature as other modules. Not sure if this is a good idea.
+    Artifacts share the MVTModule lifecycle so commands can run artifacts and
+    extraction modules through the same interface.
     """

src/mvt/common/cli_plugins.py

@@ -0,0 +1,310 @@
+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 The MVT Authors.
+# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
+#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
+
+import hashlib
+import importlib.metadata
+import importlib.util
+import logging
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from types import ModuleType
+from typing import Iterable
+
+import click
+
+IOS_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP = "mvt.ios.cli_plugins"
+ANDROID_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP = "mvt.android.cli_plugins"
+# Commands in this group are registered on the platform-neutral mvt command only.
+NEUTRAL_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP = "mvt.cli_plugins"
+MVT_CUSTOM_COMMANDS_ENV = "MVT_CUSTOM_COMMANDS"
+MVT_IOS_CUSTOM_COMMANDS_ENV = "MVT_IOS_CUSTOM_COMMANDS"
+MVT_ANDROID_CUSTOM_COMMANDS_ENV = "MVT_ANDROID_CUSTOM_COMMANDS"
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class CustomCommandLoadError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class BrokenPluginCommand(click.Command):
+    """A placeholder for an installed or configured command that failed to load."""
+
+    def __init__(self, name: str, source: str, exception: BaseException):
+        super().__init__(
+            name,
+            help=(
+                f"Unable to load external command from {source}.\n\n"
+                f"{type(exception).__name__}: {exception}"
+            ),
+            short_help="Warning: external command could not be loaded.",
+        )
+        self.source = source
+        self.exception = exception
+
+    def parse_args(self, ctx: click.Context, args: list[str]) -> list[str]:
+        return args
+
+    def invoke(self, ctx: click.Context) -> None:
+        raise click.ClickException(
+            f"Unable to load external command '{self.name}' from {self.source}: "
+            f"{type(self.exception).__name__}: {self.exception}"
+        )
+
+
+def _module_name_for_path(path: Path) -> str:
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(str(path).encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()[:16]
+    return f"_mvt_custom_command_{path.stem}_{digest}"
+
+
+def _iter_command_files(path: Path) -> Iterable[Path]:
+    if path.is_file():
+        if path.suffix != ".py":
+            raise CustomCommandLoadError(
+                f"Custom command file is not a Python file: {path}"
+            )
+        yield path
+        return
+
+    if path.is_dir():
+        for child in sorted(path.iterdir()):
+            if child.name.startswith(".") or child.name == "__init__.py":
+                continue
+            if child.is_file() and child.suffix == ".py":
+                yield child
+        return
+
+    raise CustomCommandLoadError(f"Custom command path does not exist: {path}")
+
+
+def _load_python_file(path: Path) -> ModuleType:
+    module_name = _module_name_for_path(path)
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(module_name, path)
+    if spec is None or spec.loader is None:
+        raise CustomCommandLoadError(f"Unable to load custom command file: {path}")
+
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    sys.modules[module_name] = module
+    try:
+        spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+    except (Exception, SystemExit) as exc:
+        raise CustomCommandLoadError(
+            f"Unable to import custom command {path}: {exc}"
+        ) from exc
+
+    return module
+
+
+def load_cli_command_file(path: Path) -> click.Command:
+    module = _load_python_file(path)
+    command = getattr(module, "cli", None)
+    if not isinstance(command, click.Command):
+        raise CustomCommandLoadError(
+            f"Custom command {path} must export a Click command or group named 'cli'"
+        )
+    if command.name is None:
+        raise CustomCommandLoadError(f"Custom command {path} has no command name")
+    return command
+
+
+def _register_command(
+    group: click.Group,
+    command: click.Command,
+    *,
+    name: str,
+    source: str,
+    collision_is_error: bool,
+) -> bool:
+    if name in group.commands:
+        registered_sources = getattr(group, "_mvt_external_command_sources", {})
+        if registered_sources.get(name) == source:
+            return False
+        message = (
+            f"Unable to register external command '{name}' from {source}: "
+            "the command name is already registered"
+        )
+        if collision_is_error:
+            raise CustomCommandLoadError(message)
+        log.warning(message)
+        return False
+
+    group.add_command(command, name=name)
+    registered_sources = getattr(group, "_mvt_external_command_sources", {})
+    registered_sources[name] = source
+    setattr(group, "_mvt_external_command_sources", registered_sources)
+    return True
+
+
+def register_cli_commands_from_path(
+    group: click.Group,
+    path: str | Path,
+    *,
+    collision_is_error: bool = False,
+    failures_are_errors: bool = False,
+) -> list[str]:
+    resolved_path = Path(path).expanduser().resolve()
+    registered: list[str] = []
+
+    try:
+        command_files = list(_iter_command_files(resolved_path))
+    except CustomCommandLoadError as exc:
+        if failures_are_errors:
+            raise
+        name = resolved_path.stem.replace("_", "-") or "custom-command"
+        if _register_command(
+            group,
+            BrokenPluginCommand(name, str(resolved_path), exc),
+            name=name,
+            source=str(resolved_path),
+            collision_is_error=collision_is_error,
+        ):
+            registered.append(name)
+        return registered
+
+    for command_file in command_files:
+        try:
+            command = load_cli_command_file(command_file)
+        except CustomCommandLoadError as exc:
+            if failures_are_errors:
+                raise
+            name = command_file.stem.replace("_", "-")
+            command = BrokenPluginCommand(name, str(command_file), exc)
+
+        command_name = command.name
+        if command_name is None:
+            raise CustomCommandLoadError(
+                f"Custom command {command_file} has no command name"
+            )
+        if _register_command(
+            group,
+            command,
+            name=command_name,
+            source=str(command_file),
+            collision_is_error=collision_is_error,
+        ):
+            registered.append(command_name)
+
+    return registered
+
+
+def _entry_point_source(entry_point: importlib.metadata.EntryPoint) -> str:
+    try:
+        distribution = getattr(entry_point, "dist", None)
+        if distribution is None:
+            return f"entry point {entry_point.value}"
+
+        name = distribution.metadata.get("Name", "unknown distribution")
+        version = getattr(distribution, "version", None)
+        if version:
+            return f"{name} {version} ({entry_point.value})"
+        return f"{name} ({entry_point.value})"
+    except Exception:
+        return f"entry point {entry_point.value}"
+
+
+def register_installed_cli_commands(
+    group: click.Group,
+    entry_point_group: str,
+) -> list[str]:
+    try:
+        entry_points = importlib.metadata.entry_points(group=entry_point_group)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        log.warning(
+            "Unable to discover external commands in entry-point group %s: %s",
+            entry_point_group,
+            exc,
+        )
+        return []
+    ordered_entry_points = sorted(
+        entry_points,
+        key=lambda entry_point: (
+            entry_point.name,
+            _entry_point_source(entry_point),
+            entry_point.value,
+        ),
+    )
+    registered: list[str] = []
+
+    for entry_point in ordered_entry_points:
+        source = _entry_point_source(entry_point)
+        try:
+            command = entry_point.load()
+            if not isinstance(command, click.Command):
+                raise TypeError(
+                    f"entry point must resolve to a Click command or group, "
+                    f"not {type(command).__name__}"
+                )
+        except (Exception, SystemExit) as exc:
+            command = BrokenPluginCommand(entry_point.name, source, exc)
+
+        if _register_command(
+            group,
+            command,
+            name=entry_point.name,
+            source=source,
+            collision_is_error=False,
+        ):
+            registered.append(entry_point.name)
+
+    return registered
+
+
+def register_cli_plugins(
+    group: click.Group,
+    *,
+    entry_point_group: str,
+    environment_variable: str,
+) -> None:
+    """Register the external commands of one CLI on its group.
+
+    Each CLI has one entry-point group and one environment variable of its
+    own, so a command package chooses the CLIs its commands are added to.
+
+    :param group: CLI group to register the external commands on.
+    :param entry_point_group: Entry-point group of the CLI.
+    :param environment_variable: Name of the environment variable holding a
+                                 path to load commands from.
+    """
+    environment_path = os.environ.get(environment_variable)
+    if environment_path:
+        register_cli_commands_from_path(group, environment_path)
+    register_installed_cli_commands(group, entry_point_group)
+
+
+def _load_command_option_callback(
+    ctx: click.Context,
+    param: click.Parameter,
+    paths: tuple[str, ...],
+) -> tuple[str, ...]:
+    if not isinstance(ctx.command, click.Group):
+        raise click.ClickException("--load-command requires a Click command group")
+
+    for path in paths:
+        try:
+            register_cli_commands_from_path(
+                ctx.command,
+                path,
+                collision_is_error=True,
+                failures_are_errors=True,
+            )
+        except CustomCommandLoadError as exc:
+            raise click.BadParameter(str(exc), ctx=ctx, param=param) from exc
+    return paths
+
+
+load_cli_commands_option = click.option(
+    "--load-command",
+    "load_commands",
+    type=click.Path(exists=True),
+    multiple=True,
+    expose_value=False,
+    is_eager=True,
+    callback=_load_command_option_callback,
+    help=(
+        "Load a custom CLI command from a Python file or folder "
+        "(can be invoked multiple times)"
+    ),
+)

src/mvt/common/cmd_check_iocs.py

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import os
 from typing import Optional
 
 from mvt.common.command import Command
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
+from mvt.common.module_loader import get_module_logger
 from mvt.common.utils import exec_or_profile
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ class CmdCheckIOCS(Command):
         sub_command: Optional[bool] = False,
         disable_version_check: bool = False,
         disable_indicator_check: bool = False,
+        custom_modules: Optional[list[type[MVTModule]]] = None,
+        platform: str = "",
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             target_path=target_path,
@@ -39,14 +43,16 @@ class CmdCheckIOCS(Command):
             log=log,
             disable_version_check=disable_version_check,
             disable_indicator_check=disable_indicator_check,
+            custom_modules=custom_modules,
         )
 
+        self.platform = platform
         self.name = "check-iocs"
 
     def run(self) -> None:
         assert self.target_path is not None
         all_modules = []
-        for entry in self.modules:
+        for entry in self._available_modules():
             if entry not in all_modules:
                 all_modules.append(entry)
 
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@ class CmdCheckIOCS(Command):
                 )
 
                 m = iocs_module.from_json(
-                    file_path, log=logging.getLogger(iocs_module.__module__)
+                    file_path, log=get_module_logger(iocs_module)
                 )
                 if not m:
                     log.warning("No result from this module, skipping it")

src/mvt/common/command.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import logging
 import os
 import sys
 from datetime import datetime
+from heapq import heappop, heappush
 from typing import Any, Optional
 
 from rich.console import Console
@@ -18,6 +19,13 @@ from .alerts import AlertLevel, AlertStore
 from .config import settings
 from .indicators import Indicators
 from .module import EncryptedBackupError, MVTModule, run_module, save_timeline
+from .module_loader import (
+    ModuleOrigin,
+    get_module_logger,
+    get_module_origin,
+    module_supports_command,
+)
+from .module_types import ModuleTimeline, URLResult
 from .utils import (
     CustomJSONEncoder,
     convert_datetime_to_iso,
@@ -42,9 +50,12 @@ class Command:
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
         disable_version_check: bool = False,
         disable_indicator_check: bool = False,
+        custom_modules: Optional[list[type[MVTModule]]] = None,
     ) -> None:
         self.name = ""
-        self.modules: list[Any] = []
+        self.platform = ""
+        self.modules: list[type[MVTModule]] = []
+        self.custom_modules = custom_modules if custom_modules else []
 
         self.target_path = target_path
         self.results_path = results_path
@@ -63,10 +74,11 @@ class Command:
 
         # This list will contain all executed modules.
         # We can use this to reference e.g. self.executed[0].results.
-        self.executed: list[Any] = []
+        self.executed: list[MVTModule] = []
         self.hashes = hashes
         self.hash_values: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
-        self.timeline: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+        self.timeline: ModuleTimeline = []
+        self.url_results: list[URLResult] = []
 
         # Load IOCs
         self._create_storage()
@@ -144,6 +156,14 @@ class Command:
         with open(alerts_path, "w+", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
             json.dump(alerts, handle, indent=4, cls=CustomJSONEncoder)
 
+    def _store_urls(self) -> None:
+        if not self.results_path or not self.url_results:
+            return
+
+        urls_path = os.path.join(self.results_path, "urls.json")
+        with open(urls_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
+            json.dump(self.url_results, handle, indent=4, cls=CustomJSONEncoder)
+
     def _store_alerts_timeline(self) -> None:
         if not self.results_path:
             return
@@ -195,10 +215,49 @@ class Command:
         for file in generate_hashes_from_path(self.target_path, self.log):
             self.hash_values.append(file)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _modules_by_origin(
+        modules: list[type[MVTModule]],
+    ) -> dict[ModuleOrigin, list[str]]:
+        origins: dict[ModuleOrigin, list[str]] = {}
+        for module in modules:
+            origins.setdefault(get_module_origin(module), []).append(module.__name__)
+        return origins
+
     def list_modules(self) -> None:
         self.log.info("Following is the list of available %s modules:", self.name)
-        for module in self.modules:
-            self.log.info(" - %s", module.__name__)
+        for origin, module_names in self._modules_by_origin(
+            self._available_modules()
+        ).items():
+            self.log.info(
+                " - Modules from %s: %s", origin.label, ", ".join(module_names)
+            )
+
+    def _log_loaded_modules(self, modules: list[type[MVTModule]]) -> None:
+        """Record the loaded modules and their origins for auditability."""
+        for origin, module_names in self._modules_by_origin(modules).items():
+            self.log.info(
+                "Loaded %d %s modules from %s: %s",
+                len(module_names),
+                self.name,
+                origin.label,
+                ", ".join(module_names),
+            )
+
+    def _available_modules(self) -> list[type[MVTModule]]:
+        modules = list(self.modules)
+        modules.extend(
+            module
+            for module in self.custom_modules
+            if module_supports_command(module, self.platform, self.name)
+        )
+
+        deduplicated = []
+        for module in modules:
+            if module not in deduplicated:
+                deduplicated.append(module)
+
+        return deduplicated
 
     def init(self) -> None:
         raise NotImplementedError
@@ -258,23 +317,168 @@ class Command:
         console.print("")
         console.print(panel)
 
+    def _skipped_modules(
+        self,
+        required: list[type[MVTModule]],
+        module_indexes: dict[type[MVTModule], int],
+    ) -> dict[type[MVTModule], tuple[type[MVTModule], type[MVTModule]]]:
+        """Return the modules to drop because a dependency is unavailable.
+
+        A module declaring a dependency this command cannot provide is unable
+        to run, and so is every module depending on it. Dropping only those
+        keeps a single wrong declaration - in a module scoped to several
+        commands, for example - from silencing an entire analysis.
+
+        The returned mapping gives, for each skipped module, the module which
+        is missing a dependency and the dependency it is missing.
+        """
+        skipped: dict[type[MVTModule], tuple[type[MVTModule], type[MVTModule]]] = {}
+        # Skipping the one module a run was asked for leaves nothing to run,
+        # which the caller reports instead.
+        remainder = (
+            "" if self.module_name else " The rest of the analysis will still run."
+        )
+
+        # Skipping one module can skip the modules depending on it, which the
+        # pass over the module list may already have gone past, so repeat the
+        # pass until nothing changes.
+        changed = True
+        while changed:
+            changed = False
+            for module in required:
+                if module in skipped:
+                    continue
+
+                for dependency in module.dependencies:
+                    if dependency not in module_indexes:
+                        skipped[module] = (module, dependency)
+                        changed = True
+                        self.log.warning(
+                            "Module %s will be SKIPPED: it depends on module "
+                            "%s, which is not available in this command.%s",
+                            module.__name__,
+                            dependency.__name__,
+                            remainder,
+                        )
+                        break
+
+                    if dependency in skipped:
+                        root, missing = skipped[dependency]
+                        skipped[module] = (root, missing)
+                        changed = True
+                        if dependency is root:
+                            self.log.warning(
+                                "Module %s will be SKIPPED: it depends on "
+                                "module %s, itself skipped for depending on "
+                                "unavailable module %s.%s",
+                                module.__name__,
+                                dependency.__name__,
+                                missing.__name__,
+                                remainder,
+                            )
+                        else:
+                            self.log.warning(
+                                "Module %s will be SKIPPED: it depends on "
+                                "skipped module %s, in a chain starting at "
+                                "module %s, which depends on unavailable "
+                                "module %s.%s",
+                                module.__name__,
+                                dependency.__name__,
+                                root.__name__,
+                                missing.__name__,
+                                remainder,
+                            )
+                        break
+
+        return skipped
+
+    def _ordered_modules(self) -> Optional[list[type[MVTModule]]]:
+        """Return enabled modules in stable topological order."""
+        modules = self._available_modules()
+        module_indexes = {module: index for index, module in enumerate(modules)}
+
+        if self.module_name:
+            selected = [
+                module for module in modules if module.__name__ == self.module_name
+            ]
+        else:
+            selected = [module for module in modules if module.enabled]
+
+        required: set[type[MVTModule]] = set()
+        pending = list(selected)
+        while pending:
+            module = pending.pop()
+            if module in required:
+                continue
+            required.add(module)
+            for dependency in module.dependencies:
+                # Unavailable dependencies are reported by _skipped_modules().
+                if dependency in module_indexes:
+                    pending.append(dependency)
+
+        ordered_required = sorted(required, key=lambda module: module_indexes[module])
+        skipped = self._skipped_modules(ordered_required, module_indexes)
+        runnable = [module for module in ordered_required if module not in skipped]
+        if skipped and not runnable:
+            self.log.warning(
+                "Every selected module was skipped for an unavailable "
+                "dependency. No modules will be run."
+            )
+
+        dependents: dict[type[MVTModule], list[type[MVTModule]]] = {
+            module: [] for module in runnable
+        }
+        indegree = {module: 0 for module in runnable}
+        for module in runnable:
+            for dependency in module.dependencies:
+                if dependency not in indegree:
+                    continue
+                dependents[dependency].append(module)
+                indegree[module] += 1
+
+        ready: list[tuple[int, type[MVTModule]]] = []
+        for module, count in indegree.items():
+            if count == 0:
+                heappush(ready, (module_indexes[module], module))
+
+        ordered = []
+        while ready:
+            _, module = heappop(ready)
+            ordered.append(module)
+            for dependent in dependents[module]:
+                indegree[dependent] -= 1
+                if indegree[dependent] == 0:
+                    heappush(ready, (module_indexes[dependent], dependent))
+
+        if len(ordered) != len(runnable):
+            cyclic_modules = sorted(
+                (module.__name__ for module, count in indegree.items() if count > 0)
+            )
+            self.log.warning(
+                "Circular module dependency detected involving: %s. "
+                "No modules will be run.",
+                ", ".join(cyclic_modules),
+            )
+            return None
+
+        return ordered
+
     def run(self) -> None:
+        ordered_modules = self._ordered_modules()
+        if ordered_modules is None:
+            return
+
+        self._log_loaded_modules(ordered_modules)
+
         try:
             self.init()
         except NotImplementedError:
             pass
 
-        for module in self.modules:
-            if self.module_name and module.__name__ != self.module_name:
-                continue
+        executed_by_type: dict[type[MVTModule], MVTModule] = {}
+        for module in ordered_modules:
 
-            if not module.enabled and not (
-                self.module_name and module.__name__ == self.module_name
-            ):
-                continue
-
-            # FIXME: do we need the logger here
-            module_logger = logging.getLogger(module.__module__)
+            module_logger = get_module_logger(module)
 
             m = module(
                 target_path=self.target_path,
@@ -282,6 +486,10 @@ class Command:
                 module_options=self.module_options,
                 log=module_logger,
             )
+            m.dependency_modules = {
+                dependency: executed_by_type[dependency]
+                for dependency in module.dependencies
+            }
 
             if self.iocs.total_ioc_count:
                 m.indicators = self.iocs
@@ -305,7 +513,9 @@ class Command:
                 return
 
             self.executed.append(m)
+            executed_by_type[module] = m
             self.timeline.extend(m.timeline)
+            self.url_results.extend(m.url_results)
             self.alertstore.extend(m.alertstore.alerts)
 
         try:
@@ -320,4 +530,5 @@ class Command:
         self._store_timeline()
         self._store_alerts_timeline()
         self._store_alerts()
+        self._store_urls()
         self._store_info()

src/mvt/common/completion.py

@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 The MVT Authors.
+# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
+#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
+
+from pathlib import Path
+import shlex
+
+import click
+from click.shell_completion import get_completion_class
+
+from .help import HELP_MSG_COMPLETION
+
+
+SUPPORTED_SHELLS = ("bash", "zsh", "fish")
+CONTEXT_SETTINGS = dict(help_option_names=["-h", "--help"])
+
+COMPLETION_INSTRUCTIONS = """Shell completion for mvt, mvt-ios and mvt-android
+
+Print one completion script covering the three commands:
+  mvt completion bash > ~/.mvt-complete.bash
+  mvt completion zsh > ~/.mvt-complete.zsh
+  mkdir -p ~/.config/fish/conf.d
+  mvt completion fish > ~/.config/fish/conf.d/mvt-completion.fish
+
+Load the generated Bash script from ~/.bashrc:
+  [ -f ~/.mvt-complete.bash ] && . ~/.mvt-complete.bash
+
+Load the generated Zsh script from ~/.zshrc:
+  [ -f ~/.mvt-complete.zsh ] && . ~/.mvt-complete.zsh
+
+Fish loads the files in ~/.config/fish/conf.d automatically.
+
+To write these files and update the Bash/Zsh shell configuration automatically:
+  mvt completion bash --install
+  mvt completion zsh --install
+  mvt completion fish --install
+"""
+
+
+def _mvt_programs() -> list[tuple[str, click.Command]]:
+    """Return the console script name and CLI group of every MVT program.
+
+    The three CLIs are imported here rather than at module level: mvt.cli
+    imports this module while it is being defined, and generating a completion
+    script should not make the start-up of `mvt` import the platform CLIs.
+    """
+    from mvt.android.cli import cli as android_cli
+    from mvt.cli import cli as mvt_cli
+    from mvt.ios.cli import cli as ios_cli
+
+    return [("mvt", mvt_cli), ("mvt-ios", ios_cli), ("mvt-android", android_cli)]
+
+
+@click.command(
+    "completion",
+    context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS,
+    help=HELP_MSG_COMPLETION,
+    short_help="Generate or install shell completion",
+)
+@click.argument("shell", required=False, type=click.Choice(SUPPORTED_SHELLS))
+@click.option(
+    "--install",
+    is_flag=True,
+    help="Write completion files and update shell configuration.",
+)
+def completion(shell, install):
+    if shell is None:
+        if install:
+            raise click.UsageError("A shell is required when using --install.")
+        click.echo(COMPLETION_INSTRUCTIONS)
+        return
+
+    if install:
+        script_path = install_completion_script(shell)
+        click.echo(
+            f"Installed {shell} completion for mvt, mvt-ios and mvt-android "
+            f"to {script_path}"
+        )
+        if shell in ("bash", "zsh"):
+            click.echo(f"Updated ~/.{shell}rc")
+        else:
+            click.echo("Fish loads the files in ~/.config/fish/conf.d automatically.")
+        return
+
+    click.echo(generate_mvt_completion_script(shell))
+
+
+def generate_completion_script(cli: click.Command, program_name: str, shell: str) -> str:
+    completion_class = get_completion_class(shell)
+    if completion_class is None:
+        raise click.ClickException(f"Unsupported shell: {shell}")
+
+    complete_var = f"_{program_name.upper().replace('-', '_')}_COMPLETE"
+    return completion_class(cli, {}, program_name, complete_var).source()
+
+
+def generate_mvt_completion_script(shell: str) -> str:
+    """Return one script completing every MVT command.
+
+    Click names the completion function of each program after the program, so
+    the scripts of the three commands can simply be concatenated.
+    """
+    scripts = [
+        generate_completion_script(cli, program_name, shell).strip("\n")
+        for program_name, cli in _mvt_programs()
+    ]
+    return "\n\n".join(scripts)
+
+
+def install_completion_script(shell: str) -> Path:
+    script = generate_mvt_completion_script(shell)
+    script_path = _completion_script_path(shell)
+    script_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    script_path.write_text(f"{script}\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    if shell in ("bash", "zsh"):
+        _install_shell_source_line(shell, script_path)
+
+    return script_path
+
+
+def _completion_script_path(shell: str) -> Path:
+    home = Path.home()
+
+    if shell == "fish":
+        # conf.d is sourced when the shell starts, unlike the completions
+        # folder, whose files fish loads on demand by command name.
+        return home / ".config" / "fish" / "conf.d" / "mvt-completion.fish"
+
+    return home / f".mvt-complete.{shell}"
+
+
+def _install_shell_source_line(shell: str, script_path: Path) -> None:
+    shell_config_path = Path.home() / f".{shell}rc"
+    source_line = (
+        f"[ -f {shlex.quote(str(script_path))} ] && "
+        f". {shlex.quote(str(script_path))}"
+    )
+    block = f"# MVT shell completion\n{source_line}\n"
+
+    if shell_config_path.exists():
+        shell_config = shell_config_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        if source_line in shell_config:
+            return
+    else:
+        shell_config = ""
+
+    separator = "" if not shell_config or shell_config.endswith("\n") else "\n"
+    with shell_config_path.open("a", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
+        handle.write(f"{separator}{block}")

src/mvt/common/help.py

@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ HELP_MSG_VERSION = "Show the currently installed version of MVT"
 HELP_MSG_OUTPUT = "Specify a path to a folder where you want to store JSON results"
 HELP_MSG_IOC = "Path to indicators file (can be invoked multiple time)"
 HELP_MSG_FAST = "Avoid running time/resource consuming features"
-HELP_MSG_LIST_MODULES = "Print list of available modules and exit"
+HELP_MSG_LIST_MODULES = "Print list of available modules and their source, then exit"
 HELP_MSG_MODULE = "Name of a single module you would like to run instead of all"
+HELP_MSG_LOAD_MODULE = (
+    "Load custom MVT module(s) from a Python file or folder "
+    "(can be invoked multiple times)"
+)
 HELP_MSG_NONINTERACTIVE = "Don't ask interactive questions during processing"
 HELP_MSG_HASHES = "Generate hashes of all the files analyzed"
 HELP_MSG_VERBOSE = "Verbose mode"
@@ -17,6 +21,9 @@ HELP_MSG_CHECK_IOCS = "Compare stored JSON results to provided indicators"
 HELP_MSG_STIX2 = "Download public STIX2 indicators"
 HELP_MSG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK = "Disable MVT version update check"
 HELP_MSG_DISABLE_INDICATOR_UPDATE_CHECK = "Disable indicators update check"
+HELP_MSG_COMPLETION = (
+    "Generate or install shell completion for mvt, mvt-ios and mvt-android"
+)
 
 # IOS Specific
 HELP_MSG_DECRYPT_BACKUP = "Decrypt an encrypted iTunes backup"
@@ -33,6 +40,7 @@ HELP_MSG_BACKUP_KEYFILE = (
 HELP_MSG_EXTRACT_KEY = "Extract decryption key from an iTunes backup"
 HELP_MSG_CHECK_IOS_BACKUP = "Extract artifacts from an iTunes backup"
 HELP_MSG_CHECK_FS = "Extract artifacts from a full filesystem dump"
+HELP_MSG_CHECK_SYSDIAGNOSE = "Extract artifacts from an iOS sysdiagnose archive"
 
 # Android Specific
 HELP_MSG_ANDROID_BACKUP_PASSWORD = "The backup password to use for an Android backup"
@@ -47,3 +55,6 @@ HELP_MSG_CHECK_ADB_REMOVED_DESCRIPTION = (
 HELP_MSG_CHECK_BUGREPORT = "Check an Android Bug Report"
 HELP_MSG_CHECK_ANDROID_BACKUP = "Check an Android Backup"
 HELP_MSG_CHECK_ANDROIDQF = "Check data collected with AndroidQF"
+HELP_MSG_CHECK_INTRUSION_LOGS = "Check Android Intrusion Logging files"
+HELP_MSG_VIRUS_TOTAL = "Check package APK hashes on VirusTotal"
+HELP_MSG_DELAY_CHECKS = "Delay in seconds between VirusTotal requests"

src/mvt/common/indicators.py

@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ import glob
 import json
 import logging
 import os
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from functools import lru_cache
-from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, List, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, List, Optional, Sequence
 
 import ahocorasick
 from appdirs import user_data_dir
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ MVT_INDICATORS_FOLDER = os.path.join(MVT_DATA_FOLDER, "indicators")
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+URL_CHECK_MAX_WORKERS = 20
+
 
 @dataclass
 class Indicator:
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ class Indicators:
         self.log = log
         self.ioc_collections: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
         self.total_ioc_count = 0
+        self.resolved_urls: Dict[str, str] = {}
 
     def _load_downloaded_indicators(self) -> None:
         if not os.path.isdir(MVT_INDICATORS_FOLDER):
@@ -436,9 +440,14 @@ class Indicators:
                         orig_url.url,
                         dest_url.url,
                     )
-                    return self.check_url(dest_url.url)
+                    match = self.check_url(dest_url.url)
+                    self.resolved_urls[url] = self.resolved_urls.get(
+                        dest_url.url, dest_url.url
+                    )
+                    return match
 
                 final_url = dest_url
+                self.resolved_urls[url] = final_url.url
             else:
                 # If it's not shortened, we just use the original URL object.
                 final_url = orig_url
@@ -479,6 +488,13 @@ class Indicators:
 
         return None
 
+    def get_expanded_url(self, url: str) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Return the final URL recorded while checking a shortened URL."""
+        expanded_url = self.resolved_urls.get(url)
+        if expanded_url and expanded_url != url:
+            return expanded_url
+        return None
+
     def check_urls(self, urls: list) -> Optional[IndicatorMatch]:
         """Check a list of URLs against the provided list of domain indicators.
 
@@ -490,12 +506,41 @@ class Indicators:
         if not urls:
             return None
 
-        for url in urls:
-            check = self.check_url(url)
-            if check:
-                return check
+        return self.check_url_batches([urls])[0]
 
-        return None
+    def check_url_batches(
+        self, url_batches: Sequence[Optional[Sequence[str]]]
+    ) -> List[Optional[IndicatorMatch]]:
+        """Check batches of URLs concurrently while preserving batch order.
+
+        URLs are deduplicated across batches before checking. Each returned item
+        is the first indicator match from the corresponding input batch, using
+        the original URL order.
+        """
+        batches = [list(urls) if urls else [] for urls in url_batches]
+        unique_urls = list(
+            dict.fromkeys(url for urls in batches for url in urls)
+        )
+
+        if not unique_urls:
+            return [None] * len(batches)
+
+        if settings.NETWORK_ACCESS_ALLOWED and len(unique_urls) > 1:
+            worker_count = min(URL_CHECK_MAX_WORKERS, len(unique_urls))
+            with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=worker_count) as executor:
+                url_matches = dict(
+                    zip(unique_urls, executor.map(self.check_url, unique_urls))
+                )
+        else:
+            url_matches = {url: self.check_url(url) for url in unique_urls}
+
+        return [
+            next(
+                (url_matches[url] for url in urls if url_matches[url] is not None),
+                None,
+            )
+            for urls in batches
+        ]
 
     def check_process(self, process: str) -> Optional[IndicatorMatch]:
         """Check the provided process name against the list of process
@@ -727,29 +772,6 @@ class Indicators:
 
         return None
 
-    def check_receiver_prefix(
-        self, receiver_name: str
-    ) -> Optional[IndicatorMatch]:
-        """Check the provided receiver name against the list of indicators.
-        An IoC match is detected when a substring of the receiver matches the indicator.
-
-        :param receiver_name: Receiver name to check against app ID indicators
-        :type receiver_name: str
-        :returns: IndicatorMatch if matched, otherwise None
-
-        """
-        if not receiver_name:
-            return None
-
-        for ioc in self.get_iocs("app_ids"):
-            if ioc.value.lower() in receiver_name.lower():
-                return IndicatorMatch(
-                    ioc=ioc,
-                    message=f'Found a known suspicious receiver with name "{receiver_name}" matching indicators from "{ioc.name}"',
-                )
-
-        return None
-
     def check_android_property_name(
         self, property_name: str
     ) -> Optional[IndicatorMatch]:

src/mvt/common/logo.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def check_updates(
             latest_version = mvt_updates.check()
         except (requests.exceptions.ConnectionError, requests.exceptions.Timeout):
             rich_print(
-                "\t\t[bold]Note: Could not check for MVT updates.[/bold] "
+                "\t[bold]Note: Could not check for MVT updates.[/bold] "
                 "You may be working offline. Please update MVT regularly."
             )
         except Exception as e:
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def check_updates(
         else:
             if latest_version:
                 rich_print(
-                    f"\t\t[bold]Version {latest_version} is available! "
+                    f"\t[bold]Version {latest_version} is available! "
                     "Upgrade mvt with `pip3 install -U mvt` or with `pipx upgrade mvt`[/bold]"
                 )
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def check_updates(
         # If not, there's no point in proceeding with the updates check.
         if ioc_updates.get_latest_update() == 0:
             rich_print(
-                "\t\t[bold]You have not yet downloaded any indicators, check "
+                "\t[bold]You have not yet downloaded any indicators, check "
                 "the `download-iocs` command![/bold]"
             )
             return
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def check_updates(
         should_check, hours = ioc_updates.should_check()
         if not should_check:
             rich_print(
-                f"\t\tIndicators updates checked recently, next automatic check "
+                f"\tIndicators updates checked recently, next automatic check "
                 f"in {int(hours)} hours"
             )
             return
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def check_updates(
             ioc_to_update = ioc_updates.check()
         except (requests.exceptions.ConnectionError, requests.exceptions.Timeout):
             rich_print(
-                "\t\t[bold]Note: Could not check for indicator updates.[/bold] "
+                "\t[bold]Note: Could not check for indicator updates.[/bold] "
                 "You may be working offline. Please update MVT indicators regularly."
             )
         except Exception as e:
@@ -76,20 +76,20 @@ def check_updates(
         else:
             if ioc_to_update:
                 rich_print(
-                    "\t\t[bold]There are updates to your indicators files! "
+                    "\t[bold]There are updates to your indicators files! "
                     "Run the `download-iocs` command to update![/bold]"
                 )
             else:
-                rich_print("\t\tYour indicators files seem to be up to date.")
+                rich_print("\tYour indicators files seem to be up to date.")
 
 
 def logo(
     disable_version_check: bool = False, disable_indicator_check: bool = False
 ) -> None:
     rich_print("\n")
-    rich_print("\t[bold]MVT[/bold] - Mobile Verification Toolkit")
-    rich_print("\t\thttps://mvt.re")
-    rich_print(f"\t\tVersion: {MVT_VERSION}")
+    rich_print("\t[bold]MVT - Mobile Verification Toolkit[/bold]\n")
+    rich_print("\thttps://mvt.re")
+    rich_print(f"\tVersion: {MVT_VERSION}\n")
 
     check_updates(disable_version_check, disable_indicator_check)
 

src/mvt/common/module.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import logging
 import os
 import re
 from dataclasses import asdict, is_dataclass
-from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Sequence
 
 from .alerts import AlertStore
 from .indicators import Indicators
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from .module_types import (
     ModuleResults,
     ModuleSerializedResult,
     ModuleTimeline,
+    URLResult,
 )
 from .utils import CustomJSONEncoder, exec_or_profile
 
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ class MVTModule:
 
     enabled: bool = True
     slug: Optional[str] = None
+    dependencies: Sequence[type["MVTModule"]] = ()
+    supported_commands: Sequence[tuple[str, str]] = ()
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ class MVTModule:
         results_path: Optional[str] = None,
         module_options: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
         log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__),
-        results: ModuleResults = [],
+        results: Optional[ModuleResults] = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize module.
 
@@ -71,16 +74,23 @@ class MVTModule:
         self.file_path: Optional[str] = file_path
         self.target_path: Optional[str] = target_path
         self.results_path: Optional[str] = results_path
-        self.module_options: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = (
-            module_options if module_options else {}
-        )
+        self.serial: Optional[str] = None
+        self.module_options: Dict[str, Any] = module_options if module_options else {}
 
         self.log = log
         self.indicators: Optional[Indicators] = None
         self.alertstore: AlertStore = AlertStore(log=log)
 
-        self.results: ModuleResults = results if results else []
+        self.results: ModuleResults = results if results is not None else []
         self.timeline: ModuleTimeline = []
+        self.url_results: list[URLResult] = []
+        self.dependency_modules: Dict[type["MVTModule"], "MVTModule"] = {}
+
+    def get_dependency_results(
+        self, module_class: type["MVTModule"]
+    ) -> ModuleResults:
+        """Return the results produced by a prerequisite module."""
+        return self.dependency_modules[module_class].results
 
     @classmethod
     def from_json(cls, json_path: str, log: logging.Logger):
@@ -102,6 +112,23 @@ class MVTModule:
     def check_indicators(self) -> None:
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def collect_url_results(self) -> None:
+        """Collect URL records exposed by this module."""
+
+    def add_url_result(self, url: str, timestamp: Optional[str], source: str) -> None:
+        expanded_url = None
+        if self.indicators:
+            expanded_url = self.indicators.get_expanded_url(url)
+
+        self.url_results.append(
+            {
+                "url": url,
+                "expanded_url": expanded_url,
+                "timestamp": timestamp,
+                "source": source,
+            }
+        )
+
     def save_to_json(self) -> None:
         if not self.results_path:
             return
@@ -109,11 +136,14 @@ class MVTModule:
         name = self.get_slug()
 
         if self.results:
+            converted_results: Any
             if isinstance(self.results, dict):
                 converted_results = self.results
             else:
                 converted_results = [
-                    asdict(result) if is_dataclass(result) else result
+                    asdict(result)
+                    if is_dataclass(result) and not isinstance(result, type)
+                    else result
                     for result in self.results
                 ]
             results_file_name = f"{name}.json"
@@ -238,6 +268,15 @@ def run_module(module: MVTModule) -> None:
                     "The %s module produced no detections!", module.__class__.__name__
                 )
 
+        try:
+            module.collect_url_results()
+        except Exception as exc:
+            module.log.exception(
+                "Error when collecting URLs from module %s: %s",
+                module.__class__.__name__,
+                exc,
+            )
+
         try:
             module.to_timeline()
         except NotImplementedError:
@@ -259,7 +298,7 @@ def save_timeline(timeline: list, timeline_path: str, is_utc: bool = True) -> No
     :param timeline_path: Path to the csv file to store the timeline to
 
     """
-    with open(timeline_path, "a+", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
+    with open(timeline_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
         csvoutput = csv.writer(
             handle, delimiter=",", quotechar='"', quoting=csv.QUOTE_ALL, escapechar="\\"
         )

src/mvt/common/module_loader.py

@@ -0,0 +1,351 @@
+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 The MVT Authors.
+# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
+#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
+
+import hashlib
+import importlib.metadata
+import importlib.util
+import inspect
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import sys
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from functools import lru_cache
+from pathlib import Path
+from types import ModuleType
+from typing import Iterable, Optional
+
+from .module import MVTModule
+from .version import MVT_VERSION
+
+MVT_CUSTOM_MODULES_ENV = "MVT_CUSTOM_MODULES"
+MODULES_ENTRY_POINT_GROUP = "mvt.modules"
+EXTERNAL_LOGGER_NAMESPACE = "mvt.ext"
+PLUGIN_PACKAGE_PREFIX = "mvt_plugin_"
+_ORIGIN_ATTRIBUTE = "_mvt_module_origin"
+_PATH_MODULE_PREFIX = "_mvt_custom_module_"
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class CustomModuleLoadError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class ModuleOrigin:
+    """Describes where a loaded module came from, for auditability.
+
+    ``kind`` is one of ``builtin`` (shipped with MVT), ``package`` (loaded
+    from an installed package) or ``path`` (loaded from a file passed with
+    ``--load-module`` or the environment variable).
+    """
+
+    kind: str
+    name: str
+    version: Optional[str] = None
+    commit: Optional[str] = None
+    file_sha256: Optional[str] = None
+
+    @property
+    def label(self) -> str:
+        label = self.name
+        if self.version:
+            label += f"@{self.version}"
+        label = f"'{label}'"
+        if self.commit:
+            label += f" (commit {self.commit})"
+        if self.file_sha256:
+            label += f" (sha256: {self.file_sha256})"
+        return label
+
+
+def _module_name_for_path(path: Path) -> str:
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(str(path).encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()[:16]
+    return f"{_PATH_MODULE_PREFIX}{path.stem}_{digest}"
+
+
+def get_module_logger(module_class: type[MVTModule]) -> logging.Logger:
+    """Return the logger a module's records should be emitted through.
+
+    Modules loaded from installed packages or file paths live outside the
+    "mvt" logger hierarchy, so their records would never reach the handlers
+    attached to the "mvt" logger and instead fall through to
+    logging.lastResort (which prints bare messages and drops anything below
+    WARNING). Their loggers are parented under the "mvt.ext" namespace,
+    keeping external module names from colliding with MVT's own logger
+    tree. File-path modules are named after their file instead of the
+    mangled internal import name, and packages following the recommended
+    "mvt_plugin_<name>" naming convention log under "mvt.ext.<name>".
+    """
+    name = module_class.__module__
+    if name == "mvt" or name.startswith("mvt."):
+        return logging.getLogger(name)
+
+    if name.startswith(_PATH_MODULE_PREFIX):
+        name = Path(get_module_origin(module_class).name).stem
+    else:
+        top_level, separator, rest = name.partition(".")
+        if top_level.startswith(PLUGIN_PACKAGE_PREFIX) and len(top_level) > len(
+            PLUGIN_PACKAGE_PREFIX
+        ):
+            name = top_level[len(PLUGIN_PACKAGE_PREFIX) :] + separator + rest
+
+    return logging.getLogger(f"{EXTERNAL_LOGGER_NAMESPACE}.{name}")
+
+
+def _iter_module_files(path: Path) -> Iterable[Path]:
+    if path.is_file():
+        if path.suffix != ".py":
+            raise CustomModuleLoadError(
+                f"Custom module file is not a Python file: {path}"
+            )
+        yield path
+        return
+
+    if path.is_dir():
+        for child in sorted(path.iterdir()):
+            if child.name.startswith("."):
+                continue
+            if child.name == "__init__.py":
+                continue
+            if child.is_file() and child.suffix == ".py":
+                yield child
+        return
+
+    raise CustomModuleLoadError(f"Custom module path does not exist: {path}")
+
+
+def _load_python_file(path: Path) -> ModuleType:
+    module_name = _module_name_for_path(path)
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(module_name, path)
+    if spec is None or spec.loader is None:
+        raise CustomModuleLoadError(f"Unable to load custom module file: {path}")
+
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    sys.modules[module_name] = module
+    try:
+        spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        raise CustomModuleLoadError(
+            f"Unable to import custom module {path}: {exc}"
+        ) from exc
+
+    return module
+
+
+def discover_mvt_modules(module: ModuleType) -> list[type[MVTModule]]:
+    modules = []
+    for _, obj in inspect.getmembers(module, inspect.isclass):
+        if obj is MVTModule:
+            continue
+        if obj.__module__ != module.__name__:
+            continue
+        if not issubclass(obj, MVTModule):
+            continue
+        modules.append(obj)
+
+    return modules
+
+
+def load_custom_modules_from_path(path: str) -> list[type[MVTModule]]:
+    custom_modules: list[type[MVTModule]] = []
+    seen: set[tuple[str, str]] = set()
+    resolved_path = Path(path).expanduser().resolve()
+
+    for module_file in _iter_module_files(resolved_path):
+        file_sha256 = hashlib.sha256(module_file.read_bytes()).hexdigest()
+        loaded_module = _load_python_file(module_file)
+        origin = ModuleOrigin(
+            kind="path", name=str(module_file), file_sha256=file_sha256
+        )
+        for module_class in discover_mvt_modules(loaded_module):
+            key = (str(module_file), module_class.__qualname__)
+            if key in seen:
+                continue
+            seen.add(key)
+            setattr(module_class, _ORIGIN_ATTRIBUTE, origin)
+            custom_modules.append(module_class)
+
+    return custom_modules
+
+
+def _module_key(module_class: type[MVTModule]) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    try:
+        source = str(Path(inspect.getfile(module_class)).resolve())
+    except (OSError, TypeError):
+        source = module_class.__module__
+    return (source, module_class.__qualname__)
+
+
+def _distribution_commit(dist: importlib.metadata.Distribution) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Return the VCS commit a distribution was installed from, if recorded.
+
+    Packages installed directly from a repository (``pip install git+...``)
+    record the commit in ``direct_url.json`` (PEP 610).
+    """
+    try:
+        direct_url_text = dist.read_text("direct_url.json")
+        if not direct_url_text:
+            return None
+        commit = json.loads(direct_url_text).get("vcs_info", {}).get("commit_id")
+        return commit if isinstance(commit, str) else None
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+
+def _entry_point_origin(entry_point: importlib.metadata.EntryPoint) -> ModuleOrigin:
+    name = entry_point.name
+    version = None
+    commit = None
+    # Manually constructed entry points have no associated distribution.
+    dist = getattr(entry_point, "dist", None)
+    if dist is not None:
+        try:
+            name = dist.name or name
+            version = dist.version
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        commit = _distribution_commit(dist)
+    return ModuleOrigin(kind="package", name=name, version=version, commit=commit)
+
+
+@lru_cache(maxsize=1)
+def _packages_distributions() -> dict[str, list[str]]:
+    try:
+        return dict(importlib.metadata.packages_distributions())
+    except Exception:
+        return {}
+
+
+def get_module_origin(module_class: type[MVTModule]) -> ModuleOrigin:
+    """Return the origin of a module class for auditing purposes."""
+    origin = module_class.__dict__.get(_ORIGIN_ATTRIBUTE)
+    if isinstance(origin, ModuleOrigin):
+        return origin
+
+    top_level = module_class.__module__.partition(".")[0]
+    if top_level == "mvt":
+        return ModuleOrigin(kind="builtin", name="mvt", version=MVT_VERSION)
+
+    distributions = _packages_distributions().get(top_level)
+    if distributions:
+        name = distributions[0]
+        version = None
+        commit = None
+        try:
+            dist = importlib.metadata.distribution(name)
+            version = dist.version
+            commit = _distribution_commit(dist)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        return ModuleOrigin(kind="package", name=name, version=version, commit=commit)
+
+    try:
+        source = str(Path(inspect.getfile(module_class)).resolve())
+    except (OSError, TypeError):
+        source = module_class.__module__
+    return ModuleOrigin(kind="path", name=source)
+
+
+def load_installed_modules() -> list[type[MVTModule]]:
+    """Load MVT modules registered by installed packages.
+
+    Packages register modules in the ``mvt.modules`` entry-point group. Each
+    entry point must resolve to an iterable of MVTModule subclasses, or to a
+    callable which returns one. A broken entry point is skipped with a
+    warning so that a faulty plugin package cannot break MVT.
+    """
+    try:
+        entry_points = importlib.metadata.entry_points(group=MODULES_ENTRY_POINT_GROUP)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        log.warning(
+            "Unable to discover installed module packages in entry-point group %s: %s",
+            MODULES_ENTRY_POINT_GROUP,
+            exc,
+        )
+        return []
+
+    installed_modules: list[type[MVTModule]] = []
+    ordered_entry_points = sorted(
+        entry_points, key=lambda entry_point: (entry_point.name, entry_point.value)
+    )
+    for entry_point in ordered_entry_points:
+        try:
+            loaded = entry_point.load()
+            if callable(loaded) and not isinstance(loaded, type):
+                loaded = loaded()
+            module_classes = list(loaded)
+        except (Exception, SystemExit) as exc:
+            log.warning(
+                "Unable to load modules from entry point %s (%s): %s",
+                entry_point.name,
+                entry_point.value,
+                exc,
+            )
+            continue
+
+        origin = _entry_point_origin(entry_point)
+        for module_class in module_classes:
+            if not (
+                isinstance(module_class, type) and issubclass(module_class, MVTModule)
+            ):
+                log.warning(
+                    "Entry point %s (%s) provided %r which is not an "
+                    "MVTModule subclass",
+                    entry_point.name,
+                    entry_point.value,
+                    module_class,
+                )
+                continue
+            setattr(module_class, _ORIGIN_ATTRIBUTE, origin)
+            installed_modules.append(module_class)
+
+    return installed_modules
+
+
+def load_custom_modules(paths: Optional[Iterable[str]] = None) -> list[type[MVTModule]]:
+    search_paths: list[str] = []
+    env_path = os.environ.get(MVT_CUSTOM_MODULES_ENV)
+    if env_path:
+        search_paths.append(env_path)
+    if paths:
+        search_paths.extend(paths)
+
+    custom_modules: list[type[MVTModule]] = []
+    seen: set[tuple[str, str]] = set()
+
+    for module_class in load_installed_modules():
+        key = _module_key(module_class)
+        if key in seen:
+            continue
+        seen.add(key)
+        custom_modules.append(module_class)
+
+    for path in search_paths:
+        for module_class in load_custom_modules_from_path(path):
+            key = _module_key(module_class)
+            if key in seen:
+                continue
+            seen.add(key)
+            custom_modules.append(module_class)
+
+    return custom_modules
+
+
+def module_supports_command(
+    module_class: type[MVTModule],
+    platform: str,
+    command: str,
+) -> bool:
+    supported_commands = getattr(module_class, "supported_commands", None)
+    if not supported_commands:
+        log.warning(
+            "Custom module %s has no supported_commands and will not be run. "
+            "Declare the platform/command pairs it supports.",
+            module_class.__name__,
+        )
+        return False
+
+    return (platform, command) in {tuple(entry) for entry in supported_commands}

src/mvt/common/module_types.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, TypedDict, Union
 
 
 # ModuleAtomicResult is a flexible dictionary that can contain any data.
@@ -16,7 +16,17 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, List, Union
 ModuleAtomicResult = Dict[str, Any]
 
 
-ModuleResults = List[ModuleAtomicResult]
+# Extraction modules historically use either a list of records or grouped
+# dictionaries keyed by source path. Keep this alias broad until those shapes
+# are modeled per module.
+ModuleResults = Any
+
+
+class URLResult(TypedDict):
+    url: str
+    expanded_url: Optional[str]
+    timestamp: Optional[str]
+    source: str
 
 
 @dataclass

src/mvt/common/password.py

@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2026 The MVT Authors.
+# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
+# https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
+
+"""Password prompts with masked keyboard feedback.
+
+This is based on the ``echo_char`` support added to :mod:`getpass` in Python
+3.14. MVT supports Python 3.10 and later, so it cannot use that API directly.
+"""
+
+import contextlib
+import io
+import os
+import sys
+import warnings
+from typing import TextIO
+
+
+def prompt_password(prompt: str) -> str:
+    """Return a password while displaying an asterisk for each character."""
+    try:
+        import termios
+
+        return _unix_getpass(prompt, termios)
+    except ImportError:
+        try:
+            import msvcrt
+
+            return _windows_getpass(prompt, msvcrt)
+        except ImportError:
+            return _fallback_getpass(prompt)
+
+
+def _unix_getpass(prompt: str, termios) -> str:
+    password = None
+    input_stream: TextIO
+    output_stream: TextIO
+    with contextlib.ExitStack() as stack:
+        try:
+            fd = os.open("/dev/tty", os.O_RDWR | os.O_NOCTTY)
+            tty = io.FileIO(fd, "w+")
+            stack.enter_context(tty)
+            input_stream = io.TextIOWrapper(tty)
+            stack.enter_context(input_stream)
+            output_stream = input_stream
+        except OSError:
+            stack.close()
+            try:
+                fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
+            except (AttributeError, ValueError):
+                return _fallback_getpass(prompt)
+            input_stream = sys.stdin
+            output_stream = sys.stderr
+
+        try:
+            old = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
+            new = old[:]
+            new[3] &= ~termios.ECHO
+            new[3] &= ~termios.ICANON
+            try:
+                termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSAFLUSH, new)
+                password = _readline_with_asterisks(output_stream, input_stream, prompt)
+            finally:
+                termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSAFLUSH, old)
+                output_stream.flush()
+        except termios.error:
+            if password is not None:
+                raise
+            password = _fallback_getpass(prompt)
+
+        output_stream.write("\n")
+        return password
+
+
+def _windows_getpass(prompt: str, msvcrt) -> str:
+    if sys.stdin is not sys.__stdin__:
+        return _fallback_getpass(prompt)
+
+    for char in prompt:
+        msvcrt.putwch(char)
+
+    password = ""
+    while True:
+        char = msvcrt.getwch()
+        if char in ("\r", "\n"):
+            break
+        if char == "\x03":
+            raise KeyboardInterrupt
+        if char == "\b":
+            if password:
+                msvcrt.putwch("\b")
+                msvcrt.putwch(" ")
+                msvcrt.putwch("\b")
+            password = password[:-1]
+        else:
+            password += char
+            msvcrt.putwch("*")
+
+    msvcrt.putwch("\r")
+    msvcrt.putwch("\n")
+    return password
+
+
+def _fallback_getpass(prompt: str) -> str:
+    warnings.warn(
+        "Can not control echo on the terminal.",
+        category=UserWarning,
+        stacklevel=2,
+    )
+    print("Warning: Password input may be echoed.", file=sys.stderr)
+    return input(prompt)
+
+
+def _readline_with_asterisks(
+    output_stream: TextIO, input_stream: TextIO, prompt: str
+) -> str:
+    output_stream.write(prompt)
+    output_stream.flush()
+
+    password = ""
+    eof_pressed = False
+    while True:
+        char = input_stream.read(1)
+        if char in ("\n", "\r"):
+            break
+        if char == "\x03":
+            raise KeyboardInterrupt
+        if char in ("\x7f", "\b"):
+            if password:
+                output_stream.write("\b \b")
+                output_stream.flush()
+            password = password[:-1]
+        elif char == "\x04":
+            if eof_pressed:
+                break
+            eof_pressed = True
+        elif char != "\x00":
+            password += char
+            output_stream.write("*")
+            output_stream.flush()
+            eof_pressed = False
+    return password

src/mvt/common/plugin_config.py

@@ -0,0 +1,299 @@
+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 The MVT Authors.
+# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
+#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
+
+import contextlib
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import tempfile
+from typing import Any, ClassVar, Dict, List, Tuple, Type, TypeVar
+
+import yaml
+from appdirs import user_config_dir, user_data_dir
+from pydantic import ValidationError
+from pydantic_settings import (
+    BaseSettings,
+    EnvSettingsSource,
+    PydanticBaseSettingsSource,
+    SettingsConfigDict,
+    YamlConfigSettingsSource,
+)
+
+PLUGIN_CONFIG_FOLDER_NAME = "plugins"
+# Not "plugins": on macOS the configuration and data folders are the same
+# directory, and that name already holds the settings files.
+PLUGIN_DATA_FOLDER_NAME = "plugin-data"
+PLUGIN_ENV_PREFIX = "MVT_PLUGIN_"
+
+PLUGIN_NAME_PATTERN = re.compile(r"[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*")
+
+PluginSettingsType = TypeVar("PluginSettingsType", bound="MVTPluginSettings")
+
+
+class PluginConfigLoadError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+def validate_plugin_name(plugin_name: Any) -> str:
+    """
+    Check that a plugin name is safe to use in a file name and an env variable.
+
+    :param plugin_name: Name to validate.
+    :returns: The validated plugin name.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(plugin_name, str):
+        raise TypeError(
+            f"Plugin name must be a string, not {type(plugin_name).__name__}"
+        )
+    if not PLUGIN_NAME_PATTERN.fullmatch(plugin_name):
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Invalid plugin name {plugin_name!r}: plugin names must start with a "
+            "lowercase letter or a digit and may only contain lowercase letters, "
+            "digits and dashes"
+        )
+    return plugin_name
+
+
+def plugin_config_folder() -> str:
+    """
+    Return the folder where plugins store their configuration files.
+
+    The path is resolved on every call so it always reflects the current
+    environment.
+    """
+    return os.path.join(user_config_dir("mvt"), PLUGIN_CONFIG_FOLDER_NAME)
+
+
+def plugin_config_path(plugin_name: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Return the path of the configuration file of a given plugin.
+
+    :param plugin_name: Name of the plugin.
+    """
+    return os.path.join(
+        plugin_config_folder(), f"{validate_plugin_name(plugin_name)}.yaml"
+    )
+
+
+def plugin_data_folder(plugin_name: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Return the folder where a given plugin stores its data, creating it.
+
+    Plugins should keep whatever they persist, such as caches or downloaded
+    artifacts, in this folder. It is created with owner-only permissions. The
+    path is resolved on every call so it always reflects the current
+    environment. A plugin with a settings class calls
+    `MVTPluginSettings.data_folder()` instead, which passes `plugin_name` here.
+
+    :param plugin_name: Name of the plugin.
+    :returns: The path of the data folder of the plugin.
+    """
+    # Validate the name before anything is created, so an unsafe name cannot
+    # leave a folder behind.
+    name = validate_plugin_name(plugin_name)
+
+    # makedirs() applies its mode only to the last folder of the path, so
+    # MVT's own data folder keeps the default permissions while the two
+    # plugin folders are private.
+    data_folder = os.path.join(user_data_dir("mvt"), PLUGIN_DATA_FOLDER_NAME)
+    os.makedirs(data_folder, mode=0o700, exist_ok=True)
+
+    folder = os.path.join(data_folder, name)
+    os.makedirs(folder, mode=0o700, exist_ok=True)
+    return folder
+
+
+def plugin_env_prefix(plugin_name: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Return the environment variable prefix used by a given plugin.
+
+    Dashes are replaced by underscores. Plugin names cannot contain underscores,
+    so two different plugin names never share an environment namespace.
+
+    :param plugin_name: Name of the plugin.
+    """
+    name = validate_plugin_name(plugin_name).upper().replace("-", "_")
+    return f"{PLUGIN_ENV_PREFIX}{name}_"
+
+
+def _settings_plugin_name(settings_cls: Type[BaseSettings]) -> str:
+    plugin_name = getattr(settings_cls, "plugin_name", None)
+    if plugin_name is None:
+        raise TypeError(
+            f"{settings_cls.__name__} must set a 'plugin_name' class attribute to "
+            "namespace its configuration file and environment variables"
+        )
+    return validate_plugin_name(plugin_name)
+
+
+def _plugin_yaml_source(
+    settings_cls: Type[BaseSettings], config_path: str
+) -> YamlConfigSettingsSource:
+    """
+    Build the YAML settings source of a plugin, reporting unusable files.
+
+    A missing file is not an error, but a file which cannot be parsed or which
+    does not hold a mapping of setting names is reported with its path.
+    """
+    try:
+        return YamlConfigSettingsSource(settings_cls, config_path)
+    except yaml.YAMLError as exc:
+        raise PluginConfigLoadError(
+            f"Invalid plugin configuration file {config_path}: {exc}"
+        ) from exc
+    except (TypeError, ValueError) as exc:
+        raise PluginConfigLoadError(
+            f"Invalid plugin configuration file {config_path}: the file must "
+            "contain a mapping of setting names to values"
+        ) from exc
+
+
+class MVTPluginSettings(BaseSettings):
+    """
+    Base class for plugin-namespaced settings.
+
+    Subclass with typed fields and set `plugin_name`. Values resolve from
+    constructor arguments, then environment variables (MVT_PLUGIN_<NAME>_*),
+    then the plugin's YAML file (~/.config/mvt/plugins/<name>.yaml), then field
+    defaults.
+
+    Plugins must not store their settings in MVT's own configuration file: MVT
+    rewrites it with the fields it knows about, dropping anything else.
+
+    `data_folder()` returns the folder the plugin keeps its data in.
+    """
+
+    model_config = SettingsConfigDict(extra="ignore")
+
+    plugin_name: ClassVar[str]
+
+    def __init_subclass__(cls, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+        super().__init_subclass__(**kwargs)
+        plugin_name = _settings_plugin_name(cls)
+        # Namespace the environment variables of this plugin. Each pydantic
+        # model gets its own configuration dictionary, so this does not leak
+        # into other plugins.
+        cls.model_config["env_prefix"] = plugin_env_prefix(plugin_name)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def settings_customise_sources(
+        cls,
+        settings_cls: Type[BaseSettings],
+        init_settings: PydanticBaseSettingsSource,
+        env_settings: PydanticBaseSettingsSource,
+        dotenv_settings: PydanticBaseSettingsSource,
+        file_secret_settings: PydanticBaseSettingsSource,
+    ) -> Tuple[PydanticBaseSettingsSource, ...]:
+        config_path = plugin_config_path(_settings_plugin_name(settings_cls))
+        yaml_source = _plugin_yaml_source(settings_cls, config_path)
+        # Explicit arguments take precedence over environment variables, which
+        # in turn take precedence over the configuration file.
+        return (init_settings, env_settings, yaml_source)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def load(cls: Type[PluginSettingsType]) -> PluginSettingsType:
+        """
+        Load the settings of the plugin.
+
+        A missing configuration file is not an error: the settings then come
+        from the environment and from the field defaults.
+        """
+        return cls()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def data_folder(cls) -> str:
+        """
+        Return the data folder of the plugin, creating it.
+
+        The folder is the one plugin_data_folder() returns for `plugin_name`,
+        so a plugin with a settings class does not repeat its name.
+        """
+        return plugin_data_folder(_settings_plugin_name(cls))
+
+    def _environment_values(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Return the settings values currently supplied by the environment.
+
+        Values are validated by the model, so they can be compared with the
+        values held by this instance.
+        """
+        settings_cls = type(self)
+        raw_values = EnvSettingsSource(settings_cls)()
+        names = [name for name in raw_values if name in settings_cls.model_fields]
+        if not names:
+            return {}
+
+        # Fall back on the current values for the fields the environment does
+        # not set, so that required fields do not fail validation here.
+        current_values = json.loads(self.model_dump_json())
+        try:
+            from_environment = settings_cls.model_validate(
+                {**current_values, **raw_values}
+            )
+        except ValidationError:
+            # An environment variable which the model cannot validate must not
+            # stop the other environment values from being recognised, or a
+            # credential would be written to the configuration file.
+            return self._environment_values_by_field(current_values, raw_values, names)
+        return {name: getattr(from_environment, name) for name in names}
+
+    def _environment_values_by_field(
+        self,
+        current_values: Dict[str, Any],
+        raw_values: Dict[str, Any],
+        names: List[str],
+    ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Validate each environment value on its own, skipping unusable ones.
+
+        :param current_values: Serialized values held by this instance.
+        :param raw_values: Values supplied by the environment.
+        :param names: Names of the fields set by the environment.
+        """
+        settings_cls = type(self)
+        values = {}
+        for name in names:
+            try:
+                from_environment = settings_cls.model_validate(
+                    {**current_values, name: raw_values[name]}
+                )
+            except ValidationError:
+                continue
+            values[name] = getattr(from_environment, name)
+        return values
+
+    def save(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Save the current settings to the configuration file of the plugin.
+
+        Only values which differ from the field defaults are persisted. Values
+        which come from the environment are not written to disk, so credentials
+        passed as environment variables stay out of the configuration file.
+        MVT's own configuration file is never modified.
+        """
+        config_folder = plugin_config_folder()
+        if not os.path.isdir(config_folder):
+            os.makedirs(config_folder, mode=0o700, exist_ok=True)
+
+        values = json.loads(self.model_dump_json(exclude_defaults=True))
+        for name, environment_value in self._environment_values().items():
+            if name in values and getattr(self, name, None) == environment_value:
+                del values[name]
+
+        # Settings files can hold credentials, so write them through a private
+        # temporary file and move it in place. The file is then never partially
+        # written and never briefly readable by other users.
+        config_path = plugin_config_path(self.plugin_name)
+        descriptor, temporary_path = tempfile.mkstemp(
+            dir=config_folder, prefix=f".{self.plugin_name}-", suffix=".yaml"
+        )
+        try:
+            with os.fdopen(descriptor, "w") as config_file:
+                config_file.write(yaml.dump(values, default_flow_style=False))
+            os.replace(temporary_path, config_path)
+        except BaseException:
+            with contextlib.suppress(OSError):
+                os.unlink(temporary_path)
+            raise

src/mvt/common/updates.py

@@ -180,10 +180,8 @@ class IndicatorsUpdates:
     def _get_remote_file_latest_commit(
         self, owner: str, repo: str, branch: str, path: str
     ) -> int:
-        # TODO: The branch is currently not taken into consideration.
-        #       How do we specify which branch to look up to the API?
         file_commit_url = (
-            f"https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits?path={path}"
+            f"https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits?path={path}&sha={branch}"
         )
         try:
             res = requests.get(file_commit_url, timeout=5)

src/mvt/common/url.py

@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@
 # Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
+import logging
 from typing import Optional
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 import requests
 from tld import get_tld
 
+from .config import settings
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 SHORTENER_DOMAINS = [
     "0rz.tw",
     "1drv.ms",
@@ -368,6 +374,10 @@ class URL:
         :rtype: bool
 
         """
+        parsed_url = urlparse(self.url if "://" in self.url else f"//{self.url}")
+        if self.domain.lower() == "goo.gl" and parsed_url.path.startswith("/maps/"):
+            return False
+
         if self.domain.lower() in SHORTENER_DOMAINS:
             self.is_shortened = True
 
@@ -375,7 +385,16 @@ class URL:
 
     def unshorten(self) -> Optional[str]:
         """Unshorten the URL by requesting an HTTP HEAD response."""
-        res = requests.head(self.url)
+
+        if settings.NETWORK_ACCESS_ALLOWED is False:
+            log.info(
+                "Network access disabled (MVT_NETWORK_ACCESS_ALLOWED=False), "
+                "skipping unshorten for %s",
+                self.url,
+            )
+            return ""
+
+        res = requests.head(self.url, timeout=settings.NETWORK_TIMEOUT)
         if str(res.status_code).startswith("30"):
             return res.headers["Location"]
 

src/mvt/common/utils.py

@@ -123,10 +123,9 @@ def convert_mactime_to_datetime(timestamp: Union[int, float], from_2001: bool =
     if from_2001:
         timestamp = timestamp + 978307200
 
-    # TODO: This is rather ugly. Happens sometimes with invalid timestamps.
     try:
         return convert_unix_to_utc_datetime(timestamp)
-    except Exception:
+    except (OSError, OverflowError, ValueError):
         return None
 
 
@@ -240,6 +239,13 @@ def init_logging(verbose: bool = False):
     """
     log = logging.getLogger("mvt")
     log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+    # Importing an MVT CLI module calls init_logging() at import time, and
+    # loaded module packages may import one indirectly. Keep this idempotent
+    # so console log lines are not duplicated by a second handler.
+    if any(isinstance(handler, MVTLogHandler) for handler in log.handlers):
+        return
+
     consoleHandler = MVTLogHandler()
     consoleHandler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter("%(message)s"))
     if verbose:

src/mvt/common/version.py

@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
-MVT_VERSION = "2026.4.28"
+MVT_VERSION = "2026.7.29"

src/mvt/common/virustotal.py

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 The MVT Authors.
+# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
+#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
+
+import logging
+from typing import Any, Optional
+
+import requests
+
+from .config import settings
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class VTNoKey(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class VTQuotaExceeded(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+def virustotal_lookup(file_hash: str) -> Optional[dict[str, Any]]:
+    if not settings.VT_API_KEY:
+        raise VTNoKey(
+            "No VirusTotal API key provided: to use VirusTotal lookups please set "
+            "MVT_VT_API_KEY or VT_API_KEY in the MVT configuration file"
+        )
+
+    headers = {
+        "User-Agent": "VirusTotal",
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        "x-apikey": settings.VT_API_KEY,
+    }
+    res = requests.get(
+        f"https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/files/{file_hash}",
+        headers=headers,
+        timeout=settings.NETWORK_TIMEOUT,
+    )
+
+    if res.status_code == 200:
+        report = res.json()
+        return report["data"]
+
+    if res.status_code == 404:
+        log.info("Could not find results for file with hash %s", file_hash)
+    elif res.status_code == 429:
+        raise VTQuotaExceeded("You have exceeded the quota for your VirusTotal API key")
+    else:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Unexpected response from VirusTotal: {res.status_code}")
+
+    return None

src/mvt/ios/__init__.py

@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
-from .cli import cli
+from .cli import cli, main

src/mvt/ios/cli.py

@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ import logging
 import os
 
 import click
-from rich.prompt import Prompt
-
+from mvt.common.cli_plugins import (
+    IOS_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP,
+    MVT_IOS_CUSTOM_COMMANDS_ENV,
+    load_cli_commands_option,
+    register_cli_plugins,
+)
 from mvt.common.cmd_check_iocs import CmdCheckIOCS
 from mvt.common.logo import logo
 from mvt.common.options import MutuallyExclusiveOption
@@ -31,17 +35,22 @@ from mvt.common.help import (
     HELP_MSG_OUTPUT,
     HELP_MSG_FAST,
     HELP_MSG_LIST_MODULES,
+    HELP_MSG_LOAD_MODULE,
     HELP_MSG_MODULE,
     HELP_MSG_VERBOSE,
     HELP_MSG_CHECK_FS,
     HELP_MSG_CHECK_IOCS,
     HELP_MSG_STIX2,
     HELP_MSG_CHECK_IOS_BACKUP,
+    HELP_MSG_CHECK_SYSDIAGNOSE,
     HELP_MSG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK,
     HELP_MSG_DISABLE_INDICATOR_UPDATE_CHECK,
 )
+from mvt.common.module_loader import CustomModuleLoadError, load_custom_modules
+from mvt.common.password import prompt_password
 from .cmd_check_backup import CmdIOSCheckBackup
 from .cmd_check_fs import CmdIOSCheckFS
+from .cmd_check_sysdiagnose import CmdIOSCheckSysdiagnose
 from .decrypt import DecryptBackup
 from .modules.backup import BACKUP_MODULES
 from .modules.fs import FS_MODULES
@@ -65,10 +74,18 @@ def _get_disable_flags(ctx):
     )
 
 
+def _load_custom_modules(load_module):
+    try:
+        return load_custom_modules(load_module)
+    except CustomModuleLoadError as exc:
+        raise click.ClickException(str(exc)) from exc
+
+
 # ==============================================================================
 # Main
 # ==============================================================================
 @click.group(invoke_without_command=False)
+@load_cli_commands_option
 @click.option(
     "--disable-update-check", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK
 )
@@ -91,7 +108,7 @@ def cli(ctx, disable_update_check, disable_indicator_update_check):
 # ==============================================================================
 # Command: version
 # ==============================================================================
-@cli.command("version", help=HELP_MSG_VERSION)
+@cli.command("version", context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS, help=HELP_MSG_VERSION)
 def version():
     return
 
@@ -150,7 +167,7 @@ def decrypt_backup(ctx, destination, password, key_file, hashes, backup_path):
         log.info("Using password from %s environment variable", MVT_IOS_BACKUP_PASSWORD)
         backup.decrypt_with_password(os.environ[MVT_IOS_BACKUP_PASSWORD])
     else:
-        sekrit = Prompt.ask("Enter backup password", password=True)
+        sekrit = prompt_password("Enter backup password: ")
         backup.decrypt_with_password(sekrit)
 
     if not backup.can_process():
@@ -202,7 +219,7 @@ def extract_key(password, key_file, backup_path):
         log.info("Using password from %s environment variable", MVT_IOS_BACKUP_PASSWORD)
         password = os.environ[MVT_IOS_BACKUP_PASSWORD]
     else:
-        password = Prompt.ask("Enter backup password", password=True)
+        password = prompt_password("Enter backup password: ")
 
     backup.decrypt_with_password(password)
     backup.get_key()
@@ -229,15 +246,32 @@ def extract_key(password, key_file, backup_path):
 @click.option("--fast", "-f", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_FAST)
 @click.option("--list-modules", "-l", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_LIST_MODULES)
 @click.option("--module", "-m", help=HELP_MSG_MODULE)
+@click.option(
+    "--load-module",
+    type=click.Path(exists=True),
+    multiple=True,
+    default=[],
+    help=HELP_MSG_LOAD_MODULE,
+)
 @click.option("--hashes", "-H", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_HASHES)
 @click.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VERBOSE)
 @click.argument("BACKUP_PATH", type=click.Path(exists=True))
 @click.pass_context
 def check_backup(
-    ctx, iocs, output, fast, list_modules, module, hashes, verbose, backup_path
+    ctx,
+    iocs,
+    output,
+    fast,
+    list_modules,
+    module,
+    load_module,
+    hashes,
+    verbose,
+    backup_path,
 ):
     set_verbose_logging(verbose)
     module_options = {"fast_mode": fast}
+    custom_modules = _load_custom_modules(load_module)
 
     cmd = CmdIOSCheckBackup(
         target_path=backup_path,
@@ -248,13 +282,17 @@ def check_backup(
         hashes=hashes,
         disable_version_check=_get_disable_flags(ctx)[0],
         disable_indicator_check=_get_disable_flags(ctx)[1],
+        custom_modules=custom_modules,
     )
 
     if list_modules:
         cmd.list_modules()
         return
 
-    log.info("Checking iTunes backup located at: %s", backup_path)
+    if not cmd.resolve_backup_path():
+        ctx.exit(1)
+
+    log.info("Checking iTunes backup located at: %s", cmd.target_path)
 
     cmd.run()
     cmd.show_alerts_brief()
@@ -277,13 +315,32 @@ def check_backup(
 @click.option("--fast", "-f", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_FAST)
 @click.option("--list-modules", "-l", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_LIST_MODULES)
 @click.option("--module", "-m", help=HELP_MSG_MODULE)
+@click.option(
+    "--load-module",
+    type=click.Path(exists=True),
+    multiple=True,
+    default=[],
+    help=HELP_MSG_LOAD_MODULE,
+)
 @click.option("--hashes", "-H", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_HASHES)
 @click.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VERBOSE)
 @click.argument("DUMP_PATH", type=click.Path(exists=True))
 @click.pass_context
-def check_fs(ctx, iocs, output, fast, list_modules, module, hashes, verbose, dump_path):
+def check_fs(
+    ctx,
+    iocs,
+    output,
+    fast,
+    list_modules,
+    module,
+    load_module,
+    hashes,
+    verbose,
+    dump_path,
+):
     set_verbose_logging(verbose)
     module_options = {"fast_mode": fast}
+    custom_modules = _load_custom_modules(load_module)
 
     cmd = CmdIOSCheckFS(
         target_path=dump_path,
@@ -294,6 +351,7 @@ def check_fs(ctx, iocs, output, fast, list_modules, module, hashes, verbose, dum
         hashes=hashes,
         disable_version_check=_get_disable_flags(ctx)[0],
         disable_indicator_check=_get_disable_flags(ctx)[1],
+        custom_modules=custom_modules,
     )
 
     if list_modules:
@@ -307,6 +365,77 @@ def check_fs(ctx, iocs, output, fast, list_modules, module, hashes, verbose, dum
     cmd.show_support_message()
 
 
+# ==============================================================================
+# Command: check-sysdiagnose
+# ==============================================================================
+@cli.command(
+    "check-sysdiagnose",
+    context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS,
+    help=HELP_MSG_CHECK_SYSDIAGNOSE,
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--iocs",
+    "-i",
+    type=click.Path(exists=True),
+    multiple=True,
+    default=[],
+    help=HELP_MSG_IOC,
+)
+@click.option("--output", "-o", type=click.Path(exists=False), help=HELP_MSG_OUTPUT)
+@click.option("--list-modules", "-l", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_LIST_MODULES)
+@click.option("--module", "-m", help=HELP_MSG_MODULE)
+@click.option(
+    "--load-module",
+    type=click.Path(exists=True),
+    multiple=True,
+    default=[],
+    help=HELP_MSG_LOAD_MODULE,
+)
+@click.option("--hashes", "-H", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_HASHES)
+@click.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VERBOSE)
+@click.argument("SYSDIAGNOSE_PATH", type=click.Path(exists=True))
+@click.pass_context
+def check_sysdiagnose(
+    ctx,
+    iocs,
+    output,
+    list_modules,
+    module,
+    load_module,
+    hashes,
+    verbose,
+    sysdiagnose_path,
+):
+    set_verbose_logging(verbose)
+    custom_modules = _load_custom_modules(load_module)
+    cmd = CmdIOSCheckSysdiagnose(
+        target_path=sysdiagnose_path,
+        results_path=output,
+        ioc_files=iocs,
+        module_name=module,
+        hashes=hashes,
+        disable_version_check=_get_disable_flags(ctx)[0],
+        disable_indicator_check=_get_disable_flags(ctx)[1],
+        custom_modules=custom_modules,
+    )
+
+    if not cmd._available_modules():
+        raise click.ClickException(
+            "No custom modules support mvt-ios check-sysdiagnose. "
+            "Load a module that declares supported_commands = "
+            "((\"ios\", \"check-sysdiagnose\"),)."
+        )
+
+    if list_modules:
+        cmd.list_modules()
+        return
+
+    log.info("Checking iOS sysdiagnose at path: %s", sysdiagnose_path)
+    cmd.run()
+    cmd.show_alerts_brief()
+    cmd.show_support_message()
+
+
 # ==============================================================================
 # Command: check-iocs
 # ==============================================================================
@@ -321,15 +450,25 @@ def check_fs(ctx, iocs, output, fast, list_modules, module, hashes, verbose, dum
 )
 @click.option("--list-modules", "-l", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_LIST_MODULES)
 @click.option("--module", "-m", help=HELP_MSG_MODULE)
+@click.option(
+    "--load-module",
+    type=click.Path(exists=True),
+    multiple=True,
+    default=[],
+    help=HELP_MSG_LOAD_MODULE,
+)
 @click.argument("FOLDER", type=click.Path(exists=True))
 @click.pass_context
-def check_iocs(ctx, iocs, list_modules, module, folder):
+def check_iocs(ctx, iocs, list_modules, module, load_module, folder):
+    custom_modules = _load_custom_modules(load_module)
     cmd = CmdCheckIOCS(
         target_path=folder,
         ioc_files=iocs,
         module_name=module,
         disable_version_check=_get_disable_flags(ctx)[0],
         disable_indicator_check=_get_disable_flags(ctx)[1],
+        custom_modules=custom_modules,
+        platform="ios",
     )
     cmd.modules = BACKUP_MODULES + FS_MODULES + MIXED_MODULES
 
@@ -349,3 +488,21 @@ def check_iocs(ctx, iocs, list_modules, module, folder):
 def download_iocs():
     ioc_updates = IndicatorsUpdates()
     ioc_updates.update()
+
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# Entry point of the mvt-ios console script
+# ==============================================================================
+def main() -> None:
+    """Register the external commands and run the mvt-ios CLI.
+
+    External commands are registered here rather than when this module is
+    imported, so that importing MVT never runs third-party code and a plugin
+    importing from MVT cannot re-enter a module that is still initializing.
+    """
+    register_cli_plugins(
+        cli,
+        entry_point_group=IOS_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP,
+        environment_variable=MVT_IOS_CUSTOM_COMMANDS_ENV,
+    )
+    cli()

src/mvt/ios/cmd_check_backup.py

@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
 import logging
+import os
 from typing import Optional
 
 from mvt.common.command import Command
 from mvt.common.indicators import Indicators
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
 
 from .modules.backup import BACKUP_MODULES
 from .modules.mixed import MIXED_MODULES
@@ -15,6 +17,12 @@ from .modules.mixed import MIXED_MODULES
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def is_ios_backup_folder(path: str) -> bool:
+    return os.path.isfile(os.path.join(path, "Manifest.db")) and os.path.isfile(
+        os.path.join(path, "Info.plist")
+    )
+
+
 class CmdIOSCheckBackup(Command):
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -29,6 +37,7 @@ class CmdIOSCheckBackup(Command):
         sub_command: bool = False,
         disable_version_check: bool = False,
         disable_indicator_check: bool = False,
+        custom_modules: Optional[list[type[MVTModule]]] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             target_path=target_path,
@@ -43,10 +52,53 @@ class CmdIOSCheckBackup(Command):
             log=log,
             disable_version_check=disable_version_check,
             disable_indicator_check=disable_indicator_check,
+            custom_modules=custom_modules,
         )
 
+        self.platform = "ios"
         self.name = "check-backup"
         self.modules = BACKUP_MODULES + MIXED_MODULES
 
+    def resolve_backup_path(self) -> bool:
+        target_path = getattr(self, "target_path", None)
+        if not isinstance(target_path, str) or not target_path:
+            return False
+
+        if is_ios_backup_folder(target_path):
+            return True
+
+        if not os.path.isdir(target_path):
+            self.log.critical(
+                "%s does not appear to be an iTunes backup folder. "
+                "Expected Manifest.db and Info.plist.",
+                target_path,
+            )
+            return False
+
+        candidates = []
+        for entry_name in sorted(os.listdir(target_path)):
+            entry_path = os.path.join(target_path, entry_name)
+            if os.path.isdir(entry_path) and is_ios_backup_folder(entry_path):
+                candidates.append(entry_path)
+
+        if len(candidates) == 1:
+            self.log.info("Found iTunes backup in subfolder: %s", candidates[0])
+            self.target_path = candidates[0]
+            return True
+
+        if candidates:
+            self.log.critical(
+                "Found multiple iTunes backups in %s. Please specify one backup folder.",
+                target_path,
+            )
+            return False
+
+        self.log.critical(
+            "%s does not appear to be an iTunes backup folder. "
+            "Expected Manifest.db and Info.plist.",
+            target_path,
+        )
+        return False
+
     def module_init(self, module):
         module.is_backup = True

src/mvt/ios/cmd_check_fs.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 
 from mvt.common.command import Command
 from mvt.common.indicators import Indicators
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
 
 from .modules.fs import FS_MODULES
 from .modules.mixed import MIXED_MODULES
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ class CmdIOSCheckFS(Command):
         sub_command: bool = False,
         disable_version_check: bool = False,
         disable_indicator_check: bool = False,
+        custom_modules: Optional[list[type[MVTModule]]] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             target_path=target_path,
@@ -42,8 +44,10 @@ class CmdIOSCheckFS(Command):
             log=log,
             disable_version_check=disable_version_check,
             disable_indicator_check=disable_indicator_check,
+            custom_modules=custom_modules,
         )
 
+        self.platform = "ios"
         self.name = "check-fs"
         self.modules = FS_MODULES + MIXED_MODULES
 

src/mvt/ios/cmd_check_sysdiagnose.py

@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 The MVT Authors.
+# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
+#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
+
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import shutil
+import tarfile
+from pathlib import Path, PurePosixPath
+from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
+from typing import Any, Optional
+
+from mvt.common.command import Command
+from mvt.common.indicators import Indicators
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class CmdIOSCheckSysdiagnose(Command):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        target_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        results_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        ioc_files: Optional[list] = None,
+        iocs: Optional[Indicators] = None,
+        module_name: Optional[str] = None,
+        serial: Optional[str] = None,
+        module_options: Optional[dict] = None,
+        hashes: bool = False,
+        sub_command: bool = False,
+        disable_version_check: bool = False,
+        disable_indicator_check: bool = False,
+        custom_modules: Optional[list[type[MVTModule]]] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(
+            target_path=target_path,
+            results_path=results_path,
+            ioc_files=ioc_files,
+            iocs=iocs,
+            module_name=module_name,
+            serial=serial,
+            module_options=module_options,
+            hashes=hashes,
+            sub_command=sub_command,
+            log=log,
+            disable_version_check=disable_version_check,
+            disable_indicator_check=disable_indicator_check,
+            custom_modules=custom_modules,
+        )
+        self.platform = "ios"
+        self.name = "check-sysdiagnose"
+        self.sysdiagnose_format: Optional[str] = None
+        self.sysdiagnose_archive: Optional[tarfile.TarFile] = None
+        self.sysdiagnose_files: list[str] = []
+        self.ips_files: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+        self.temp_sysdiagnose_dir: Optional[TemporaryDirectory[str]] = None
+        self.extracted_sysdiagnose_path: Optional[str] = None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _parse_bugtype_header(data: bytes) -> Optional[int]:
+        try:
+            header = json.loads(data.split(b"\n", 1)[0].decode("utf-8"))
+            return int(header["bug_type"])
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, KeyError, UnicodeDecodeError, ValueError):
+            return None
+
+    def _add_ips_file(self, file_path: str, data: bytes) -> None:
+        bug_type = self._parse_bugtype_header(data)
+        if bug_type is not None:
+            self.ips_files.append({"file_path": file_path, "bug_type": bug_type})
+
+    def init(self) -> None:
+        if not self.target_path:
+            raise ValueError("A sysdiagnose path is required")
+
+        if os.path.isdir(self.target_path):
+            self.sysdiagnose_format = "dir"
+            parent_path = Path(self.target_path).absolute().parent
+            for root, _, filenames in os.walk(self.target_path):
+                for filename in filenames:
+                    absolute_path = os.path.join(root, filename)
+                    file_path = os.path.relpath(absolute_path, parent_path)
+                    self.sysdiagnose_files.append(file_path)
+                    if filename.endswith(".ips"):
+                        with open(absolute_path, "rb") as handle:
+                            self._add_ips_file(absolute_path, handle.read())
+            return
+
+        if not os.path.isfile(self.target_path):
+            raise ValueError(f"Sysdiagnose path does not exist: {self.target_path}")
+
+        self.log.info("Parsing sysdiagnose archive. This might take a while...")
+        self.sysdiagnose_format = "tar"
+        self.sysdiagnose_archive = tarfile.open(self.target_path, "r:gz")
+        self._extract_sysdiagnose_archive()
+
+    def _extract_sysdiagnose_archive(self) -> None:
+        archive = self.sysdiagnose_archive
+        if archive is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Sysdiagnose archive has not been initialized")
+
+        self.temp_sysdiagnose_dir = TemporaryDirectory()
+        extraction_root = Path(self.temp_sysdiagnose_dir.name).resolve()
+        archive_roots = set()
+
+        for member in archive:
+            member_path = PurePosixPath(member.name.replace("\\", "/"))
+            if member_path.is_absolute() or ".." in member_path.parts:
+                self.log.warning("Skipping unsafe sysdiagnose path %r", member.name)
+                continue
+
+            destination = extraction_root.joinpath(*member_path.parts).resolve()
+            if not destination.is_relative_to(extraction_root):
+                self.log.warning("Skipping unsafe sysdiagnose path %r", member.name)
+                continue
+
+            if not member_path.parts:
+                continue
+            archive_roots.add(member_path.parts[0])
+
+            if member.isdir():
+                destination.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+                continue
+
+            # Modules only need directories and regular files. Do not materialize
+            # links or device nodes from an untrusted sysdiagnose archive.
+            if not member.isfile():
+                self.log.warning("Skipping unsafe sysdiagnose member %r", member.name)
+                continue
+
+            normalized_name = member_path.as_posix()
+            self.sysdiagnose_files.append(normalized_name)
+
+            source = archive.extractfile(member)
+            if source is None:
+                continue
+
+            destination.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            with source, destination.open("wb") as output:
+                shutil.copyfileobj(source, output)
+
+            if normalized_name.endswith(".ips"):
+                self._add_ips_file(str(destination), destination.read_bytes())
+
+        if len(archive_roots) != 1:
+            raise ValueError("Sysdiagnose archive must contain one top-level directory")
+
+        self.extracted_sysdiagnose_path = str(extraction_root / archive_roots.pop())
+
+    def module_init(self, module) -> None:
+        module.ips_files = self.ips_files
+        if self.sysdiagnose_format == "tar":
+            if self.extracted_sysdiagnose_path is None:
+                raise RuntimeError("Sysdiagnose archive has not been extracted")
+            module.from_sysdiagnose_folder(
+                self.extracted_sysdiagnose_path, self.sysdiagnose_files
+            )
+            return
+        if self.sysdiagnose_format == "dir" and self.target_path:
+            module.from_sysdiagnose_folder(self.target_path, self.sysdiagnose_files)
+            return
+        raise RuntimeError("Sysdiagnose input has not been initialized")
+
+    def finish(self) -> None:
+        if self.sysdiagnose_archive is not None:
+            self.sysdiagnose_archive.close()
+            self.sysdiagnose_archive = None
+        if self.temp_sysdiagnose_dir is not None:
+            self.temp_sysdiagnose_dir.cleanup()
+            self.temp_sysdiagnose_dir = None

src/mvt/ios/data/ios_versions.json

@@ -911,6 +911,10 @@
         "version": "15.8.7",
         "build": "19H411"
     },
+    {
+        "version": "15.8.8",
+        "build": "19H422"
+    },
     {
         "build": "20A362",
         "version": "16.0"
@@ -1028,6 +1032,10 @@
         "version": "16.7.15",
         "build": "20H380"
     },
+    {
+        "version": "16.7.16",
+        "build": "20H392"
+    },
     {
         "version": "17.0",
         "build": "21A327"
@@ -1204,6 +1212,18 @@
         "version": "18.7.8",
         "build": "22H352"
     },
+    {
+        "version": "18.7.9",
+        "build": "22H355"
+    },
+    {
+        "version": "18.7.10",
+        "build": "22H373"
+    },
+    {
+        "version": "18.7.10",
+        "build": "22H374"
+    },
     {
         "version": "26",
         "build": "23A341"
@@ -1239,5 +1259,17 @@
     {
         "version": "26.4.2",
         "build": "23E261"
+    },
+    {
+        "version": "26.5",
+        "build": "23F77"
+    },
+    {
+        "version": "26.6.1",
+        "build": "23G82"
+    },
+    {
+        "version": "26.6.1",
+        "build": "23G83"
     }
 ]