Merge current main into backup decryption

Release monthly from a scheduled workflow

.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

@@ -11,13 +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 +36,12 @@ jobs:
             tag-suffix: "-android"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0 # the package version comes from the git tags
       # 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 +49,7 @@ 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 +61,24 @@ 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/release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 9 * * 1" # Mondays, 09:00 UTC
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    tags: ["v*"]
+
+jobs:
+  tag:
+    if: github.ref_type != 'tag'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      actions: write
+    env:
+      GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - run: |
+          last=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --match 'v*')
+          if [ "$(git rev-list "$last..HEAD" --count)" = 0 ]; then
+            echo "Nothing merged since $last"; exit 0
+          fi
+          tag=v$(date -u +%Y.%-m.%-d)
+          gh release create "$tag" --target "$GITHUB_SHA" --generate-notes
+          # Events made with GITHUB_TOKEN don't start other workflows; run them by hand.
+          gh workflow run release.yml --ref "$tag"
+          gh workflow run publish-release-docker.yml --ref "$tag"
+
+  publish:
+    if: github.ref_type == 'tag'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write # PyPI trusted publishing
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v10.0.0
+      - run: uv build && uv publish

.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 +119,24 @@ ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 RUN apt-get update \
   && apt-get install -y \
   adb \
+  binutils \
   default-jre-headless \
+  file \
+  git \
+  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 +156,7 @@ 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" ]

Makefile

@@ -32,8 +32,3 @@ clean:
 dist:
 	$(UV) build
 
-upload:
-	$(UV) tool run twine upload dist/*
-
-test-upload:
-	$(UV) tool run twine upload --repository testpypi dist/*

README.md

@@ -58,29 +58,33 @@ 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`, `plugins` 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/)
+
+Pass `--verbose` to any of the three commands, before the command name (`mvt-ios --verbose check-backup ...`), for debug output. The `--verbose` option the `check-*` commands accept after their name still works but is kept for compatibility only and will be removed in a future release.
 
 ### Shell completion
 
-MVT can generate shell completion scripts for Bash, Zsh, and Fish:
+MVT can generate a shell completion script for Bash, Zsh, and Fish which covers `mvt`, `mvt-ios` and `mvt-android`:
 
 ```bash
-mvt-ios completion
-mvt-android completion
+mvt completion
 ```
 
-The commands print setup instructions by default. To generate a completion script directly, pass the shell name:
+The command prints setup instructions by default. To generate the completion script directly, pass the shell name:
 
 ```bash
-mvt-ios completion bash
-mvt-android completion zsh
+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.
-Module-running `check-*` commands can load custom Python modules with
-`--load-module PATH` or from a folder set in `MVT_CUSTOM_MODULES`. See the
+
+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
-details.
+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

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ mvt-android check-intrusion-logs --output /path/to/results/ /path/to/intrusion-l
 | `-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. |
+| `-v, --verbose` | Verbose logging. Kept for compatibility and to be removed in a future release: pass `--verbose` to `mvt-android` itself instead. |
 
 ## Modules
 

docs/command_completion.md

@@ -6,61 +6,61 @@ Click provides tab completion support for Bash (version 4.4 and up), Zsh, and Fi
 
 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
-# Generate bash completion scripts
-mvt-ios completion bash > ~/.mvt-ios-complete.bash
-mvt-android completion bash > ~/.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
-[ -f ~/.mvt-ios-complete.bash ] && . ~/.mvt-ios-complete.bash
-[ -f ~/.mvt-android-complete.bash ] && . ~/.mvt-android-complete.bash
+# source the mvt completion script
+[ -f ~/.mvt-complete.bash ] && . ~/.mvt-complete.bash
 ```
 
 ### For Zsh
 
 ```bash
-# Generate zsh completion scripts
-mvt-ios completion zsh > ~/.mvt-ios-complete.zsh
-mvt-android completion zsh > ~/.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
-[ -f ~/.mvt-ios-complete.zsh ] && . ~/.mvt-ios-complete.zsh
-[ -f ~/.mvt-android-complete.zsh ] && . ~/.mvt-android-complete.zsh
+# source the mvt completion script
+[ -f ~/.mvt-complete.zsh ] && . ~/.mvt-complete.zsh
 ```
 
 ### For Fish
 
 ```bash
-# Generate fish completion scripts
-mkdir -p ~/.config/fish/completions
-mvt-ios completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/mvt-ios.fish
-mvt-android completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/mvt-android.fish
+# Generate the fish completion script
+mkdir -p ~/.config/fish/conf.d
+mvt completion fish > ~/.config/fish/conf.d/mvt-completion.fish
 ```
 
-Fish loads completion files from `~/.config/fish/completions` automatically.
+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-ios completion bash --install
-mvt-android completion bash --install
+mvt completion bash --install
 ```
 
-Replace `bash` with `zsh` or `fish` as needed. For Fish, `--install` writes the completion file into `~/.config/fish/completions`.
+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

@@ -1,131 +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.
-
-## 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. If a dependency
-is unavailable or the dependency graph contains a cycle, the command logs a
-warning and does not run any modules.
-
-## 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)}]
-```
-
-## 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 +1,202 @@
+# 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}")
+```
+
+Log through `get_plugin_logger(__name__)` from `mvt.plugin`. Records logged
+through `logging.getLogger(__name__)` do not reach `command.log`, and MVT's
+console handler does not show them.
+
+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. `mvt plugins list` shows the installed packages and
+the commands they add, see [Managing Plugins](plugins.md).
+
+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`
+
+A MVT plugin command can also add sub-commands to the base `mvt` command. This can be used for commands which are not tied to a particular forensic platform:
+
+```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
+```
+
+## Building a Module-Running Command
+
+A command which runs forensic modules over an acquisition subclasses `Command`.
+`Command` creates the output folder and writes `command.log`. It orders the
+modules, resolves their dependencies and runs them. It writes the result files,
+`alerts.json` and `info.json`. The subclass sets `platform`, `name` and
+`modules`:
+
+```python
+from mvt.plugin import Command, MVTModule, convert_unix_to_iso, get_plugin_logger
+
+log = get_plugin_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class APKManifest(MVTModule):
+    supported_commands = (("android", "check-apks"),)
+
+    def run(self):
+        self.results = [{"checked_at": convert_unix_to_iso(0)}]
+
+
+class CmdCheckAPKs(Command):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.platform = "android"
+        self.name = "check-apks"
+        self.modules = [APKManifest]
+```
+
+`platform` and `name` are the pair the modules declare in
+`supported_commands`. `modules` lists the module classes the command runs,
+imported directly. A command which runs modules of another plugin depends on
+that package in `pyproject.toml` and imports them the same way. `init()`,
+`module_init(module)` and `finish()` are optional hooks. `run()` calls them
+before the run, before each module and after the run.
+
+Wrap the command in a Click command with an `--output` option. Run it, then
+print the alert summary:
+
+```python
+import click
+
+
+@click.command("check-apks")
+@click.option("--output", "-o", type=click.Path(exists=False))
+@click.argument("TARGET_PATH", type=click.Path(exists=True))
+def cli(output, target_path):
+    cmd = CmdCheckAPKs(target_path=target_path, results_path=output)
+    log.info("Checking APK files at path: %s", target_path)
+    cmd.run()
+    cmd.show_alerts_brief()
+```
+
+The `--verbose` option of `mvt`, `mvt-ios` and `mvt-android` applies to the
+command. The command defines no `--verbose` option of its own. The pair a
+plugin command adds is not listed anywhere in MVT. Name it in the plugin's
+README.
+
+## 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`.

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+# 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
+
+MVT's module-running `check-*` commands can run forensic modules which are not
+part of MVT. Custom modules are distributed as plugin packages. A Python
+package installed next to MVT registers its modules through an entry point.
+The modules then load automatically in every command they support, see
+[Installed module packages](#installed-module-packages). `mvt plugins list`
+shows the installed packages and where each one was installed from.
+
+MVT can also load module files by path, with `--load-module` and
+`MVT_CUSTOM_MODULES`, see
+[Developing modules locally](#developing-modules-locally). This can be used
+while writing a module. Use a Python package to distribute one.
+
+A custom module declares in `supported_commands` the platform and command
+pairs it runs in. A module with empty `supported_commands` does not run and
+MVT logs a warning. The nine 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")
+```
+
+`check-iocs` re-checks stored results rather than an acquisition. It matches
+every `<slug>.json` file in the results folder to the module with that slug.
+It then runs that module's `check_indicators()` again. A module which
+implements `check_indicators()` is included in `check-iocs` for its platform.
+It does not need to declare the `check-iocs` pair.
+
+### Writing a module
+
+A module subclasses `MVTModule` or one of the base classes below and
+implements `run()`. `check_indicators()` and `serialize()` are optional. The
+first matches results against IOCs or detections. The second returns timeline
+records.
+
+```python
+from mvt.plugin import IOSExtraction, convert_unix_to_iso
+
+
+class ExampleCustomModule(IOSExtraction):
+    supported_commands = (
+        ("ios", "check-backup"),
+        ("ios", "check-fs"),
+    )
+    slug = "example_custom_module"
+
+    def run(self):
+        self.results = [{"checked_at": convert_unix_to_iso(0)}]
+
+    def check_indicators(self):
+        pass
+
+    def serialize(self, result):
+        return None
+```
+
+The base classes are:
+
+- `MVTModule`: the base of every module. It provides `self.results`,
+  `self.alertstore`, `self.log`, `self.indicators` and
+  `get_dependency_results()`. Subclass it directly for a module which reads
+  only the results of other modules.
+- `IOSExtraction`: `("ios", "check-backup")` and `("ios", "check-fs")`. Adds
+  `_find_ios_database()`, which locates a module's database in a backup or in
+  a filesystem dump and repairs it if it is malformed. Adds
+  `_get_backup_files_from_manifest()`, `_get_backup_file_from_id()` and
+  `_get_fs_files_from_patterns()`. Adds `_open_sqlite_db()`, which opens a
+  database read-only.
+- `SysdiagnoseExtraction`: `("ios", "check-sysdiagnose")`. MVT extracts the
+  archive and calls `from_sysdiagnose_folder()` before `run()`. The module
+  reads files with `_get_files_by_pattern()` and `_get_file_content()`.
+  `ips_files` lists the crash reports. See
+  [Check an iOS Sysdiagnose](../ios/sysdiagnose.md).
+- `AndroidQFModule`: `("android", "check-androidqf")`. MVT calls `from_dir()`
+  or `from_zip()` with the file list of the acquisition. The module reads
+  files with `_get_files_by_pattern()` and `_get_file_content()`.
+  `_get_device_timezone()` returns the device timezone.
+- `AndroidBackupModule`: `("android", "check-backup")`. MVT calls `from_dir()`
+  or `from_ab()`. The module reads files with `_get_files_by_pattern()` and
+  `_get_file_content()`.
+- `BugReportModule`: `("android", "check-bugreport")`. MVT calls `from_dir()`
+  or `from_zip()`. The module reads files with `_get_files_by_pattern()`,
+  `_get_files_by_patterns()` and `_get_file_content()`.
+  `_get_dumpstate_file()` returns the dumpstate file, and
+  `_get_file_modification_time()` the modification time of a file.
+
+The underscore-named helpers are internal to the base classes. Plugin modules
+can call them. Their names and signatures can change between releases. Read
+the base class in `src/mvt/ios/modules` or `src/mvt/android/modules` before
+relying on one.
+
+### Depending on a built-in module
+
+A module which post-processes records generated by one or more built-in MVT
+modules must declare the source modules in `dependencies`. It reads their
+results with `get_dependency_results()`. Import the class from its family
+package: `mvt.ios.modules.backup`, `mvt.ios.modules.fs`,
+`mvt.ios.modules.mixed`, `mvt.android.modules.androidqf`,
+`mvt.android.modules.backup`, `mvt.android.modules.bugreport` or
+`mvt.android.modules.intrusion_logs`.
+
+```python
+from mvt.ios.modules.backup import Manifest
+from mvt.plugin import MVTModule
+
+
+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)}]
+```
+
+Dependencies are ordered as for the built-in modules, with custom modules
+appended after the built-ins, see [Module dependencies](#module-dependencies).
+A dependency has to run in every command the module supports. Where it does
+not, MVT skips the module with a warning.
+
+`get_dependency_results()` returns the plain dictionaries the module produced.
+They are the same records it writes to `<slug>.json`. Typed results per module
+are planned.
+
+### Replacing a built-in module
+
+A custom module which extends a built-in one runs alongside it, and when the
+two share a slug they write to the same results file. MVT warns about that
+collision, naming both modules, where each came from and the file the later one
+overwrites, but it runs them both. Set `replaces` to the class the module
+supersedes to take that module's place instead: when both are available to a
+command, the named module is dropped from the run.
+
+```python
+from mvt.ios.modules.backup import Manifest as BuiltinManifest
+
+
+class Manifest(BuiltinManifest):
+    supported_commands = (("ios", "check-backup"),)
+    replaces = BuiltinManifest
+```
+
+Keeping the class name of the replaced module, as above, keeps the name
+`--module` selects the module by and the slug its results file is named after.
+A replacement with a different class name writes to a file named after its own
+slug, unless it sets `slug` to the slug of the module it replaces, and
+`--module` still selects it by the name of the replaced module, which MVT logs.
+Taking over the slug of a replaced module is not a collision and is not warned
+about, because that module is no longer part of the run.
+
+Modules which depend on the replaced module receive the replacement instead, so
+`get_dependency_results(BuiltinManifest)` returns the replacement's results. A
+module must not depend on the module it replaces: that module does not run, so
+the replacement has to produce the data itself, and MVT logs a warning when a
+module declares both.
+
+A replacement takes on the obligations of the module it replaces. If it
+declares a dependency the command does not provide, it is skipped like any
+other module with an unavailable dependency, and the module it replaced stays
+out of the run: neither of them produces results, and the modules depending on
+the replaced module are skipped as well.
+
+Subclassing the replaced module is not required, but a replacement which is not
+a subclass is logged with a warning, because its results may not be what the
+modules depending on the replaced module expect. Naming a module the command
+does not run has no effect, and modules which replace each other in a cycle all
+keep running and replace nothing. Every applied substitution is logged, so it
+is recorded in `command.log` when the command runs with an `--output` folder.
+
+Every command resolves replacements on its own. `check-iocs` matches stored
+results files against the slugs of the modules available for that command. A
+replacement which subclasses the module it replaces inherits its
+`check_indicators()`. It is then part of `check-iocs` for its platform and
+re-checks the results file named after its slug. A replacement with no
+`check_indicators()` is not part of `check-iocs`. The built-in module it
+replaced re-checks the file. `check-iocs` matches `--module` on the class name
+only. Pass a differently named replacement's own name there, not the name of
+the module it replaces.
+
+### Importing from MVT
+
+Import from `mvt.plugin` if it has what you need. The names it exports are
+kept working on a best-effort basis. A change to one of them is announced in
+the release notes. Anything else in `mvt` can be imported too, but may change
+between releases without notice. The plugin interface is best effort.
+
+`mvt.plugin` exports the base classes above and `Command`, `Alert` and
+`AlertLevel`, the result types, `DatabaseNotFoundError` and
+`DatabaseCorruptedError`, the timestamp converters, the settings API of
+[Plugin Configuration](plugin_configuration.md), MVT's own `settings`,
+`get_plugin_logger()` and `MVT_VERSION`. `src/mvt/plugin.py` holds the list.
+Read MVT's `settings` for values such as `NETWORK_ACCESS_ALLOWED` and
+`NETWORK_TIMEOUT`. Plugin values go in the plugin's own settings file.
+
+## 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-example-org = "mvt_plugin_example_org:get_modules"
+```
+
+The entry point must resolve to an iterable of `MVTModule` subclasses, or to
+a callable returning one:
+
+```python
+from mvt.plugin 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]
+```
+
+`get_modules()` is the package's module list, written by hand. A package which
+keeps its modules in separate files imports each class there and lists it. A
+module missing from the list does not load.
+
+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-example-org
+```
+
+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, an organisation's custom modules
+would be distributed as `mvt-plugin-example-org` with the import package
+`mvt_plugin_example_org`.
+
+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_example_org` log as
+  `mvt.ext.example_org.*`.
+- Files loaded with `--load-module` or `MVT_CUSTOM_MODULES` log as
+  `mvt.ext.<file name>`.
+
+Outside a module class, for example in a custom command line handler, log
+through `get_plugin_logger(__name__)`. It returns a logger in the same
+namespace.
+
+## Developing modules locally
+
+While a module is being written, load it from its file. `--load-module` takes a
+Python file, or a folder of them, on every module-running command, and can be
+repeated:
+
+```bash
+mvt-ios check-backup --load-module ./example_module.py --output ./out ./backup
+```
+
+For a folder, MVT loads its non-hidden top-level `*.py` files in sorted order
+and skips `__init__.py`. `MVT_CUSTOM_MODULES` names a folder to load on every
+module-running command, before any `--load-module` path:
+
+```bash
+MVT_CUSTOM_MODULES=./custom_modules mvt-android check-bugreport ./bugreport.zip
+```
+
+Files loaded this way follow the same rules as packaged modules.
+`--list-modules` reports them with the SHA-256 hash of the file in place of a
+version. An editable install of the package (`pip install -e .`) also works:
+the modules load through the entry point, and `mvt plugins list` shows the
+package with the `local` origin.
+
+Loading by path is for development. Move a module into a package once it
+works.
+
+## 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.
+- `mvt plugins list` lists the installed packages, where each of them
+  was installed from and how many modules it contributes, see
+  [Managing Plugins](plugins.md).
+
+## 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.

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+# 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
+`plugin_config_path()` from `mvt.plugin` 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 `plugin_data_folder()` from
+`mvt.plugin`, 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.plugin 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
+
+from mvt.plugin import plugin_env_prefix
+
+
+def sync():
+    settings = ExamplePluginSettings.load()
+    if not settings.API_KEY:
+        prefix = plugin_env_prefix(settings.plugin_name)
+        raise click.ClickException(
+            f"No API key configured. Set {prefix}API_KEY or "
+            "run 'example-plugin configure'."
+        )
+
+    settings.LAST_SYNC = datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
+    settings.save()
+```
+
+The message builds the variable name with `plugin_env_prefix()`, see
+[Environment Variables](#environment-variables).
+
+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
+```
+
+Do not repeat the plugin name in a field name: a plugin named `example-scanner`
+with a `SCANNER_API_KEY` field asks the user for
+`MVT_PLUGIN_EXAMPLE_SCANNER_SCANNER_API_KEY`. Name the field `API_KEY`.
+
+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.

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+# Managing Plugins
+
+Plugin packages extend MVT with additional
+[forensic modules](index.md#custom-modules) and
+[CLI commands](custom_commands.md). Because installed packages load
+automatically, `mvt plugins` audits what is installed and checks whether
+updates are available. The command lives on `mvt` only, although the packages
+it lists extend `mvt-ios` and `mvt-android` too.
+
+## List Installed Plugins
+
+```bash
+mvt plugins list
+```
+
+```
+                        Installed MVT plugins
+┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┳━━━━━━━━━┳━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┳━━━━━━━━━┳━━━━━━━━━━━┓
+┃ Name                ┃ Version ┃ Origin       ┃ Modules ┃ Commands  ┃
+┡━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━╇━━━━━━━━━╇━━━━━━━━━━━━━━╇━━━━━━━━━╇━━━━━━━━━━━┩
+│ mvt-plugin-example  │ 1.2.0   │ pypi         │       4 │ summarize │
+│ mvt-plugin-research │ 0.1.0   │ git+3f9a1c7d │       2 │ -         │
+│ mvt-plugin-local    │ 0.0.1   │ local        │       1 │ triage    │
+└─────────────────────┴─────────┴──────────────┴─────────┴───────────┘
+```
+
+The origin records where each package was installed from: `pypi` for a package
+installed from a package index, `git+<commit>` for a package installed directly
+from a repository, and `local` for a package installed from a local folder or
+archive rather than from an index, including an editable development install.
+The last two columns show how many forensic modules the package contributes and
+which CLI commands it adds.
+
+A plugin whose modules cannot be imported is listed with `error` in the
+`Modules` column rather than breaking the listing.
+
+## Check for Updates
+
+```bash
+mvt plugins check-updates
+```
+
+```
+Plugin updates available:
+  mvt-plugin-example  1.2.0 → 1.3.0
+    Upgrade with: pip install -U mvt-plugin-example
+
+MVT does not install plugin updates. Run the command above when you decide to
+upgrade.
+```
+
+Packages installed from a package index are compared against the latest release
+published for them. A package which was never published, for example a plugin
+distributed only within an organization, is skipped silently.
+
+!!! note
+
+    Packages shown with the `pypi` origin are compared against
+    [PyPI](https://pypi.org), whichever index they were installed from. A
+    plugin installed from a private index under a name which also exists on
+    PyPI is therefore compared against the unrelated public package of that
+    name. Give plugins published to a private index a name which is not taken
+    on PyPI, and treat an unexpected update suggestion as a reason to check
+    where the package would come from.
+
+!!! warning
+
+    MVT never installs or upgrades a plugin itself, it only prints the command
+    which does. Upgrading a plugin in the middle of an investigation changes
+    the modules producing the results, and a plugin runs as trusted code inside
+    the MVT process, so pulling in a new version is a decision for the analyst
+    to make deliberately and not a side effect of running a check.
+
+## Automatic Update Checks
+
+MVT also reports available plugin updates in the banner printed when a command
+starts:
+
+```
+        MVT - Mobile Verification Toolkit
+
+        https://mvt.re
+        Version: 2026.7.29
+
+        Plugin updates available:
+          mvt-plugin-example  1.2.0 → 1.3.0   (pip install -U mvt-plugin-example)
+```
+
+This check runs at most once every 12 hours. In between checks MVT prints the
+findings of the latest check without contacting anything, so a plugin update
+stays visible without a lookup on every command. The
+`mvt plugins check-updates` command checks immediately, regardless of when the
+last check happened.
+
+The automatic check is skipped when the `--disable-update-check` option is
+used, when `NETWORK_ACCESS_ALLOWED` is disabled in the MVT configuration, and
+when no plugins are installed.
+
+## Plugins Installed From a Repository
+
+A plugin installed with `pip install "mvt-plugin-example @ git+<url>"` is
+checked by asking the remote repository which commit the installed revision
+points at now. MVT runs git and ssh in batch mode, so a repository which needs
+credentials MVT does not already have fails the check instead of prompting for
+them. The check is skipped silently when git is not available, when the
+repository cannot be reached, and when access to it is denied.
+
+How the plugin was installed decides what an update means:
+
+- A plugin installed from a branch is reported as outdated when the branch has
+  moved past the installed commit.
+- A plugin installed from a specific commit or a tag is pinned. It is never
+  reported as outdated, however far the branch it came from moves on.
+
+Pinning a plugin to a commit or a tag is therefore the way to keep the modules
+used across an investigation stable.

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

@@ -71,7 +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

@@ -1,30 +1,32 @@
 # 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.
+custom MVT modules. MVT does not include built-in sysdiagnose modules. The
+command runs the modules of the installed
+[plugin packages](../development/index.md#installed-module-packages) which
+declare support for it. Install at least one such package first.
 
 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 \
+mvt-ios check-sysdiagnose --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.
+`--list-modules` to display the eligible 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`.
+Extend `SysdiagnoseExtraction` from `mvt.plugin`, see
+[Writing a module](../development/index.md#writing-a-module). The module reads
+the archive the same way whether MVT was given a folder or a tar archive. It
+declares the command in `supported_commands`. While writing one,
+[load it from its file](../development/index.md#developing-modules-locally).
 
 ```python
-from mvt.ios.modules.sysdiagnose import SysdiagnoseExtraction
+from mvt.plugin import SysdiagnoseExtraction
 
 
 class ExampleSysdiagnoseModule(SysdiagnoseExtraction):
@@ -44,7 +46,9 @@ class ExampleSysdiagnoseModule(SysdiagnoseExtraction):
         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`.
+MVT extracts a tar archive first. It calls `from_sysdiagnose_folder()` on each
+module before `run()`. `ips_files` lists the IPS crash reports.
+
+`_get_files_by_pattern()` and `_get_file_content()` are internal helpers of the
+base class. Use them to read the archive. Their names and signatures can change
+between releases. See `src/mvt/ios/modules/sysdiagnose/base.py`.

mkdocs.yml

@@ -49,5 +49,9 @@ nav:
         - 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"
+        - Managing Plugins: "development/plugins.md"
     - License: "license.md"

pyproject.toml

@@ -17,25 +17,26 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "click==8.3.3",
-    "rich==14.3.3",
+    "click==8.4.2",
+    "rich==15.0.0",
     "tld==0.13.2",
-    "requests==2.33.1",
-    "simplejson==3.20.2",
-    "packaging==26.2",
+    "requests==2.34.2",
+    "simplejson==4.1.1",
+    "packaging==26.3",
     "appdirs==1.4.4",
-    "iOSbackup==0.9.925",
+    "iphone_backup_decrypt==0.9.0",
+    "pycryptodome>=3.20.0",
     "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==2.3.1",
-    "betterproto2==0.9.1",
-    "pydantic==2.13.3",
-    "pydantic-settings==2.14.0",
+    "betterproto2==0.10.0",
+    "pydantic==2.13.4",
+    "pydantic-settings==2.15.0",
     "NSKeyedUnArchiver==1.5.2",
     "python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0",
-    "tzdata==2026.2",
+    "tzdata==2026.3",
 ]
 requires-python = ">= 3.10"
 
@@ -44,8 +45,9 @@ 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 = [
@@ -65,13 +67,13 @@ 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]
-requires = ["setuptools>=61.0"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61.0", "setuptools-scm>=8"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.coverage.run]
@@ -120,5 +122,6 @@ where = ["src"]
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
 mvt = ["ios/data/*.json"]
 
-[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
-version = { attr = "mvt.common.version.MVT_VERSION" }
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+# The version is the latest v* tag; ignore the archive/* tags.
+git_describe_command = "git describe --dirty --tags --long --match 'v*'"

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

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
 import re
+from typing import Any
 
 from .artifact import AndroidArtifact
 
@@ -20,10 +21,10 @@ class DumpsysAccessibilityArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
                     continue
 
             self.alertstore.medium(
-                f'Found accessibility service: "{result["service"]}"',
+                f'Found accessibility service: "{result["component"]}"',
                 "",
                 result,
-                )
+            )
 
     def parse(self, content: str) -> None:
         """
@@ -33,41 +34,69 @@ class DumpsysAccessibilityArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
         :param content: content of the accessibility section (string)
         """
 
-        # "Old" syntax
-        in_services = False
+        self.results: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+        services: dict[tuple[int | None, str], dict] = {}
+        user_id: int | None = None
+        state: str | None = None
+
         for line in content.splitlines():
-            if line.strip().startswith("installed services:"):
-                in_services = True
-                continue
+            user_match = re.search(r"attributes:\{id=(\d+)", line)
+            if user_match:
+                user_id = int(user_match.group(1))
 
-            if not in_services:
-                continue
-
-            if line.strip() == "}":
-                # At end of installed services
-                break
-
-            service = line.split(":")[1].strip()
-
-            self.results.append(
-                {
-                    "package_name": service.split("/")[0],
-                    "service": service,
-                }
+            stripped = line.strip()
+            state_match = re.match(
+                r"(?i)(installed|enabled|binding|bound|crashed) services\s*:\s*\{(.*)",
+                stripped,
             )
-
-        # "New" syntax - AOSP >= 14 (?)
-        # Looks like:
-        # Enabled services:{{com.azure.authenticator/com.microsoft.brooklyn.module.accessibility.BrooklynAccessibilityService}, {com.agilebits.onepassword/com.agilebits.onepassword.filling.accessibility.FillingAccessibilityService}}
-
-        for line in content.splitlines():
-            if line.strip().startswith("Enabled services:"):
-                matches = re.finditer(r"{([^{]+?)}", line)
-
-                for match in matches:
-                    # Each match is in format: <package_name>/<service>
-                    package_name, _, service = match.group(1).partition("/")
-
-                    self.results.append(
-                        {"package_name": package_name, "service": service}
+            if state_match:
+                state = state_match.group(1).lower()
+                inline = state_match.group(2)
+                for component in re.findall(
+                    r"\{?([\w.$-]+/[\w.$-]+)(?:\s+\(A11yTool\))?\}?", inline
+                ):
+                    service = services.setdefault(
+                        (user_id, component), self._new_service(component, user_id)
                     )
+                    service[self._state_field(state)] = True
+                    service["accessibility_tool"] = "(A11yTool)" in inline
+                continue
+
+            if not state:
+                continue
+            if stripped == "}" or stripped.startswith("AccessibilityInputFilter"):
+                state = None
+                continue
+            component_match = re.search(
+                r"(?:\d+\s*:\s*)?([\w.$-]+/[\w.$-]+)(?:\s+\(A11yTool\))?",
+                stripped,
+            )
+            if component_match:
+                component = component_match.group(1)
+                service = services.setdefault(
+                    (user_id, component), self._new_service(component, user_id)
+                )
+                service[self._state_field(state)] = True
+                service["accessibility_tool"] = "(A11yTool)" in stripped
+
+        self.results.extend(services.values())
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _state_field(state: str) -> str:
+        return {"binding": "binding", "bound": "bound"}.get(state, state)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _new_service(component: str, user_id: int | None) -> dict:
+        package_name, service_name = component.split("/", 1)
+        return {
+            "user_id": user_id,
+            "component": component,
+            "package_name": package_name,
+            "service_name": service_name,
+            "installed": False,
+            "enabled": False,
+            "binding": False,
+            "bound": False,
+            "crashed": False,
+            "accessibility_tool": False,
+        }

src/mvt/android/artifacts/dumpsys_adb.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import base64
 import binascii
 import hashlib
+import re
 
 from .artifact import AndroidArtifact
 
@@ -98,6 +99,34 @@ class DumpsysADBArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
 
         return keystore
 
+    def parse_binary_xml(self, data: bytes) -> list[dict]:
+        """Recover ADB key records from Android binary XML (ABX).
+
+        Some dumpstate implementations embed ABX in a text stream and replace
+        binary token bytes. The public key remains intact, while unavailable
+        numeric metadata is represented as ``None`` rather than corrupt text.
+        """
+        keystore = []
+        seen = set()
+        for match in re.finditer(
+            rb"(?<![A-Za-z0-9+/])([A-Za-z0-9+/]{300,}={0,2})"
+            rb"(?: ([A-Za-z0-9_.@-]+))?",
+            data,
+        ):
+            key = match.group(1)
+            try:
+                base64.b64decode(key, validate=True)
+            except (binascii.Error, ValueError):
+                continue
+            if key in seen:
+                continue
+            seen.add(key)
+            full_key = key + (b" " + match.group(2) if match.group(2) else b"")
+            key_info = self.calculate_key_info(full_key)
+            key_info["last_connected"] = None
+            keystore.append(key_info)
+        return keystore
+
     @staticmethod
     def calculate_key_info(user_key: bytes) -> dict:
         if b" " in user_key:
@@ -118,7 +147,7 @@ class DumpsysADBArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
         return {
             "user": user.decode("utf-8"),
             "fingerprint": key_fingerprint_colon,
-            "key": key_base64,
+            "key": key_base64.decode("ascii", errors="replace"),
         }
 
     def check_indicators(self) -> None:
@@ -175,12 +204,23 @@ class DumpsysADBArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
         # Keystore is in XML format on some devices and we need to parse it
         if keystore_data and keystore_data.startswith(b"<?xml"):
             parsed["debugging_manager"]["keystore"] = self.parse_xml(keystore_data)
+        elif keystore_data and keystore_data.startswith(b"ABX\x00"):
+            parsed["debugging_manager"]["keystore"] = self.parse_binary_xml(
+                keystore_data
+            )
         else:
             # Keystore is not XML format
             parsed["debugging_manager"]["keystore"] = keystore_data
 
         parsed = parsed["debugging_manager"]
 
+        for key, value in list(parsed.items()):
+            if isinstance(value, bytes):
+                decoded = value.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
+                parsed[key] = (
+                    decoded == "true" if decoded in ("true", "false") else decoded
+                )
+
         # Calculate key fingerprints for better readability
         key_info = []
         for user_key in parsed.get("user_keys", []):

src/mvt/android/artifacts/dumpsys_appops.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
 from datetime import datetime
+import re
 from typing import Any
 
 from mvt.common.module_types import ModuleAtomicResult, ModuleSerializedResult
@@ -27,14 +28,14 @@ class DumpsysAppopsArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
                 continue
 
             for entry in perm["entries"]:
-                if "timestamp" in entry:
+                if entry.get("timestamp"):
                     records.append(
                         {
                             "timestamp": entry["timestamp"],
                             "module": self.__class__.__name__,
-                            "event": entry["access"],
+                            "event": entry["event"],
                             "data": f"{result['package_name']} access to "
-                            f"{perm['name']}: {entry['access']}",
+                            f"{perm['name']}: {entry['event']}",
                         }
                     )
 
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ class DumpsysAppopsArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
                     continue
 
             # We use a placeholder entry to create a basic alert even without permission entries.
-            placeholder_entry = {"access": "Unknown", "timestamp": ""}
+            placeholder_entry = {"event": "unknown", "timestamp": ""}
 
             for perm in result["permissions"]:
                 if (
@@ -60,12 +61,12 @@ class DumpsysAppopsArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
                 ):
                     for entry in sorted(
                         perm["entries"] or [placeholder_entry],
-                        key=lambda x: x["timestamp"],
+                        key=lambda x: x.get("timestamp") or "",
                     ):
                         cleaned_result = result.copy()
                         cleaned_result["permissions"] = [perm]
                         self.alertstore.medium(
-                            f"Package '{result['package_name']}' had risky permission '{perm['name']}' set to '{entry['access']}' at {entry['timestamp']}",
+                            f"Package '{result['package_name']}' had risky permission '{perm['name']}' set to '{entry['event']}' at {entry['timestamp']}",
                             entry["timestamp"],
                             cleaned_result,
                         )
@@ -73,111 +74,151 @@ class DumpsysAppopsArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
                 elif result["package_name"] in RISKY_PACKAGES:
                     for entry in sorted(
                         perm["entries"] or [placeholder_entry],
-                        key=lambda x: x["timestamp"],
+                        key=lambda x: x.get("timestamp") or "",
                     ):
                         cleaned_result = result.copy()
                         cleaned_result["permissions"] = [perm]
                         self.alertstore.medium(
-                            f"Risky package '{result['package_name']}' had '{perm['name']}' permission set to '{entry['access']}' at {entry['timestamp']}",
+                            f"Risky package '{result['package_name']}' had '{perm['name']}' permission set to '{entry['event']}' at {entry['timestamp']}",
                             entry["timestamp"],
                             cleaned_result,
                         )
 
     def parse(self, output: str) -> None:
-        # self.results: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
-        perm: dict[str, Any] = {}
-        package: dict[str, Any] = {}
-        entry: dict[str, Any] = {}
-        uid = None
+        self.results: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+        permission: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+        package: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+        uid: str | None = None
+        uid_details: dict[str, Any] = {}
+        attribution: str | None = None
         in_packages = False
 
+        def finish_permission() -> None:
+            nonlocal permission
+            if package is not None and permission is not None:
+                package["permissions"].append(permission)
+            permission = None
+
+        def finish_package() -> None:
+            nonlocal package
+            finish_permission()
+            if package is not None:
+                self.results.append(package)
+            package = None
+
         for line in output.splitlines():
-            if line.startswith("  Uid 0:"):
+            uid_match = re.match(r"^  Uid ([^:]+):$", line)
+            if uid_match:
                 in_packages = True
+                finish_package()
+                uid = uid_match.group(1)
+                uid_details = {
+                    "uid_state": None,
+                    "capability": None,
+                    "app_widget_visible": None,
+                    "default_modes": {},
+                }
+                continue
 
             if not in_packages:
                 continue
 
-            if line.startswith("  Uid "):
-                uid = line[6:-1]
-                if entry:
-                    perm["entries"].append(entry)
-                    entry = {}
-                if package:
-                    if perm:
-                        package["permissions"].append(perm)
+            uid_property = re.match(
+                r"^    (state|capability|appWidgetVisible)=(.*)$", line
+            )
+            if uid_property:
+                key = {
+                    "state": "uid_state",
+                    "appWidgetVisible": "app_widget_visible",
+                }.get(uid_property.group(1), uid_property.group(1))
+                value: Any = uid_property.group(2)
+                if value in ("true", "false"):
+                    value = value == "true"
+                uid_details[key] = value
+                continue
 
-                    perm = {}
-                    self.results.append(package)
-                package = {}
+            default_mode = re.match(r"^      ([A-Z0-9_]+): mode=([^\s]+)", line)
+            if default_mode and package is None:
+                uid_details["default_modes"][default_mode.group(1)] = (
+                    default_mode.group(2)
+                )
                 continue
 
             if line.startswith("    Package "):
-                if entry:
-                    perm["entries"].append(entry)
-                    entry = {}
-
-                if package:
-                    if perm:
-                        package["permissions"].append(perm)
-
-                    perm = {}
-                    self.results.append(package)
-
+                finish_package()
                 package = {
                     "package_name": line[12:-1],
                     "permissions": [],
                     "uid": uid,
+                    **uid_details,
                 }
                 continue
 
-            if package and line.startswith("      ") and line[6] != " ":
-                if entry:
-                    perm["entries"].append(entry)
-                    entry = {}
-                if perm:
-                    package["permissions"].append(perm)
-                    perm = {}
-
-                perm["name"] = line.split()[0]
-                perm["entries"] = []
-                if len(line.split()) > 1:
-                    perm["access"] = line.split()[1][1:-2]
-
+            operation_match = re.match(
+                r"^      ([A-Z0-9_]+)(?: \(([^)]+)\))?:\s*$", line
+            )
+            if package is not None and operation_match:
+                finish_permission()
+                permission = {
+                    "name": operation_match.group(1),
+                    "mode": operation_match.group(2),
+                    "entries": [],
+                }
+                attribution = None
                 continue
 
-            if line.startswith("          "):
-                # Permission entry like:
-                # Reject: [fg-s]2021-05-19 22:02:52.054 (-314d1h25m2s33ms)
-                access_type = line.split(":")[0].strip()
-                if access_type not in ["Access", "Reject"]:
-                    # Skipping invalid access type. Some entries are not in the format we expect
-                    continue
+            attribution_match = re.match(r"^\s{8,}([^=]+)=\[$", line)
+            if attribution_match:
+                attribution = attribution_match.group(1).strip()
+                continue
+            if line.strip() == "]":
+                attribution = None
+                continue
 
-                if entry:
-                    perm["entries"].append(entry)
-                    entry = {}
-
-                entry["access"] = access_type
-                entry["type"] = line[line.find("[") + 1 : line.find("]")]
-
-                try:
-                    entry["timestamp"] = convert_datetime_to_iso(
-                        datetime.strptime(
-                            line[line.find("]") + 1 : line.find("(")].strip(),
-                            "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f",
-                        )
+            if permission is None:
+                continue
+            event_match = re.match(
+                r"^\s*(Access|Reject):\s*\[([^]]+)\]\s*"
+                r"(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d+)\s*"
+                r"(\([^)]*\))?(?:\s+duration=([^\s]+))?",
+                line,
+            )
+            running_match = re.match(
+                r"^\s*Running start at:\s*(\S+(?: \S+)?)",
+                line,
+            )
+            if event_match:
+                entry = {
+                    "event": event_match.group(1).lower(),
+                    "access": event_match.group(1),
+                    "uid_state": event_match.group(2),
+                    "timestamp": convert_datetime_to_iso(
+                        datetime.strptime(event_match.group(3), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f")
+                    ),
+                    "relative_time": event_match.group(4),
+                    "duration": event_match.group(5),
+                    "attribution": attribution,
+                }
+                permission["entries"].append(entry)
+            elif running_match:
+                raw_start = running_match.group(1)
+                timestamp = None
+                if re.fullmatch(r"\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d+", raw_start):
+                    timestamp = convert_datetime_to_iso(
+                        datetime.strptime(raw_start, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f")
                     )
-                except ValueError:
-                    # Invalid date format
-                    pass
+                permission["entries"].append(
+                    {
+                        "event": "running",
+                        "access": "Running",
+                        "uid_state": None,
+                        "timestamp": timestamp,
+                        "relative_time": raw_start
+                        if raw_start.startswith("+")
+                        else None,
+                        "duration": None,
+                        "attribution": attribution,
+                    }
+                )
 
-            if line.strip() == "":
-                break
-
-        if entry:
-            perm["entries"].append(entry)
-        if perm:
-            package["permissions"].append(perm)
-        if package:
-            self.results.append(package)
+        finish_package()

src/mvt/android/artifacts/dumpsys_battery_daily.py

@@ -18,18 +18,18 @@ class DumpsysBatteryDailyArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
     def serialize(self, record: ModuleAtomicResult) -> ModuleSerializedResult:
         action = record.get("action", "update")
         package_name = record["package_name"]
-        vers = record["vers"]
+        vers = record["version_code"]
 
-        if vers == "0":
+        if vers == 0:
             data = f"Recorded uninstall of package {package_name} (vers 0)"
         elif action == "downgrade":
-            prev_vers = record.get("previous_vers", "unknown")
+            prev_vers = record.get("previous_version_code", "unknown")
             data = f"Recorded downgrade of package {package_name} from vers {prev_vers} to vers {vers}"
         else:
             data = f"Recorded update of package {package_name} with vers {vers}"
 
         return {
-            "timestamp": record["from"],
+            "timestamp": record["period_start"],
             "module": self.__class__.__name__,
             "event": "battery_daily",
             "data": data,
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class DumpsysBatteryDailyArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
                 continue
 
     def parse(self, output: str) -> None:
+        self.results = []
         daily = None
         daily_updates: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
         records: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
@@ -59,7 +60,10 @@ class DumpsysBatteryDailyArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
 
                 timeframe = line[13:].strip()
                 date_from, date_to = timeframe.strip(":").split(" to ", 1)
-                daily = {"from": date_from[0:10], "to": date_to[0:10]}
+                daily = {
+                    "period_start": self._format_daily_timestamp(date_from),
+                    "period_end": self._format_daily_timestamp(date_to),
+                }
                 continue
 
             if not daily:
@@ -70,21 +74,30 @@ class DumpsysBatteryDailyArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
 
             line = line.strip().replace("Update ", "")
             package_name, vers = line.split(" ", 1)
-            vers_nr = vers.split("=", 1)[1]
+            vers_raw = vers.split("=", 1)[1]
+            try:
+                version_code: int | str = int(vers_raw)
+            except ValueError:
+                version_code = vers_raw
 
             already_seen = False
             for update in daily_updates:
-                if package_name == update["package_name"] and vers_nr == update["vers"]:
+                if (
+                    package_name == update["package_name"]
+                    and version_code == update["version_code"]
+                ):
+                    update["occurrences"] += 1
                     already_seen = True
                     break
 
             if not already_seen:
                 update_record: dict[str, Any] = {
                     "action": "update",
-                    "from": daily["from"],
-                    "to": daily["to"],
+                    "period_start": daily["period_start"],
+                    "period_end": daily["period_end"],
                     "package_name": package_name,
-                    "vers": vers_nr,
+                    "version_code": version_code,
+                    "occurrences": 1,
                 }
 
                 daily_updates.append(update_record)
@@ -95,26 +108,31 @@ class DumpsysBatteryDailyArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
         self._detect_uninstalls_and_downgrades(records)
         self.results.extend(records)
 
-    def _detect_uninstalls_and_downgrades(
-        self, records: list[dict[str, Any]]
-    ) -> None:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _format_daily_timestamp(value: str) -> str:
+        if len(value) >= 19 and value[10] == "-":
+            return f"{value[:10]} {value[11:].replace('-', ':')}"
+        return value
+
+    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["period_start"],
+                record["period_end"],
                 record["package_name"],
             ),
         ):
             package_name = record["package_name"]
-            vers_nr = record["vers"]
+            vers_nr = record["version_code"]
 
-            if vers_nr == "0":
+            if vers_nr == 0:
+                record["action"] = "uninstall"
                 self.alertstore.medium(
                     f"Detected uninstall of package {package_name} (vers 0)",
-                    record["from"],
+                    record["period_start"],
                     record,
                 )
                 package_versions.pop(package_name, None)
@@ -128,11 +146,11 @@ class DumpsysBatteryDailyArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
             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)
+                record["previous_version_code"] = previous_vers
                 self.alertstore.medium(
                     f"Detected downgrade of package {package_name} "
                     f"from vers {previous_vers} to vers {current_vers}",
-                    record["from"],
+                    record["period_start"],
                     record,
                 )
 

src/mvt/android/artifacts/dumpsys_battery_history.py

@@ -1,96 +1,177 @@
 # Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 The MVT Authors.
+# 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 datetime
+import re
+
+from mvt.common.utils import convert_datetime_to_iso
+
 from .artifact import AndroidArtifact
 
 
 class DumpsysBatteryHistoryArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
-    """
-    Parser for dumpsys dattery history events.
-    """
+    """Parser for package-related events in dumpsys batterystats history."""
 
     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"])
+            package_name = result.get("package_name")
+            if not package_name:
+                continue
+            ioc_match = self.indicators.check_app_id(package_name)
             if ioc_match:
                 self.alertstore.critical(
                     ioc_match.message, "", result, matched_indicator=ioc_match.ioc
                 )
-                continue
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _parse_wall_time(value: str) -> datetime.datetime | None:
+        if re.fullmatch(r"\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d+", value):
+            value = f"1900-{value}"
+        for date_format in (
+            "%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S-%f",
+            "%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S",
+            "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f",
+        ):
+            try:
+                return datetime.datetime.strptime(value, date_format)
+            except ValueError:
+                pass
+        return None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _elapsed_seconds(value: str) -> float | None:
+        if not value.startswith("+"):
+            return None
+        units = {"d": 86400, "h": 3600, "m": 60, "s": 1, "ms": 0.001}
+        total = 0.0
+        for number, unit in re.findall(r"(\d+)(ms|d|h|m|s)", value):
+            total += int(number) * units[unit]
+        return total
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _package_from_name(name: str) -> str | None:
+        clean = name.removeprefix("*walarm*:").removeprefix("*alarm*:")
+        slash_parts = clean.split("/")
+        if len(slash_parts) > 1:
+            first = slash_parts[0].lstrip("@")
+            if first.startswith(("com.", "org.", "net.")):
+                return first
+            for part in reversed(slash_parts[1:]):
+                candidate = part.lstrip("@").split(":", 1)[0]
+                if candidate.startswith(("com.", "org.", "net.")):
+                    return candidate
+        parts = clean.split(".")
+        package_parts = []
+        for part in parts:
+            if part and part[0].islower():
+                package_parts.append(part)
+            else:
+                break
+        return ".".join(package_parts) if len(package_parts) >= 2 else None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _normalize_service(service: str) -> str:
+        # WorkManager decorates jobs with one or more scheduler prefixes.
+        if "@" in service:
+            candidates = [part for part in service.split("@") if "/" in part]
+            if candidates:
+                return candidates[-1]
+        return service
 
     def parse(self, data: str) -> None:
+        self.results: list[dict[str, str | None]] = []
+        anchor_time: datetime.datetime | None = None
+        anchor_elapsed = 0.0
+        has_history_heading = any(
+            line.startswith("Battery History") for line in data.splitlines()
+        )
+        in_history = not has_history_heading
+
         for line in data.splitlines():
-            if line.startswith("Battery History "):
+            stripped = line.strip()
+            if line.startswith("Battery History"):
+                if in_history:
+                    break
+                in_history = True
                 continue
-
-            if line.strip() == "":
+            if not in_history:
+                continue
+            if has_history_heading and not stripped:
                 break
-
-            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"
-                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"
-                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:
-                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()
-                )
-                if service == "" or "/" not in service:
-                    continue
-
-                package_name = service.split("/")[0]
-            elif (line.find("+top=") > 0) or (line.find("-top") > 0):
-                if line.find("+top=") > 0:
-                    event = "start_top"
-                    top_pos = line.find("+top=")
-                else:
-                    event = "end_top"
-                    top_pos = line.find("-top=")
-                colon_pos = top_pos + line[top_pos:].find(":")
-                uid = line[top_pos + 5 : colon_pos]
-                service = ""
-                package_name = line[colon_pos + 1 :].strip('"')
-            else:
+            reset_match = re.search(r"(?:RESET:)?TIME:\s*(\S+)", stripped)
+            if reset_match:
+                parsed_time = self._parse_wall_time(reset_match.group(1))
+                if parsed_time is not None:
+                    elapsed_token = stripped.split()[0]
+                    anchor_elapsed = self._elapsed_seconds(elapsed_token) or 0.0
+                    anchor_time = parsed_time
                 continue
 
-            self.results.append(
-                {
-                    "time_elapsed": time_elapsed,
-                    "event": event,
-                    "uid": uid,
-                    "package_name": package_name,
-                    "service": service,
-                }
-            )
+            fields = stripped.split()
+            if not fields:
+                continue
+            if len(fields) > 1 and re.fullmatch(r"\d{2}-\d{2}", fields[0]):
+                time_elapsed = " ".join(fields[:2])
+                line_time = self._parse_wall_time(time_elapsed)
+                elapsed = None
+            else:
+                time_elapsed = fields[0]
+                elapsed = self._elapsed_seconds(time_elapsed)
+                line_time = None
+
+            timestamp = line_time
+            if timestamp is None and anchor_time is not None and elapsed is not None:
+                timestamp = anchor_time + datetime.timedelta(
+                    seconds=elapsed - anchor_elapsed
+                )
+
+            def add(
+                event: str, uid: str, service: str, package_name: str | None
+            ) -> None:
+                self.results.append(
+                    {
+                        "time_elapsed": time_elapsed,
+                        "timestamp": convert_datetime_to_iso(timestamp)
+                        if timestamp
+                        else None,
+                        "event": event,
+                        "uid": uid,
+                        "package_name": package_name,
+                        "service": service,
+                    }
+                )
+
+            for sign, uid, raw_service in re.findall(
+                r"([+-])job=([^:\s]+):\"([^\"]+)\"", line
+            ):
+                service = self._normalize_service(raw_service)
+                add(
+                    "start_job" if sign == "+" else "end_job",
+                    uid,
+                    service,
+                    self._package_from_name(service) or service.split("/", 1)[0],
+                )
+
+            for sign, uid, package_name in re.findall(
+                r"([+-])top=([^:\s]+):\"([^\"]+)\"", line
+            ):
+                add(
+                    "start_top" if sign == "+" else "end_top",
+                    uid,
+                    "",
+                    package_name,
+                )
+
+            wake_match = re.search(r"\+wake_lock=([^:\s]+):\"([^\"]+)\"", line)
+            if wake_match:
+                wake_name = wake_match.group(2)
+                add(
+                    "wake",
+                    wake_match.group(1),
+                    wake_name,
+                    self._package_from_name(wake_name),
+                )

src/mvt/android/artifacts/dumpsys_dbinfo.py

@@ -29,16 +29,27 @@ class DumpsysDBInfoArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
 
     def parse(self, output: str) -> None:
         rxp = re.compile(
-            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
+            r"^\s*\d+:\s*\[((?:\d{4}-)?\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d{3})\]\s*"
+            r"(?:\[Pid:\((\d+)\)\])?\s*([\w-]+) took (\d+)ms - ([^,]+),"
+            r"\s*sql=\"(.*)\"(?:, path=(.*))?$"
+        )
 
-        pool = None
+        pool: str | None = None
+        connection_number: int | None = None
+        is_primary: bool | None = None
         in_operations = False
         for line in output.splitlines():
             if line.startswith("Connection pool for "):
                 pool = line.replace("Connection pool for ", "").rstrip(":")
+                in_operations = False
+
+            connection_match = re.match(r"\s+Connection #(\d+):", line)
+            if connection_match:
+                connection_number = int(connection_match.group(1))
+                is_primary = None
+
+            if line.strip().startswith("isPrimaryConnection:"):
+                is_primary = line.strip().split(":", 1)[1].strip() == "true"
 
             if not pool:
                 continue
@@ -52,7 +63,6 @@ class DumpsysDBInfoArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
 
             if not line.startswith("        "):
                 in_operations = False
-                pool = None
                 continue
 
             match = rxp.match(line)
@@ -60,11 +70,15 @@ class DumpsysDBInfoArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
                 continue
 
             result = {
-                "isodate": match.group(1),
+                "timestamp": match.group(1),
+                "pid": int(match.group(2)) if match.group(2) else None,
                 "action": match.group(3),
-                "sql": match.group(4),
-                "path": pool,
+                "duration_ms": int(match.group(4)),
+                "status": match.group(5),
+                "sql": match.group(6),
+                "path": match.group(7) or pool,
+                "pool_path": pool,
+                "connection_number": connection_number,
+                "is_primary": is_primary,
             }
-            if match.group(2):
-                result["pid"] = match.group(2)
             self.results.append(result)

src/mvt/android/artifacts/dumpsys_package_activities.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
 from .artifact import AndroidArtifact
+from .package_resolvers import parse_resolver_table
 
 
 class DumpsysPackageActivitiesArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
@@ -19,67 +20,11 @@ class DumpsysPackageActivitiesArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
                 )
                 continue
 
-    def parse(self, content: str):
+    def parse(self, content: str) -> None:
         """
         Parse the Dumpsys Package section for activities
         Adds results to self.results
 
         :param content: content of the package section (string)
         """
-        self.results = []
-
-        in_activity_resolver_table = False
-        in_non_data_actions = False
-        intent = None
-        for line in content.splitlines():
-            if line.startswith("Activity Resolver Table:"):
-                in_activity_resolver_table = True
-                continue
-
-            if not in_activity_resolver_table:
-                continue
-
-            if line.startswith("  Non-Data Actions:"):
-                in_non_data_actions = True
-                continue
-
-            if not in_non_data_actions:
-                continue
-
-            # If we hit an empty line, the Non-Data Actions section should be
-            # finished.
-            if line.strip() == "":
-                break
-
-            # We detect the action name.
-            if (
-                line.startswith(" " * 6)
-                and not line.startswith(" " * 8)
-                and ":" in line
-            ):
-                intent = line.strip().replace(":", "")
-                continue
-
-            # If we are not in an intent block yet, skip.
-            if not intent:
-                continue
-
-            # If we are in a block but the line does not start with 8 spaces
-            # it means the block ended a new one started, so we reset and
-            # continue.
-            if not line.startswith(" " * 8):
-                intent = None
-                continue
-
-            # If we got this far, we are processing receivers for the
-            # activities we are interested in.
-            activity = line.strip().split(" ")[1]
-            package_name = activity.split("/")[0]
-
-            self.results.append(
-                {
-                    "intent": intent,
-                    "package_name": package_name,
-                    "activity": activity,
-                }
-            )
+        self.results = parse_resolver_table(content, "Activity")

src/mvt/android/artifacts/dumpsys_packages.py

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 The MVT Authors.
+# 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 re
-from typing import Any, Dict, List
+from typing import Any
 
 from mvt.android.utils import ROOT_PACKAGES
 from mvt.common.module_types import ModuleAtomicResult, ModuleSerializedResult
@@ -12,196 +12,244 @@ from mvt.common.module_types import ModuleAtomicResult, ModuleSerializedResult
 from .artifact import AndroidArtifact
 
 
+def _value(raw: str) -> Any:
+    if raw == "null":
+        return None
+    if raw in ("true", "false"):
+        return raw == "true"
+    try:
+        return int(raw)
+    except ValueError:
+        return raw
+
+
 class DumpsysPackagesArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
     def check_indicators(self) -> None:
         alerted_root_packages = set()
         for result in self.results:
-            if result["package_name"] in ROOT_PACKAGES:
-                if result["package_name"] in alerted_root_packages:
-                    continue
-                alerted_root_packages.add(result["package_name"])
+            package_name = result["package_name"]
+            if (
+                package_name in ROOT_PACKAGES
+                and package_name not in alerted_root_packages
+            ):
+                alerted_root_packages.add(package_name)
                 self.alertstore.medium(
-                    f'Found an installed package related to rooting/jailbreaking: "{result["package_name"]}"',
+                    f'Found an installed package related to rooting/jailbreaking: "{package_name}"',
                     "",
                     result,
                 )
-                continue
-
             if not self.indicators:
                 continue
-
-            ioc_match = self.indicators.check_app_id(result.get("package_name", ""))
+            ioc_match = self.indicators.check_app_id(package_name)
             if ioc_match:
                 self.alertstore.critical(
                     ioc_match.message, "", result, matched_indicator=ioc_match.ioc
                 )
 
     def serialize(self, record: ModuleAtomicResult) -> ModuleSerializedResult:
-        records = []
         timestamps = [
-            {"event": "package_install", "timestamp": record["timestamp"]},
+            ("package_install", record.get("timestamp")),
+            ("package_last_update", record.get("last_update_time")),
+        ]
+        timestamps.extend(
+            ("package_first_install", user.get("first_install_time"))
+            for user in record.get("users", [])
+        )
+        return [
             {
-                "event": "package_first_install",
-                "timestamp": record["first_install_time"],
-            },
-            {"event": "package_last_update", "timestamp": record["last_update_time"]},
+                "timestamp": timestamp,
+                "module": self.__class__.__name__,
+                "event": event,
+                "data": f"Install or update of package {record['package_name']}",
+            }
+            for event, timestamp in timestamps
+            if timestamp
         ]
 
-        for timestamp in timestamps:
-            records.append(
-                {
-                    "timestamp": timestamp["timestamp"],
-                    "module": self.__class__.__name__,
-                    "event": timestamp["event"],
-                    "data": f"Install or update of package {record['package_name']}",
-                }
-            )
-
-        return records
-
     @staticmethod
-    def parse_dumpsys_package_for_details(output: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        """
-        Parse one entry of a dumpsys package information
-        """
-        details: Dict[str, Any] = {
-            "uid": "",
-            "version_name": "",
-            "version_code": "",
-            "timestamp": "",
-            "first_install_time": "",
-            "last_update_time": "",
-            "permissions": list(),
-            "requested_permissions": list(),
+    def _permission(line: str, permission_type: str) -> dict:
+        name, _, details = line.strip().partition(":")
+        granted_match = re.search(r"granted=(true|false)", details)
+        flags_match = re.search(r"flags=\[\s*([^]]*)\]", details)
+        return {
+            "name": name,
+            "type": permission_type,
+            "granted": granted_match.group(1) == "true" if granted_match else None,
+            "flags": [
+                flag.strip()
+                for flag in (flags_match.group(1).split("|") if flags_match else [])
+                if flag.strip()
+            ],
         }
-        in_install_permissions = False
-        in_runtime_permissions = False
-        in_declared_permissions = False
-        in_requested_permissions = True
+
+    @classmethod
+    def parse_dumpsys_package_for_details(cls, output: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        details: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "app_id": None,
+            "version_name": None,
+            "version_code": None,
+            "min_sdk": None,
+            "target_sdk": None,
+            "timestamp": None,
+            "last_update_time": None,
+            "installer": None,
+            "system": False,
+            "permissions": [],
+            "requested_permissions": [],
+            "users": [],
+        }
+        permission_section: str | None = None
+        current_user: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+        legacy_first_install: str | None = None
+
         for line in output.splitlines():
-            if in_install_permissions:
-                if line.startswith(" " * 4) and not line.startswith(" " * 6):
-                    in_install_permissions = False
-                else:
-                    lineinfo = line.strip().split(":")
-                    permission = lineinfo[0]
-                    granted = None
-                    if "granted=" in lineinfo[1]:
-                        granted = "granted=true" in lineinfo[1]
+            stripped = line.strip()
+            user_match = re.match(r"User (\d+):\s*(.*)", stripped)
+            if user_match:
+                current_user = {"user_id": int(user_match.group(1)), "permissions": []}
+                for key, raw in re.findall(r"(\w+)=([^\s]+)", user_match.group(2)):
+                    clean_key = {
+                        "notLaunched": "not_launched",
+                        "installReason": "install_reason",
+                        "uninstallReason": "uninstall_reason",
+                        "dataDir": "data_dir",
+                    }.get(key, re.sub(r"(?<!^)(?=[A-Z])", "_", key).lower())
+                    current_user[clean_key] = _value(raw)
+                details["users"].append(current_user)
+                permission_section = None
+                continue
 
-                    details["permissions"].append(
-                        {"name": permission, "granted": granted, "type": "install"}
-                    )
-            if in_runtime_permissions:
-                if not line.startswith(" " * 8):
-                    in_runtime_permissions = False
-                else:
-                    lineinfo = line.strip().split(":")
-                    permission = lineinfo[0]
-                    granted = None
-                    if "granted=" in lineinfo[1]:
-                        granted = "granted=true" in lineinfo[1]
+            header = stripped.lower()
+            if header in {
+                "declared permissions:",
+                "install permissions:",
+                "requested permissions:",
+                "runtime permissions:",
+            }:
+                permission_section = header.split()[0]
+                continue
 
-                    details["permissions"].append(
-                        {"name": permission, "granted": granted, "type": "runtime"}
-                    )
-            if in_declared_permissions:
-                if not line.startswith(" " * 6):
-                    in_declared_permissions = False
-                else:
-                    permission = line.strip().split(":")[0]
-                    details["permissions"].append(
-                        {"name": permission, "type": "declared"}
-                    )
-            if in_requested_permissions:
-                if not line.startswith(" " * 6):
-                    in_requested_permissions = False
-                else:
-                    details["requested_permissions"].append(line.strip())
-            if line.strip().startswith("userId="):
-                details["uid"] = line.split("=")[1].strip()
-            elif line.strip().startswith("versionName="):
-                details["version_name"] = line.split("=")[1].strip()
-            elif line.strip().startswith("versionCode="):
-                details["version_code"] = line.split("=", 1)[1].strip()
-            elif line.strip().startswith("timeStamp="):
-                details["timestamp"] = line.split("=")[1].strip()
-            elif line.strip().startswith("firstInstallTime="):
-                details["first_install_time"] = line.split("=")[1].strip()
-            elif line.strip().startswith("lastUpdateTime="):
-                details["last_update_time"] = line.split("=")[1].strip()
-            elif line.strip() == "install permissions:":
-                in_install_permissions = True
-            elif line.strip() == "runtime permissions:":
-                in_runtime_permissions = True
-            elif line.strip() == "declared permissions:":
-                in_declared_permissions = True
-            elif line.strip() == "requested permissions:":
-                in_requested_permissions = True
-
-        return details
-
-    def parse_dumpsys_packages(self, output: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-        """
-        Parse the dumpsys package service data
-        """
-        pkg_rxp = re.compile(r"  Package \[(.+?)\].*")
-
-        results = []
-        package_name = None
-        package = {}
-        lines: list[str] = []
-        for line in output.splitlines():
-            if line.startswith("  Package ["):
-                if len(lines) > 0:
-                    details = self.parse_dumpsys_package_for_details("\n".join(lines))
-                    package.update(details)
-                    results.append(package)
-                    lines = []
-                    package = {}
-
-                matches = pkg_rxp.findall(line)
-                if not matches:
+            if current_user is not None:
+                user_property = re.match(
+                    r"(installReason|uninstallReason|dataDir|firstInstallTime)=(.*)",
+                    stripped,
+                )
+                if user_property:
+                    key = {
+                        "installReason": "install_reason",
+                        "uninstallReason": "uninstall_reason",
+                        "dataDir": "data_dir",
+                        "firstInstallTime": "first_install_time",
+                    }[user_property.group(1)]
+                    current_user[key] = _value(user_property.group(2))
                     continue
 
-                package_name = matches[0]
-                package["package_name"] = package_name
+            if permission_section == "requested" and line.startswith("      "):
+                details["requested_permissions"].append(stripped)
+                continue
+            if permission_section in ("declared", "install") and line.startswith(
+                "      "
+            ):
+                details["permissions"].append(
+                    cls._permission(stripped, permission_section)
+                )
+                continue
+            if (
+                permission_section == "runtime"
+                and line.startswith("        ")
+                and current_user is not None
+            ):
+                current_user["permissions"].append(cls._permission(stripped, "runtime"))
                 continue
 
-            if not package_name:
+            simple_match = re.match(
+                r"(appId|userId|versionName|timeStamp|lastUpdateTime|installerPackageName)=(.*)",
+                stripped,
+            )
+            if simple_match:
+                key = {
+                    "appId": "app_id",
+                    "userId": "app_id",
+                    "versionName": "version_name",
+                    "timeStamp": "timestamp",
+                    "lastUpdateTime": "last_update_time",
+                    "installerPackageName": "installer",
+                }[simple_match.group(1)]
+                raw_value = simple_match.group(2)
+                details[key] = (
+                    _value(raw_value)
+                    if key == "app_id" or raw_value == "null"
+                    else raw_value
+                )
                 continue
+            if stripped.startswith("pkgFlags="):
+                details["system"] = "SYSTEM" in stripped.split("=", 1)[1].split()
+                continue
+            version_match = re.match(
+                r"versionCode=([^\s]+)(?:\s+minSdk=([^\s]+))?(?:\s+targetSdk=([^\s]+))?",
+                stripped,
+            )
+            if version_match:
+                details["version_code"] = _value(version_match.group(1))
+                details["min_sdk"] = (
+                    _value(version_match.group(2)) if version_match.group(2) else None
+                )
+                details["target_sdk"] = (
+                    _value(version_match.group(3)) if version_match.group(3) else None
+                )
+            elif stripped.startswith("firstInstallTime="):
+                legacy_first_install = stripped.split("=", 1)[1]
 
-            lines.append(line)
+        if legacy_first_install:
+            user_zero = next(
+                (user for user in details["users"] if user["user_id"] == 0), None
+            )
+            if user_zero is None:
+                user_zero = {"user_id": 0, "permissions": []}
+                details["users"].append(user_zero)
+            user_zero.setdefault("first_install_time", legacy_first_install)
+        return details
 
-        if len(lines) > 0:
-            details = self.parse_dumpsys_package_for_details("\n".join(lines))
-            package.update(details)
-            results.append(package)
+    def parse(self, content: str) -> None:
+        self.results: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+        category: str | None = None
+        package: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+        block: list[str] = []
 
-        return results
+        def finish() -> None:
+            nonlocal package, block
+            if package is not None:
+                package.update(self.parse_dumpsys_package_for_details("\n".join(block)))
+                self.results.append(package)
+            package = None
+            block = []
 
-    def parse(self, content: str):
-        """
-        Parse the Dumpsys Package section for activities
-        Adds results to self.results
-
-        :param content: content of the package section (string)
-        """
-        self.results = []
-        package = []
-
-        in_package_list = False
         for line in content.splitlines():
-            if line.startswith("Packages:"):
-                in_package_list = True
+            if line == "Packages:":
+                finish()
+                category = "active"
                 continue
-
-            if not in_package_list:
+            if line == "Hidden system packages:":
+                finish()
+                category = "hidden_system"
                 continue
-
-            if line.strip() == "":
-                break
-
-            package.append(line)
-
-        self.results = self.parse_dumpsys_packages("\n".join(package))
+            package_match = re.match(r"^  Package \[([^]]+)\]", line)
+            if package_match and category:
+                finish()
+                package = {
+                    "package_name": package_match.group(1),
+                    "package_type": category,
+                }
+                continue
+            if (
+                category
+                and line
+                and not line.startswith(" ")
+                and not line.endswith(" overlay paths:")
+            ):
+                finish()
+                category = None
+                continue
+            if package is not None:
+                block.append(line)
+        finish()

src/mvt/android/artifacts/dumpsys_platform_compat.py

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
+import re
+
 from .artifact import AndroidArtifact
 
 
@@ -25,19 +27,37 @@ class DumpsysPlatformCompatArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
 
     def parse(self, data: str) -> None:
         for line in data.splitlines():
-            if not line.startswith("ChangeId(168419799; name=DOWNSCALED;"):
+            match = re.match(r"ChangeId\((\d+);\s*(.*)\)$", line.strip())
+            if not match or "rawOverrides={" not in line:
                 continue
-
-            if line.strip() == "":
-                break
-
-            # Look for rawOverrides field
-            if "rawOverrides={" in line:
-                # Extract the content inside the braces for rawOverrides
-                overrides_field = line.split("rawOverrides={", 1)[1].split("};", 1)[0]
-
-                for entry in overrides_field.split(", "):
-                    # Extract app name
-                    uninstall_app = entry.split("=")[0].strip()
-
-                    self.results.append({"package_name": uninstall_app})
+            body = match.group(2)
+            name_match = re.search(r"(?:^|;\s*)name=([^;]+)", body)
+            state = (
+                "enabled"
+                if re.search(r"(?:^|;\s*)enabled(?:;|$)", body)
+                else "disabled"
+            )
+            overridable = bool(re.search(r"(?:^|;\s*)overridable(?:;|$)", body))
+            overrides_field = body.split("rawOverrides={", 1)[1].split("}", 1)[0]
+            for entry in overrides_field.split(","):
+                package_name, separator, raw_value = entry.strip().partition("=")
+                if not separator:
+                    continue
+                value: bool | int | str
+                if raw_value in ("true", "false"):
+                    value = raw_value == "true"
+                else:
+                    try:
+                        value = int(raw_value)
+                    except ValueError:
+                        value = raw_value
+                self.results.append(
+                    {
+                        "change_id": int(match.group(1)),
+                        "change_name": name_match.group(1) if name_match else None,
+                        "change_state": state,
+                        "overridable": overridable,
+                        "package_name": package_name,
+                        "override_value": value,
+                    }
+                )

src/mvt/android/artifacts/dumpsys_receivers.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
 from .artifact import AndroidArtifact
+from .package_resolvers import parse_resolver_table
 
 INTENT_NEW_OUTGOING_SMS = "android.provider.Telephony.NEW_OUTGOING_SMS"
 INTENT_SMS_RECEIVED = "android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED"
@@ -18,115 +19,45 @@ class DumpsysReceiversArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
     """
 
     def check_indicators(self) -> None:
-        for intent, receivers in self.results.items():
-            for receiver in receivers:
-                if intent == INTENT_NEW_OUTGOING_SMS:
-                    self.log.info(
-                        'Found a receiver to intercept outgoing SMS messages: "%s"',
-                        receiver["receiver"],
-                    )
-                elif intent == INTENT_SMS_RECEIVED:
-                    self.log.info(
-                        'Found a receiver to intercept incoming SMS messages: "%s"',
-                        receiver["receiver"],
-                    )
-                elif intent == INTENT_DATA_SMS_RECEIVED:
-                    self.log.info(
-                        'Found a receiver to intercept incoming data SMS message: "%s"',
-                        receiver["receiver"],
-                    )
-                elif intent == INTENT_PHONE_STATE:
-                    self.log.info(
-                        "Found a receiver monitoring "
-                        'telephony state/incoming calls: "%s"',
-                        receiver["receiver"],
-                    )
-                elif intent == INTENT_NEW_OUTGOING_CALL:
-                    self.log.info(
-                        'Found a receiver monitoring outgoing calls: "%s"',
-                        receiver["receiver"],
-                    )
+        for receiver in self.results:
+            intent = receiver["key"]
+            if intent == INTENT_NEW_OUTGOING_SMS:
+                self.log.info(
+                    'Found a receiver to intercept outgoing SMS messages: "%s"',
+                    receiver["component"],
+                )
+            elif intent == INTENT_SMS_RECEIVED:
+                self.log.info(
+                    'Found a receiver to intercept incoming SMS messages: "%s"',
+                    receiver["component"],
+                )
+            elif intent == INTENT_DATA_SMS_RECEIVED:
+                self.log.info(
+                    'Found a receiver to intercept incoming data SMS message: "%s"',
+                    receiver["component"],
+                )
+            elif intent == INTENT_PHONE_STATE:
+                self.log.info(
+                    'Found a receiver monitoring telephony state/incoming calls: "%s"',
+                    receiver["component"],
+                )
+            elif intent == INTENT_NEW_OUTGOING_CALL:
+                self.log.info(
+                    'Found a receiver monitoring outgoing calls: "%s"',
+                    receiver["component"],
+                )
 
-                if not self.indicators:
-                    continue
+            if not self.indicators:
+                continue
 
-                ioc_match = self.indicators.check_app_id(receiver["package_name"])
-                if ioc_match:
-                    self.alertstore.critical(
-                        ioc_match.message,
-                        "",
-                        {intent: receiver},
-                        matched_indicator=ioc_match.ioc,
-                    )
-                    continue
+            ioc_match = self.indicators.check_app_id(receiver["package_name"])
+            if ioc_match:
+                self.alertstore.critical(
+                    ioc_match.message,
+                    "",
+                    receiver,
+                    matched_indicator=ioc_match.ioc,
+                )
 
     def parse(self, output: str) -> None:
-        self.results: dict[str, list[dict[str, str]]] = {}
-
-        in_receiver_resolver_table = False
-        in_non_data_actions = False
-        intent = None
-        for line in output.splitlines():
-            if line.startswith("Receiver Resolver Table:"):
-                in_receiver_resolver_table = True
-                continue
-
-            if not in_receiver_resolver_table:
-                continue
-
-            if line.startswith("  Non-Data Actions:"):
-                in_non_data_actions = True
-                continue
-
-            if not in_non_data_actions:
-                continue
-
-            # If we hit an empty line, the Non-Data Actions section should be
-            # finished.
-            if line.strip() == "":
-                break
-
-            # We detect the action name.
-            if (
-                line.startswith(" " * 6)
-                and not line.startswith(" " * 8)
-                and ":" in line
-            ):
-                intent = line.strip().replace(":", "")
-                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
-
-            # If we are in a block but the line does not start with 8 spaces
-            # it means the block ended a new one started, so we reset and
-            # continue.
-            if not line.startswith(" " * 8):
-                intent = None
-                continue
-
-            # If we got this far, we are processing receivers for the
-            # activities we are interested in.
-            receiver = parts[1]
-            package_name = receiver.split("/")[0]
-
-            self.results[intent].append(
-                {
-                    "package_name": package_name,
-                    "receiver": receiver,
-                }
-            )
+        self.results = parse_resolver_table(output, "Receiver")

src/mvt/android/artifacts/getprop.py

@@ -28,19 +28,16 @@ INTERESTING_PROPERTIES = [
 class GetProp(AndroidArtifact):
     def parse(self, entry: str) -> None:
         self.results: List[Dict[str, str]] = []
-        rxp = re.compile(r"\[(.+?)\]: \[(.+?)\]")
+        # A property value may span several lines: persist.sys.boot.reason.history
+        # prints one boot per line. Matching the whole section instead of line by
+        # line lets a value run to the first closing bracket that ends a line.
+        rxp = re.compile(
+            r"^[ \t]*\[([^]]+)\]: \[(.*?)\][ \t\r]*$",
+            re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL,
+        )
 
-        for line in entry.splitlines():
-            line = line.strip()
-            if line == "":
-                continue
-
-            matches = re.findall(rxp, line)
-            if not matches or len(matches[0]) != 2:
-                continue
-
-            prop_entry = {"name": matches[0][0], "value": matches[0][1]}
-            self.results.append(prop_entry)
+        for name, value in rxp.findall(entry):
+            self.results.append({"name": name, "value": value})
 
     def get_device_timezone(self) -> str | None:
         """

src/mvt/android/artifacts/mounts.py

@@ -117,6 +117,51 @@ class Mounts(AndroidArtifact):
                 # Skip lines that don't match expected format
                 continue
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def parse_mountinfo(entry: str, process_id: int) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Parse Linux /proc/PID/mountinfo records."""
+        results = []
+        for line in entry.splitlines():
+            fields = line.split()
+            if "-" not in fields:
+                continue
+            separator = fields.index("-")
+            if separator < 6 or len(fields) < separator + 4:
+                continue
+            try:
+                mount_id = int(fields[0])
+                parent_id = int(fields[1])
+            except ValueError:
+                continue
+            mount_options = fields[5].split(",")
+            super_options = fields[separator + 3].split(",")
+            options = list(dict.fromkeys(mount_options + super_options))
+            mount_point = fields[4].replace("\\040", " ")
+            device = fields[separator + 2].replace("\\040", " ")
+            filesystem_type = fields[separator + 1]
+            is_system = mount_point in SUSPICIOUS_MOUNT_POINTS or any(
+                mount_point.startswith(f"{prefix}/")
+                for prefix in SUSPICIOUS_MOUNT_POINTS
+            )
+            results.append(
+                {
+                    "mount_id": mount_id,
+                    "parent_id": parent_id,
+                    "major_minor": fields[2],
+                    "root": fields[3].replace("\\040", " "),
+                    "mount_point": mount_point,
+                    "device": device,
+                    "filesystem_type": filesystem_type,
+                    "mount_options": ",".join(options),
+                    "options_list": options,
+                    "optional_fields": fields[6:separator],
+                    "is_system_partition": is_system,
+                    "is_read_write": "rw" in options,
+                    "process_ids": [process_id],
+                }
+            )
+        return results
+
     def check_indicators(self) -> None:
         """
         Check for suspicious mount configurations that may indicate root access

src/mvt/android/artifacts/package_resolvers.py

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# 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 re
+
+
+RESOLVER_TYPES = {
+    "Full MIME Types": "full_mime_type",
+    "Base MIME Types": "base_mime_type",
+    "Wild MIME Types": "wild_mime_type",
+    "Schemes": "scheme",
+    "Non-Data Actions": "non_data_action",
+    "MIME Typed Actions": "mime_typed_action",
+}
+
+ENTRY_RE = re.compile(
+    r"^\s{8,}[0-9a-fA-F]+\s+(?P<component>\S+)"
+    r"(?:\s+\((?P<filters>\d+)\s+filters?\))?\s*$"
+)
+
+
+def parse_resolver_table(content: str, table_name: str) -> list[dict]:
+    """Parse every resolver category from a dumpsys package table."""
+    results: list[dict] = []
+    in_table = False
+    resolver_type: str | None = None
+    key: str | None = None
+
+    for line in content.splitlines():
+        if line.startswith(f"{table_name} Resolver Table:"):
+            in_table = True
+            continue
+        if not in_table:
+            continue
+
+        if line and not line.startswith(" "):
+            break
+
+        section_match = re.match(r"^ {2}([^ ].*):\s*$", line)
+        if section_match:
+            resolver_type = RESOLVER_TYPES.get(section_match.group(1))
+            key = None
+            continue
+        if resolver_type is None:
+            continue
+
+        key_match = re.match(r"^ {6,}([^ ].*):\s*$", line)
+        if key_match:
+            key = key_match.group(1)
+            continue
+        if key is None:
+            continue
+
+        entry_match = ENTRY_RE.match(line)
+        if not entry_match:
+            continue
+        component = entry_match.group("component")
+        results.append(
+            {
+                "resolver_type": resolver_type,
+                "key": key,
+                "package_name": component.split("/", 1)[0],
+                "component": component,
+                "filter_count": int(entry_match.group("filters") or 1),
+            }
+        )
+
+    return results

src/mvt/android/artifacts/processes.py

@@ -1,72 +1,91 @@
 # Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 The MVT Authors.
+# 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/
 
 from .artifact import AndroidArtifact
 
 
+FIELD_NAMES = {
+    "LABEL": "label",
+    "USER": "user",
+    "PID": "pid",
+    "TID": "tid",
+    "PPID": "ppid",
+    "VSZ": "virtual_memory_size",
+    "RSS": "resident_set_size",
+    "WCHAN": "wchan",
+    "ADDR": "address",
+    "S": "state",
+    "PRI": "priority",
+    "NI": "nice",
+    "RTPRIO": "realtime_priority",
+    "SCH": "scheduler",
+    "PCY": "policy",
+    "TIME": "cpu_time",
+    "CMD": "command",
+    "NAME": "command",
+}
+INTEGER_FIELDS = {
+    "pid",
+    "tid",
+    "ppid",
+    "virtual_memory_size",
+    "resident_set_size",
+    "priority",
+    "nice",
+}
+
+
 class Processes(AndroidArtifact):
     def parse(self, entry: str) -> None:
-        for line in entry.splitlines()[1:]:
-            proc = line.split()
+        self.results = []
+        lines = [line for line in entry.splitlines() if line.strip()]
+        if not lines:
+            return
+        headers = lines[0].split()
+        if not all(header in FIELD_NAMES for header in headers):
+            return
 
-            # Skip empty lines
-            if len(proc) == 0:
+        for line in lines[1:]:
+            values = line.split(None, len(headers) - 1)
+            if len(values) != len(headers):
                 continue
-
-            # Sometimes WCHAN is empty.
-            if len(proc) == 8:
-                proc = proc[:5] + [""] + proc[5:]
-
-            # Sometimes there is the security label.
-            if proc[0].startswith("u:r"):
-                label = proc[0]
-                proc = proc[1:]
-            else:
-                label = ""
-
-            # Sometimes there is no WCHAN.
-            if len(proc) < 9:
-                proc = proc[:5] + [""] + proc[5:]
-
-            self.results.append(
-                {
-                    "user": proc[0],
-                    "pid": int(proc[1]),
-                    "ppid": int(proc[2]),
-                    "virtual_memory_size": int(proc[3]),
-                    "resident_set_size": int(proc[4]),
-                    "wchan": proc[5],
-                    "aprocress": proc[6],
-                    "stat": proc[7],
-                    "proc_name": proc[8].strip("[]"),
-                    "label": label,
-                }
-            )
+            result = {}
+            valid = True
+            for header, raw in zip(headers, values):
+                key = FIELD_NAMES[header]
+                value: str | int = raw.strip("[]") if key == "command" else raw
+                if key in INTEGER_FIELDS:
+                    try:
+                        value = int(value)
+                    except ValueError:
+                        valid = False
+                        break
+                result[key] = value
+            if valid:
+                self.results.append(result)
 
     def check_indicators(self) -> None:
         if not self.indicators:
             return
-
         for result in self.results:
-            proc_name = result.get("proc_name", "")
-            if not proc_name:
+            command = result.get("command", "")
+            if not isinstance(command, str):
                 continue
-
-            # Skipping this process because of false positives.
-            if result["proc_name"] == "gatekeeperd":
+            process_name = command.rsplit("/", 1)[-1]
+            if not process_name or process_name == "gatekeeperd":
                 continue
-
-            ioc_match = self.indicators.check_app_id(proc_name)
-            if ioc_match:
-                self.alertstore.critical(
-                    ioc_match.message, "", result, matched_indicator=ioc_match.ioc
-                )
-                continue
-
-            ioc_match = self.indicators.check_process(proc_name)
-            if ioc_match:
-                self.alertstore.critical(
-                    ioc_match.message, "", result, matched_indicator=ioc_match.ioc
-                )
+            for checker in (
+                self.indicators.check_app_id,
+                self.indicators.check_process,
+            ):
+                ioc_match = checker(process_name)
+                if ioc_match:
+                    self.alertstore.critical(
+                        ioc_match.message,
+                        "",
+                        result,
+                        matched_indicator=ioc_match.ioc,
+                    )
+                    break

src/mvt/android/artifacts/settings.py

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
+import re
+
 from .artifact import AndroidArtifact
 
 ANDROID_DANGEROUS_SETTINGS = [
@@ -60,6 +62,28 @@ ANDROID_DANGEROUS_SETTINGS = [
 
 
 class Settings(AndroidArtifact):
+    def parse(self, content: str) -> None:
+        self.results: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {}
+        namespace: str | None = None
+        for line in content.splitlines():
+            heading = re.match(
+                r"^(CONFIG|GLOBAL|SECURE|SYSTEM) SETTINGS \(user (\d+)\)$",
+                line.strip(),
+            )
+            if heading:
+                namespace = f"{heading.group(1).lower()}:user_{heading.group(2)}"
+                self.results[namespace] = {}
+                continue
+            if namespace is None or not line.startswith("_id:"):
+                continue
+            setting = re.match(
+                r"^_id:\S+\s+name:(.*?)\s+pkg:.*?\s+value:(.*?)"
+                r"(?:\s+default:.*\s+defaultSystemSet:(?:true|false))?$",
+                line,
+            )
+            if setting:
+                self.results[namespace][setting.group(1)] = setting.group(2)
+
     def check_indicators(self) -> None:
         for namespace, settings in self.results.items():
             for key, value in settings.items():

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
 
 
@@ -128,6 +131,13 @@ class TombstoneCrashArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
         self, file_name: str, file_timestamp: datetime.datetime, data: bytes
     ) -> None:
         """Parse Android tombstone crash files from a protobuf object."""
+        self.results.append(self.parse_protobuf_record(file_name, file_timestamp, data))
+
+    def parse_protobuf_record(
+        self, file_name: str, file_timestamp: datetime.datetime, data: bytes
+    ) -> dict:
+        if not data:
+            raise ValueError("empty protobuf tombstone")
         tombstone_pb = Tombstone().parse(data)
         tombstone_dict = tombstone_pb.to_dict(
             casing=betterproto2.Casing.SNAKE, include_default_values=True
@@ -140,20 +150,31 @@ class TombstoneCrashArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
         tombstone_dict["file_name"] = file_name
         tombstone_dict["file_timestamp"] = convert_datetime_to_iso(file_timestamp)
         tombstone_dict["process_name"] = self._proccess_name_from_thread(tombstone_dict)
+        if isinstance(tombstone_dict.get("selinux_label"), str):
+            tombstone_dict["selinux_label"] = tombstone_dict["selinux_label"].rstrip(
+                "\x00"
+            )
 
         # Confirm the tombstone is valid, and matches the output model
         tombstone = TombstoneCrashResult.model_validate(tombstone_dict)
-        self.results.append(tombstone.model_dump())
+        return tombstone.model_dump()
 
     def parse(
         self, file_name: str, file_timestamp: datetime.datetime, content: bytes
     ) -> None:
         """Parse text Android tombstone crash files."""
+        self.results.append(self.parse_text_record(file_name, file_timestamp, content))
+
+    def parse_text_record(
+        self, file_name: str, file_timestamp: datetime.datetime, content: bytes
+    ) -> dict:
+        if not content:
+            raise ValueError("empty plaintext tombstone")
         tombstone_dict = {
             "file_name": file_name,
             "file_timestamp": convert_datetime_to_iso(file_timestamp),
         }
-        lines = content.decode("utf-8").splitlines()
+        lines = content.decode("utf-8", errors="replace").splitlines()
         for line_num, line in enumerate(lines, 1):
             if not line.strip() or TOMBSTONE_DELIMITER in line:
                 continue
@@ -168,7 +189,7 @@ class TombstoneCrashArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
 
         # Validate the tombstone and add it to the results
         tombstone = TombstoneCrashResult.model_validate(tombstone_dict)
-        self.results.append(tombstone.model_dump())
+        return tombstone.model_dump()
 
     def _parse_tombstone_line(
         self, line: str, key: str, destination_key: str, tombstone: dict
@@ -188,11 +209,18 @@ class TombstoneCrashArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
     def _load_key_value_line(
         self, line: str, key: str, destination_key: str, tombstone: dict
     ) -> bool:
-        line_key, value = line.split(":", 1)
-        if line_key != key:
-            raise ValueError(f"Expected key {key}, got {line_key}")
+        # The caller matched the key as a bare prefix, so a longer word starting
+        # with it arrives here: `Caused by: …` inside an abort message reaches
+        # the `Cause` key. That is a different line, not a broken file — say so
+        # by declining it, and let the remaining keys have their turn. Raising
+        # here discarded the whole tombstone, crash and stack trace included.
+        line_key, separator, value = line.partition(":")
+        if not separator or line_key != key:
+            return False
 
-        value_clean = value.strip().strip("'")
+        value_clean = value.strip()
+        if len(value_clean) >= 2 and value_clean[0] == value_clean[-1] == "'":
+            value_clean = value_clean[1:-1]
         if destination_key == "uid":
             tombstone[destination_key] = int(value_clean)
         elif destination_key == "process_uptime":
@@ -266,9 +294,7 @@ class TombstoneCrashArtifact(AndroidArtifact):
     @staticmethod
     def _parse_timestamp_string(timestamp: str) -> str:
         timestamp_parsed = parser.parse(timestamp)
-        # 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)
+        return convert_datetime_to_iso(timestamp_parsed)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _proccess_name_from_thread(tombstone_dict: dict) -> str:

src/mvt/android/cli.py

@@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ from zipfile import BadZipFile
 
 import click
 
-from mvt.common.cmd_check_iocs import CmdCheckIOCS
-from mvt.common.completion import (
-    SUPPORTED_SHELLS,
-    completion_instructions,
-    generate_completion_script,
-    install_completion_script,
+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.help import (
     HELP_MSG_ANDROID_BACKUP_PASSWORD,
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ from mvt.common.help import (
     HELP_MSG_CHECK_IOCS,
     HELP_MSG_CHECK_INTRUSION_LOGS,
     HELP_MSG_DELAY_CHECKS,
-    HELP_MSG_COMPLETION,
     HELP_MSG_DISABLE_INDICATOR_UPDATE_CHECK,
     HELP_MSG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK,
     HELP_MSG_HASHES,
@@ -37,23 +35,16 @@ from mvt.common.help import (
     HELP_MSG_OUTPUT,
     HELP_MSG_STIX2,
     HELP_MSG_VERBOSE,
+    HELP_MSG_VERBOSE_COMMAND,
     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
-from .modules.bugreport import BUGREPORT_MODULES
+# The commands import what they run only when they are invoked. This module is
+# imported at every start of mvt-android, including by shell completion on
+# every keystroke, so importing it must do no more than build the command tree:
+# the forensic modules, the backup parsers and the update checks stay out of it.
 
 init_logging()
 log = logging.getLogger("mvt")
@@ -71,7 +62,14 @@ def _get_disable_flags(ctx):
     )
 
 
+def _get_verbose(ctx):
+    """Return whether --verbose was passed to the CLI itself."""
+    return bool(ctx.obj and ctx.obj.get("verbose", False))
+
+
 def _load_custom_modules(load_module):
+    from mvt.common.module_loader import CustomModuleLoadError, load_custom_modules
+
     try:
         return load_custom_modules(load_module)
     except CustomModuleLoadError as exc:
@@ -82,6 +80,7 @@ def _load_custom_modules(load_module):
 # 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
 )
@@ -90,60 +89,31 @@ def _load_custom_modules(load_module):
     is_flag=True,
     help=HELP_MSG_DISABLE_INDICATOR_UPDATE_CHECK,
 )
+@click.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VERBOSE)
 @click.pass_context
-def cli(ctx, disable_update_check, disable_indicator_update_check):
+def cli(ctx, disable_update_check, disable_indicator_update_check, verbose):
     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,
-        )
+    ctx.obj["verbose"] = verbose
+    set_verbose_logging(verbose)
+
+    from mvt.common.logo import logo
+
+    logo(
+        disable_version_check=disable_update_check,
+        disable_indicator_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
 
 
-# ==============================================================================
-# Command: completion
-# ==============================================================================
-@cli.command("completion", context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS, help=HELP_MSG_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.",
-)
-@click.pass_context
-def completion(ctx, shell, install):
-    program_name = "mvt-android"
-
-    if shell is None:
-        if install:
-            raise click.UsageError("A shell is required when using --install.")
-        click.echo(completion_instructions(program_name))
-        return
-
-    root_cli = ctx.find_root().command
-
-    if install:
-        script_path = install_completion_script(root_cli, program_name, shell)
-        click.echo(f"Installed {shell} completion to {script_path}")
-        if shell in ("bash", "zsh"):
-            click.echo(f"Updated ~/.{shell}rc")
-        else:
-            click.echo("Fish loads completion files automatically.")
-        return
-
-    click.echo(generate_completion_script(root_cli, program_name, shell))
-
-
 # ==============================================================================
 # Command: check-adb (removed)
 # ==============================================================================
@@ -180,7 +150,7 @@ def check_adb(ctx):
     default=[],
     help=HELP_MSG_LOAD_MODULE,
 )
-@click.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VERBOSE)
+@click.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VERBOSE_COMMAND)
 @click.argument("BUGREPORT_PATH", type=click.Path(exists=True))
 @click.pass_context
 def check_bugreport(
@@ -193,7 +163,9 @@ def check_bugreport(
     verbose,
     bugreport_path,
 ):
-    set_verbose_logging(verbose)
+    from .cmd_check_bugreport import CmdAndroidCheckBugreport
+
+    set_verbose_logging(verbose or _get_verbose(ctx))
     custom_modules = _load_custom_modules(load_module)
     # Always generate hashes as bug reports are small.
     cmd = CmdAndroidCheckBugreport(
@@ -248,7 +220,7 @@ def check_bugreport(
 )
 @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)
+@click.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VERBOSE_COMMAND)
 @click.argument("BACKUP_PATH", type=click.Path(exists=True))
 @click.pass_context
 def check_backup(
@@ -262,7 +234,10 @@ def check_backup(
     verbose,
     backup_path,
 ):
-    set_verbose_logging(verbose)
+    from .cmd_check_backup import CmdAndroidCheckBackup
+    from .modules.backup.helpers import cli_load_android_backup_password
+
+    set_verbose_logging(verbose or _get_verbose(ctx))
     custom_modules = _load_custom_modules(load_module)
 
     # Always generate hashes as backups are generally small.
@@ -322,7 +297,7 @@ def check_backup(
 )
 @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)
+@click.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VERBOSE_COMMAND)
 @click.argument("ANDROIDQF_PATH", type=click.Path(exists=True))
 @click.pass_context
 def check_androidqf(
@@ -340,7 +315,10 @@ def check_androidqf(
     verbose,
     androidqf_path,
 ):
-    set_verbose_logging(verbose)
+    from .cmd_check_androidqf import CmdAndroidCheckAndroidQF
+    from .modules.backup.helpers import cli_load_android_backup_password
+
+    set_verbose_logging(verbose or _get_verbose(ctx))
     custom_modules = _load_custom_modules(load_module)
 
     cmd = CmdAndroidCheckAndroidQF(
@@ -408,7 +386,7 @@ def check_androidqf(
         "time instead of UTC."
     ),
 )
-@click.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VERBOSE)
+@click.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VERBOSE_COMMAND)
 @click.argument("LOGS_PATH", type=click.Path(exists=True))
 @click.pass_context
 def check_intrusion_logs(
@@ -422,7 +400,9 @@ def check_intrusion_logs(
     verbose,
     logs_path,
 ):
-    set_verbose_logging(verbose)
+    from .cmd_check_intrusion_logs import CmdAndroidCheckIntrusionLogs
+
+    set_verbose_logging(verbose or _get_verbose(ctx))
     custom_modules = _load_custom_modules(load_module)
 
     module_options = {}
@@ -475,6 +455,10 @@ def check_intrusion_logs(
 @click.argument("FOLDER", type=click.Path(exists=True))
 @click.pass_context
 def check_iocs(ctx, iocs, list_modules, module, load_module, folder):
+    from mvt.common.cmd_check_iocs import CmdCheckIOCS
+
+    from .command_modules import ANDROID_CHECK_IOCS_MODULES
+
     custom_modules = _load_custom_modules(load_module)
     cmd = CmdCheckIOCS(
         target_path=folder,
@@ -485,9 +469,7 @@ def check_iocs(ctx, iocs, list_modules, module, load_module, folder):
         custom_modules=custom_modules,
         platform="android",
     )
-    cmd.modules = (
-        BACKUP_MODULES + BUGREPORT_MODULES + ANDROIDQF_MODULES + INTRUSION_LOGS_MODULES
-    )
+    cmd.modules = ANDROID_CHECK_IOCS_MODULES
 
     if list_modules:
         cmd.list_modules()
@@ -503,5 +485,25 @@ def check_iocs(ctx, iocs, list_modules, module, load_module, folder):
 # ==============================================================================
 @cli.command("download-iocs", context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS, help=HELP_MSG_STIX2)
 def download_indicators():
+    from mvt.common.updates import IndicatorsUpdates
+
     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

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # 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
@@ -94,6 +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)
@@ -220,6 +262,7 @@ class CmdAndroidCheckAndroidQF(Command):
             cmd.run()
 
             self.timeline.extend(cmd.timeline)
+            self.url_results.extend(cmd.url_results)
             self.alertstore.extend(cmd.alertstore.alerts)
         finally:
             if bugreport:
@@ -249,14 +292,13 @@ class CmdAndroidCheckAndroidQF(Command):
         try:
             cmd.from_ab(backup)
         except InvalidAndroidBackup as exc:
-            self.log.warning(
-                "Skipping backup modules as backup.ab is malformed: %s", exc
-            )
+            self.log.warning("Skipping backup modules: %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
 
@@ -336,6 +378,7 @@ class CmdAndroidCheckAndroidQF(Command):
             cmd.run()
 
             self.timeline.extend(cmd.timeline)
+            self.url_results.extend(cmd.url_results)
             self.alertstore.extend(cmd.alertstore.alerts)
             return True
 

src/mvt/android/cmd_check_backup.py

@@ -87,11 +87,15 @@ class CmdAndroidCheckBackup(Command):
         if header["encryption"] != "none":
             password = prompt_or_load_android_backup_password(log, self.module_options)
             if not password:
+                if self.sub_command:
+                    raise InvalidAndroidBackup("No backup password provided")
                 log.critical("No backup password provided.")
                 sys.exit(1)
         try:
             tardata = parse_backup_file(ab_file_bytes, password=password)
         except InvalidBackupPassword:
+            if self.sub_command:
+                raise InvalidAndroidBackup("Invalid backup password")
             log.critical("Invalid backup password")
             sys.exit(1)
         except AndroidBackupParsingError as exc:

src/mvt/android/command_modules.py

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# 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/
+
+"""Module lists an mvt-android command composes from more than one family.
+
+Commands whose modules are one family read that family directly. check-iocs
+re-checks stored results, so it has to know every module that could have
+written one, and both the CLI and any other code needing that answer share
+the list from here rather than each concatenating their own.
+"""
+
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
+
+from .modules.androidqf import ANDROIDQF_MODULES
+from .modules.backup import BACKUP_MODULES
+from .modules.bugreport import BUGREPORT_MODULES
+from .modules.intrusion_logs import INTRUSION_LOGS_MODULES
+
+ANDROID_CHECK_IOCS_MODULES: list[type[MVTModule]] = (
+    BACKUP_MODULES + BUGREPORT_MODULES + ANDROIDQF_MODULES + INTRUSION_LOGS_MODULES
+)

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

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
+
 from .aqf_files import AQFFiles
 from .aqf_getprop import AQFGetProp
 from .aqf_log_timestamps import AQFLogTimestamps
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ from .aqf_settings import AQFSettings
 from .mounts import Mounts
 from .root_binaries import RootBinaries
 
-ANDROIDQF_MODULES = [
+ANDROIDQF_MODULES: list[type[MVTModule]] = [
     AQFPackages,
     AQFProcesses,
     AQFGetProp,

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

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
+
 from .sms import SMS
 
-BACKUP_MODULES = [SMS]
+BACKUP_MODULES: list[type[MVTModule]] = [SMS]

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

@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ class SMS(BackupModule):
                     ioc_match.message, "", message, matched_indicator=ioc_match.ioc
                 )
 
+    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"
         for file in self._get_files_by_pattern(sms_path):

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

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
+
 from .dumpsys_accessibility import DumpsysAccessibility
 from .dumpsys_activities import DumpsysActivities
 from .dumpsys_appops import DumpsysAppops
@@ -16,8 +18,11 @@ from .dumpsys_receivers import DumpsysReceivers
 from .dumpsys_adb_state import DumpsysADBState
 from .fs_timestamps import BugReportTimestamps
 from .tombstones import Tombstones
+from .mounts import Mounts
+from .processes import Processes
+from .settings import Settings
 
-BUGREPORT_MODULES = [
+BUGREPORT_MODULES: list[type[MVTModule]] = [
     DumpsysAccessibility,
     DumpsysActivities,
     DumpsysAppops,
@@ -31,4 +36,7 @@ BUGREPORT_MODULES = [
     DumpsysADBState,
     BugReportTimestamps,
     Tombstones,
+    Processes,
+    Settings,
+    Mounts,
 ]

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

@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ class BugReportModule(MVTModule):
             if not self.extract_path:
                 raise ValueError("extract_path is not set")
             joined = os.path.join(self.extract_path, file_path)
-            if not Path(joined).resolve().is_relative_to(Path(self.extract_path).resolve()):
+            if (
+                not Path(joined)
+                .resolve()
+                .is_relative_to(Path(self.extract_path).resolve())
+            ):
                 raise ValueError("unsafe file_path")
             handle = open(joined, "rb")
 
@@ -100,6 +104,27 @@ class BugReportModule(MVTModule):
 
         return None
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def extract_command_section(content: str, heading: str) -> str:
+        """Return a bugreport command section without consuming the next one.
+
+        Bugreport separators include timing text, so looking for a line equal to
+        ``------`` is not sufficient and can accidentally feed the remainder of
+        dumpstate to a parser.
+        """
+        lines: list[str] = []
+        in_section = False
+        for line in content.splitlines():
+            stripped = line.strip()
+            if not in_section:
+                if stripped.startswith(heading):
+                    in_section = True
+                continue
+            if stripped.startswith("------"):
+                break
+            lines.append(line)
+        return "\n".join(lines)
+
     def _get_file_modification_time(self, file_path: str) -> datetime.datetime:
         if self.zip_archive:
             file_timetuple = self.zip_archive.getinfo(file_path).date_time

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

@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ class DumpsysAccessibility(DumpsysAccessibilityArtifact, BugReportModule):
         self.parse(content)
 
         for result in self.results:
-            self.log.info(
-                'Found installed accessibility service "%s"', result.get("service")
-            )
+            self.log.info('Found accessibility service "%s"', result.get("component"))
 
         self.log.info(
             "Identified a total of %d accessibility services", len(self.results)

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
 
@@ -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_getprop.py

@@ -44,21 +44,8 @@ class DumpsysGetProp(GetPropArtifact, BugReportModule):
             )
             return
 
-        lines = []
-        in_getprop = False
-
-        for line in content.decode(errors="ignore").splitlines():
-            if line.strip().startswith("------ SYSTEM PROPERTIES"):
-                in_getprop = True
-                continue
-
-            if not in_getprop:
-                continue
-
-            if line.strip() == "------":
-                break
-
-            lines.append(line)
-
-        self.parse("\n".join(lines))
+        section = self.extract_command_section(
+            content.decode(errors="ignore"), "------ SYSTEM PROPERTIES"
+        )
+        self.parse(section)
         self.log.info("Extracted %d Android system properties", len(self.results))

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

@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ class DumpsysPackages(DumpsysPackagesArtifact, BugReportModule):
 
         for result in self.results:
             dangerous_permissions_count = 0
-            for perm in result["permissions"]:
+            permissions = list(result["permissions"])
+            for user in result.get("users", []):
+                permissions.extend(user.get("permissions", []))
+            for perm in permissions:
                 if perm["name"] in DANGEROUS_PERMISSIONS:
                     dangerous_permissions_count += 1
 

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

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from mvt.common.module_types import ModuleResults
 
 
 class DumpsysPlatformCompat(DumpsysPlatformCompatArtifact, BugReportModule):
-    """This module extracts details on uninstalled apps."""
+    """This module extracts raw per-package compatibility overrides."""
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ class DumpsysPlatformCompat(DumpsysPlatformCompatArtifact, BugReportModule):
         )
         self.parse(content)
 
-        self.log.info("Found %d uninstalled apps", len(self.results))
+        self.log.info("Found %d package compatibility overrides", len(self.results))

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

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class DumpsysReceivers(DumpsysReceiversArtifact, BugReportModule):
             results=results,
         )
 
-        self.results = results if results else {}
+        self.results = results if results else []
 
     def run(self) -> None:
         content = self._get_dumpstate_file()
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ class DumpsysReceivers(DumpsysReceiversArtifact, BugReportModule):
         )
 
         self.parse(dumpsys_section)
-        self.log.info("Extracted receivers for %d intents", len(self.results))
+        self.log.info("Extracted %d package receivers", len(self.results))

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

@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
 import logging
+import datetime
 from typing import Optional
+from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo, ZoneInfoNotFoundError
 
 from mvt.common.utils import convert_datetime_to_iso
 from .base import BugReportModule
 from mvt.common.module_types import ModuleResults
 from mvt.android.artifacts.file_timestamps import FileTimestampsArtifact
+from mvt.android.artifacts.getprop import GetProp
 
 
 class BugReportTimestamps(FileTimestampsArtifact, BugReportModule):
@@ -38,15 +41,44 @@ class BugReportTimestamps(FileTimestampsArtifact, BugReportModule):
     def run(self) -> None:
         filesystem_files = self._get_files_by_pattern("FS/*")
 
+        timezone_name = None
+        dumpstate = self._get_dumpstate_file()
+        if dumpstate:
+            section = self.extract_command_section(
+                dumpstate.decode("utf-8", errors="replace"),
+                "------ SYSTEM PROPERTIES",
+            )
+            properties = GetProp()
+            properties.parse(section)
+            timezone_name = properties.get_device_timezone()
+        timezone = None
+        if timezone_name:
+            try:
+                timezone = ZoneInfo(timezone_name)
+            except ZoneInfoNotFoundError:
+                self.log.warning("Unknown device timezone %s", timezone_name)
+
         self.results = []
         for file in filesystem_files:
             # Only the modification time is available in the zip file metadata.
             # The timezone is the local timezone of the machine the phone.
             modification_time = self._get_file_modification_time(file)
+            utc_time = None
+            if timezone is not None:
+                utc_time = convert_datetime_to_iso(
+                    modification_time.replace(tzinfo=timezone).astimezone(
+                        datetime.timezone.utc
+                    )
+                )
             self.results.append(
                 {
                     "path": file,
                     "modified_time": convert_datetime_to_iso(modification_time),
+                    "modified_time_utc": utc_time,
+                    "timezone": timezone_name,
+                    "timestamp_source": (
+                        "zip_metadata" if self.zip_archive else "filesystem_metadata"
+                    ),
                 }
             )
 

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

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 The MVT Authors.
+
+import re
+
+from mvt.android.artifacts.mounts import Mounts as MountsArtifact
+
+from .base import BugReportModule
+
+
+class Mounts(MountsArtifact, BugReportModule):
+    """Extract and deduplicate process mount namespaces from mountinfo."""
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        mount_files = self._get_files_by_pattern("FS/proc/*/mountinfo")
+        if not mount_files:
+            mount_files = self._get_files_by_pattern("*/proc/*/mountinfo")
+        unique: dict[tuple, dict] = {}
+        for file_path in mount_files:
+            pid_match = re.search(r"/proc/(\d+)/mountinfo$", file_path)
+            if not pid_match:
+                continue
+            entries = self.parse_mountinfo(
+                self._get_file_content(file_path).decode("utf-8", errors="replace"),
+                int(pid_match.group(1)),
+            )
+            for entry in entries:
+                identity = (
+                    entry["major_minor"],
+                    entry["root"],
+                    entry["mount_point"],
+                    entry["device"],
+                    entry["filesystem_type"],
+                    entry["mount_options"],
+                )
+                if identity in unique:
+                    unique[identity]["process_ids"].extend(entry["process_ids"])
+                else:
+                    unique[identity] = entry
+        self.results = list(unique.values())
+        self.log.info("Extracted %d unique mount records", len(self.results))

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

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 The MVT Authors.
+
+from mvt.android.artifacts.processes import Processes as ProcessesArtifact
+
+from .base import BugReportModule
+
+
+class Processes(ProcessesArtifact, BugReportModule):
+    """Extract the process and thread table from dumpstate."""
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        data = self._get_dumpstate_file()
+        if not data:
+            self.log.error("Unable to find dumpstate file")
+            return
+        section = self.extract_command_section(
+            data.decode("utf-8", errors="replace"),
+            "------ PROCESSES AND THREADS",
+        )
+        self.parse(section)
+        self.log.info("Identified %d running process threads", len(self.results))

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

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 The MVT Authors.
+
+from mvt.android.artifacts.settings import Settings as SettingsArtifact
+
+from .base import BugReportModule
+
+
+class Settings(SettingsArtifact, BugReportModule):
+    """Extract all SettingsProvider namespaces and users."""
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        data = self._get_dumpstate_file()
+        if not data:
+            self.log.error("Unable to find dumpstate file")
+            return
+        section = self.extract_dumpsys_section(
+            data.decode("utf-8", errors="replace"), "DUMP OF SERVICE settings:"
+        )
+        self.parse(section)
+        count = sum(len(settings) for settings in self.results.values())
+        self.log.info("Identified %d Android settings", count)

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

@@ -43,21 +43,76 @@ class Tombstones(TombstoneCrashArtifact, BugReportModule):
             )
             return
 
-        for tombstone_file in sorted(tombstone_files):
-            tombstone_filename = tombstone_file.split("/")[-1]
-            modification_time = self._get_file_modification_time(tombstone_file)
-            tombstone_data = self._get_file_content(tombstone_file)
+        grouped: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {}
+        for file_path in tombstone_files:
+            file_name = file_path.rsplit("/", 1)[-1]
+            source = "protobuf" if file_name.endswith(".pb") else "text"
+            crash_id = file_name.removesuffix(".pb")
+            grouped.setdefault(crash_id, {})[source] = file_path
 
-            try:
-                if tombstone_file.endswith(".pb"):
-                    self.parse_protobuf(
-                        tombstone_filename, modification_time, tombstone_data
+        for crash_id, paths in sorted(grouped.items()):
+            parsed_sources: dict[str, dict] = {}
+            source_records: dict[str, dict] = {}
+            for source in ("text", "protobuf"):
+                file_path = paths.get(source)
+                if file_path is None:
+                    continue
+                file_name = file_path.rsplit("/", 1)[-1]
+                file_timestamp = self._get_file_modification_time(file_path)
+                source_info = {
+                    "file_name": file_name,
+                    "file_timestamp": file_timestamp.isoformat(),
+                    "parsed": False,
+                    "error": None,
+                    "record": None,
+                }
+                try:
+                    data = self._get_file_content(file_path)
+                    if source == "protobuf":
+                        record = self.parse_protobuf_record(
+                            file_name, file_timestamp, data
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        record = self.parse_text_record(file_name, file_timestamp, data)
+                    source_info["parsed"] = True
+                    source_info["record"] = record
+                    source_records[source] = record
+                except Exception as exc:
+                    source_info["error"] = str(exc)
+                    self.log.error(
+                        "Error parsing tombstone file %s: %s", file_path, exc
                     )
-                else:
-                    self.parse(tombstone_filename, modification_time, tombstone_data)
-            except ValueError as e:
-                # Catch any exceptions raised during parsing or validation.
-                self.log.error(f"Error parsing tombstone file {tombstone_file}: {e}")
+                parsed_sources[source] = source_info
+
+            if not source_records:
+                continue
+            preferred = source_records.get("protobuf") or source_records["text"]
+            canonical = dict(preferred)
+            text_record = source_records.get("text")
+            if text_record:
+                for key, value in text_record.items():
+                    if canonical.get(key) in (None, "", [], {}):
+                        canonical[key] = value
+
+            differences = {}
+            protobuf_record = source_records.get("protobuf")
+            if text_record and protobuf_record:
+                for key in text_record.keys() & protobuf_record.keys():
+                    if key in ("file_name", "file_timestamp"):
+                        continue
+                    if text_record[key] != protobuf_record[key]:
+                        differences[key] = {
+                            "text": text_record[key],
+                            "protobuf": protobuf_record[key],
+                        }
+            canonical.update(
+                {
+                    "crash_id": crash_id,
+                    "sources": parsed_sources,
+                    "differences": differences,
+                }
+            )
+            self.results.append(canonical)
 
         self.log.info(
             "Extracted a total of %d tombstone files",

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

@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 # Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
+
 from .connect_event import ConnectEvent
 from .dns_event import DnsEvent
 from .security_event import SecurityEvent
 
-INTRUSION_LOGS_MODULES = [
+INTRUSION_LOGS_MODULES: list[type[MVTModule]] = [
     DnsEvent,
     ConnectEvent,
     SecurityEvent,

src/mvt/cli.py

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+# 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.cmd_plugins import 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_VERBOSE,
+    HELP_MSG_VERSION,
+)
+from mvt.common.logo import logo
+from mvt.common.updates import IndicatorsUpdates
+from mvt.common.utils import init_logging, set_verbose_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.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VERBOSE)
+@click.pass_context
+def cli(ctx, disable_update_check, disable_indicator_update_check, verbose):
+    """Mobile Verification Toolkit.
+
+    The 'mvt-ios' and 'mvt-android' CLI commands are used to perform
+    forensic analysis on IOS and Android devices.
+    """
+    ctx.ensure_object(dict)
+    ctx.obj["disable_version_check"] = disable_update_check
+    ctx.obj["disable_indicator_check"] = disable_indicator_update_check
+    ctx.obj["verbose"] = verbose
+    set_verbose_logging(verbose)
+    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
+
+
+# The plugins command is registered as a built-in command, before any external
+# command, so that an installed package can never replace it.
+cli.add_command(plugins)
+
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# 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/cli_plugins.py

@@ -0,0 +1,317 @@
+# 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
+
+# This module is imported by every CLI at start-up, and by shell completion on
+# every keystroke, so it must stay cheap: nothing here may import the module
+# machinery (mvt.common.module_loader and what it pulls in).
+
+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"
+# Prefix of the import name given to a command file loaded from a path. Shared
+# with module_loader, which recognises such files when naming their loggers.
+CUSTOM_COMMAND_MODULE_PREFIX = "_mvt_custom_command_"
+
+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"{CUSTOM_COMMAND_MODULE_PREFIX}{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

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ 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__)
@@ -76,7 +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/cmd_plugins.py

@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+# 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 importlib.metadata
+import logging
+from typing import Optional
+
+import click
+from rich.console import Console
+from rich.table import Table
+
+from .cli_plugins import (
+    ANDROID_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP,
+    IOS_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP,
+    NEUTRAL_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP,
+)
+from .config import settings
+from .help import (
+    HELP_MSG_PLUGINS,
+    HELP_MSG_PLUGINS_CHECK_UPDATES,
+    HELP_MSG_PLUGINS_LIST,
+)
+from .module import MVTModule
+from .module_loader import MODULES_ENTRY_POINT_GROUP, distribution_direct_url
+from .updates import (
+    SHORT_COMMIT_LENGTH,
+    PluginUpdates,
+    installed_plugin_distributions,
+)
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+CLI_PLUGIN_GROUPS = (
+    IOS_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP,
+    ANDROID_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP,
+    NEUTRAL_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP,
+)
+CONTEXT_SETTINGS = dict(help_option_names=["-h", "--help"])
+
+
+def _entry_points(group: str) -> list[importlib.metadata.EntryPoint]:
+    try:
+        return list(importlib.metadata.entry_points(group=group))
+    except Exception as exc:
+        log.warning("Unable to discover the entry points in group %s: %s", group, exc)
+        return []
+
+
+def _entry_point_distribution(
+    entry_point: importlib.metadata.EntryPoint,
+) -> Optional[str]:
+    dist = getattr(entry_point, "dist", None)
+    if dist is None:
+        return None
+    try:
+        return dist.name
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+
+def _distribution_version(dist: importlib.metadata.Distribution) -> str:
+    try:
+        return dist.version or "unknown"
+    except Exception:
+        return "unknown"
+
+
+def _distribution_origin(dist: importlib.metadata.Distribution) -> str:
+    """Describe where a plugin package was installed from."""
+    direct_url = distribution_direct_url(dist)
+    if direct_url is None:
+        return "pypi"
+
+    vcs_info = direct_url.get("vcs_info")
+    if isinstance(vcs_info, dict):
+        commit = vcs_info.get("commit_id") or ""
+        if commit:
+            return f"git+{commit[:SHORT_COMMIT_LENGTH]}"
+        return "git"
+
+    return "local"
+
+
+def _contributed_modules(
+    entry_points: list[importlib.metadata.EntryPoint], distribution: str
+) -> str:
+    """Count the forensic modules a plugin package contributes.
+
+    Entry points are resolved the way MVT resolves them when it loads
+    modules, but a broken entry point is reported instead of raising: listing
+    the installed plugins must work even when one of them is faulty.
+    """
+    count = 0
+    broken = False
+
+    for entry_point in entry_points:
+        if _entry_point_distribution(entry_point) != distribution:
+            continue
+        try:
+            loaded = entry_point.load()
+            if callable(loaded) and not isinstance(loaded, type):
+                loaded = loaded()
+            count += sum(
+                1
+                for module in loaded
+                if isinstance(module, type) and issubclass(module, MVTModule)
+            )
+        except (Exception, SystemExit) as exc:
+            log.debug(
+                "Unable to load the modules of entry point %s (%s): %s",
+                entry_point.name,
+                entry_point.value,
+                exc,
+            )
+            broken = True
+
+    if broken:
+        return f"{count} (error)" if count else "error"
+
+    return str(count)
+
+
+def _contributed_commands(
+    entry_points: list[importlib.metadata.EntryPoint], distribution: str
+) -> str:
+    names = {
+        entry_point.name
+        for entry_point in entry_points
+        if _entry_point_distribution(entry_point) == distribution
+    }
+
+    return ", ".join(sorted(names)) if names else "-"
+
+
+@click.group("plugins", context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS, help=HELP_MSG_PLUGINS)
+def plugins() -> None:
+    pass
+
+
+@plugins.command("list", context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS, help=HELP_MSG_PLUGINS_LIST)
+def list_plugins() -> None:
+    distributions = installed_plugin_distributions()
+    if not distributions:
+        click.echo("No MVT plugins are installed.")
+        return
+
+    module_entry_points = _entry_points(MODULES_ENTRY_POINT_GROUP)
+    command_entry_points = []
+    for group in CLI_PLUGIN_GROUPS:
+        command_entry_points.extend(_entry_points(group))
+
+    table = Table(title="Installed MVT plugins")
+    table.add_column("Name", style="bold")
+    table.add_column("Version")
+    table.add_column("Origin")
+    table.add_column("Modules", justify="right")
+    table.add_column("Commands")
+
+    for dist in distributions:
+        name = dist.name
+        table.add_row(
+            name,
+            _distribution_version(dist),
+            _distribution_origin(dist),
+            _contributed_modules(module_entry_points, name),
+            _contributed_commands(command_entry_points, name),
+        )
+
+    Console().print(table)
+
+
+@plugins.command(
+    "check-updates",
+    context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS,
+    help=HELP_MSG_PLUGINS_CHECK_UPDATES,
+    short_help="Check the installed plugins for updates",
+)
+def check_plugin_updates() -> None:
+    if not settings.NETWORK_ACCESS_ALLOWED:
+        click.echo(
+            "Network access is disabled, cannot check for plugin updates. "
+            "Enable NETWORK_ACCESS_ALLOWED in the MVT configuration to check."
+        )
+        return
+
+    if not installed_plugin_distributions():
+        click.echo("No MVT plugins are installed.")
+        return
+
+    findings = PluginUpdates().check()
+    if not findings:
+        click.echo("All plugins are up to date.")
+        return
+
+    click.echo("Plugin updates available:")
+    for finding in findings:
+        click.echo(f"  {finding['name']}  {finding['installed']} → {finding['latest']}")
+        click.echo(f"    Upgrade with: {finding['upgrade_command']}")
+
+    click.echo(
+        "\nMVT does not install plugin updates. Run the command above when you "
+        "decide to upgrade."
+    )

src/mvt/common/command.py

@@ -19,8 +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 module_supports_command
-from .module_types import ModuleTimeline
+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,
@@ -67,12 +72,17 @@ class Command:
         # down a password to decrypt a backup or flags which are need by some modules.
         self.module_options = module_options if module_options else {}
 
+        # This dictionary maps the modules which were replaced by a module
+        # declaring `replaces` to the module which took their place.
+        self.module_replacements: dict[type[MVTModule], type[MVTModule]] = {}
+
         # This list will contain all executed modules.
         # We can use this to reference e.g. self.executed[0].results.
         self.executed: list[MVTModule] = []
         self.hashes = hashes
         self.hash_values: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
         self.timeline: ModuleTimeline = []
+        self.url_results: list[URLResult] = []
 
         # Load IOCs
         self._create_storage()
@@ -150,6 +160,14 @@ 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
@@ -201,10 +219,34 @@ 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._available_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)
@@ -219,7 +261,174 @@ class Command:
             if module not in deduplicated:
                 deduplicated.append(module)
 
-        return deduplicated
+        available = self._apply_replacements(deduplicated)
+        self._warn_about_slug_collisions(available)
+
+        return available
+
+    def _warn_about_slug_collisions(self, modules: list[type[MVTModule]]) -> None:
+        """Report modules writing their results to the same file.
+
+        Results are stored in a file named after the module slug, so two
+        modules sharing one silently overwrite each other. Replacements are
+        already resolved here, so a module deliberately taking over the slug
+        of the module it replaces is not reported: the module it replaced is
+        no longer part of the run.
+        """
+        modules_by_slug: dict[str, type[MVTModule]] = {}
+        for module in modules:
+            slug = module.get_slug()
+            first = modules_by_slug.setdefault(slug, module)
+            if first is module:
+                continue
+
+            self.log.warning(
+                "Modules %s from %s and %s from %s both use the slug %s. If "
+                "both run, whichever runs last overwrites the results of the "
+                "other in %s.json.",
+                first.__name__,
+                get_module_origin(first).label,
+                module.__name__,
+                get_module_origin(module).label,
+                slug,
+                slug,
+            )
+
+    def _declared_replacements(
+        self, modules: list[type[MVTModule]]
+    ) -> dict[type[MVTModule], type[MVTModule]]:
+        """Return the replacements declared by the given modules."""
+        replacements: dict[type[MVTModule], type[MVTModule]] = {}
+        for module in modules:
+            replaced = module.replaces
+            if replaced is None or replaced is module:
+                continue
+
+            if not module.enabled:
+                # Replacing a module must not disable it, as a disabled
+                # replacement never runs in its place.
+                self.log.debug(
+                    "Module %s is disabled and does not replace module %s.",
+                    module.__name__,
+                    replaced.__name__,
+                )
+                continue
+
+            if replaced not in modules:
+                # A module can support several commands while the module it
+                # replaces is only available in some of them.
+                self.log.debug(
+                    "Module %s replaces module %s, which is not available "
+                    "for the %s command.",
+                    module.__name__,
+                    replaced.__name__,
+                    self.name,
+                )
+                continue
+
+            if replaced in replacements:
+                self.log.warning(
+                    "Modules %s and %s both replace module %s. Both of them "
+                    "will run, %s will not, and modules depending on %s will "
+                    "use the results of %s. Replacements which share the slug "
+                    "of %s overwrite each other's results file.",
+                    replacements[replaced].__name__,
+                    module.__name__,
+                    replaced.__name__,
+                    replaced.__name__,
+                    replaced.__name__,
+                    replacements[replaced].__name__,
+                    replaced.__name__,
+                )
+                continue
+
+            replacements[replaced] = module
+
+        return replacements
+
+    def _drop_replacement_cycles(
+        self, replacements: dict[type[MVTModule], type[MVTModule]]
+    ) -> None:
+        """Undo the replacements between modules which replace each other."""
+        cyclic: set[type[MVTModule]] = set()
+        for replaced in replacements:
+            walked: list[type[MVTModule]] = []
+            module = replaced
+            while module in replacements and module not in cyclic:
+                if module in walked:
+                    cyclic.update(walked[walked.index(module) :])
+                    break
+                walked.append(module)
+                module = replacements[module]
+
+        if not cyclic:
+            return
+
+        self.log.warning(
+            "Modules %s replace each other in a cycle. None of them replaces "
+            "anything and all of them will run.",
+            ", ".join(sorted(module.__name__ for module in cyclic)),
+        )
+        for module in cyclic:
+            replacements.pop(module, None)
+
+    def _log_replacement(
+        self,
+        replaced: type[MVTModule],
+        module: type[MVTModule],
+        replacement: type[MVTModule],
+    ) -> None:
+        """Report an applied replacement, and any problem with it."""
+        if not issubclass(module, replaced):
+            self.log.warning(
+                "Module %s replaces module %s but is not a subclass of it. "
+                "Its results might not be compatible with what modules "
+                "depending on %s expect.",
+                module.__name__,
+                replaced.__name__,
+                replaced.__name__,
+            )
+
+        if replaced in module.dependencies:
+            self.log.warning(
+                "Module %s depends on module %s, which it also replaces. The "
+                "dependency cannot be satisfied: a replacement has to produce "
+                "that data itself.",
+                module.__name__,
+                replaced.__name__,
+            )
+
+        self.log.info(
+            "Module %s from %s replaces module %s from %s.",
+            replacement.__name__,
+            get_module_origin(replacement).label,
+            replaced.__name__,
+            get_module_origin(replaced).label,
+        )
+
+    def _apply_replacements(
+        self, modules: list[type[MVTModule]]
+    ) -> list[type[MVTModule]]:
+        """Drop the modules superseded by a module declaring `replaces`."""
+        declared = self._declared_replacements(modules)
+        self._drop_replacement_cycles(declared)
+
+        replacements: dict[type[MVTModule], type[MVTModule]] = {}
+        for replaced, module in declared.items():
+            # Follow chains of replacements, so that a dependency on a
+            # replaced module always resolves to a module which is part of
+            # the run.
+            replacement = module
+            while replacement in declared:
+                replacement = declared[replacement]
+
+            # Only the replacements which are applied are reported, so that
+            # the record matches the modules which actually run.
+            self._log_replacement(replaced, module, replacement)
+            replacements[replaced] = replacement
+
+        self.module_replacements = replacements
+        return [module for module in modules if module not in replacements]
 
     def init(self) -> None:
         raise NotImplementedError
@@ -279,42 +488,196 @@ class Command:
         console.print("")
         console.print(panel)
 
+    def _module_dependencies(
+        self, module: type[MVTModule]
+    ) -> list[tuple[type[MVTModule], type[MVTModule]]]:
+        """Return the (declared, resolved) dependencies of a module.
+
+        A dependency on a module which was replaced is resolved to the module
+        which took its place. A module which replaces one of its own
+        dependencies is not made to depend on itself, while a module which
+        declares itself as a dependency is left alone and still fails the
+        circular dependency check.
+        """
+        dependencies = []
+        for dependency in module.dependencies:
+            resolved = self.module_replacements.get(dependency, dependency)
+            if resolved is module and dependency is not module:
+                continue
+            dependencies.append((dependency, resolved))
+
+        return dependencies
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _dependency_name(
+        declared: type[MVTModule], resolved: type[MVTModule]
+    ) -> str:
+        """Return how a dependency is named in the messages about it.
+
+        A dependency is named as the module which declared it wrote it, and,
+        when that module was replaced, as the module which runs in its place.
+        """
+        if declared is resolved:
+            return declared.__name__
+
+        return f"{resolved.__name__} (replacing module {declared.__name__})"
+
+    def _selected_modules(
+        self, modules: list[type[MVTModule]]
+    ) -> Optional[list[type[MVTModule]]]:
+        """Return the modules explicitly requested, or all the enabled ones.
+
+        Returns None when a module was requested by name and no module of
+        that name can be run.
+        """
+        if not self.module_name:
+            return [module for module in modules if module.enabled]
+
+        selected = [
+            module for module in modules if module.__name__ == self.module_name
+        ]
+
+        # A module replacing another one does not have to keep its name, so
+        # the name of a replaced module selects its replacement.
+        if not selected:
+            for replaced, replacement in self.module_replacements.items():
+                if replaced.__name__ != self.module_name or replacement in selected:
+                    continue
+                self.log.info(
+                    "Module %s was replaced by module %s, which is run "
+                    "in its place.",
+                    replaced.__name__,
+                    replacement.__name__,
+                )
+                selected.append(replacement)
+
+        if not selected:
+            self.log.warning(
+                "No module named %s is available for the %s command. "
+                "No modules will be run.",
+                self.module_name,
+                self.name,
+            )
+            return None
+
+        return selected
+
+    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 declared, dependency in self._module_dependencies(module):
+                    if dependency not in module_indexes:
+                        # A replaced dependency always resolves to a module of
+                        # this command, so an unavailable one is always the
+                        # module class the author declared.
+                        skipped[module] = (module, declared)
+                        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__,
+                            declared.__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__,
+                                self._dependency_name(declared, dependency),
+                                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__,
+                                self._dependency_name(declared, dependency),
+                                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]
+        selected = self._selected_modules(modules)
+        if selected is None:
+            return None
 
-        required = set(selected)
+        required: set[type[MVTModule]] = set()
         pending = list(selected)
         while pending:
             module = pending.pop()
-            for dependency in module.dependencies:
-                if dependency not in module_indexes:
-                    self.log.warning(
-                        "Module %s depends on unavailable module %s. "
-                        "No modules will be run.",
-                        module.__name__,
-                        dependency.__name__,
-                    )
-                    return None
-                if dependency not in required:
-                    required.add(dependency)
+            if module in required:
+                continue
+            required.add(module)
+            for _, dependency in self._module_dependencies(module):
+                # 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."
+            )
+            return None
+
         dependents: dict[type[MVTModule], list[type[MVTModule]]] = {
-            module: [] for module in required
+            module: [] for module in runnable
         }
-        indegree = {module: 0 for module in required}
-        for module in required:
-            for dependency in module.dependencies:
-                if dependency not in required:
+        indegree = {module: 0 for module in runnable}
+        for module in runnable:
+            for _, dependency in self._module_dependencies(module):
+                if dependency not in indegree:
                     continue
                 dependents[dependency].append(module)
                 indegree[module] += 1
@@ -333,7 +696,7 @@ class Command:
                 if indegree[dependent] == 0:
                     heappush(ready, (module_indexes[dependent], dependent))
 
-        if len(ordered) != len(required):
+        if len(ordered) != len(runnable):
             cyclic_modules = sorted(
                 (module.__name__ for module, count in indegree.items() if count > 0)
             )
@@ -351,6 +714,8 @@ class Command:
         if ordered_modules is None:
             return
 
+        self._log_loaded_modules(ordered_modules)
+
         try:
             self.init()
         except NotImplementedError:
@@ -359,7 +724,7 @@ class Command:
         executed_by_type: dict[type[MVTModule], MVTModule] = {}
         for module in ordered_modules:
 
-            module_logger = logging.getLogger(module.__module__)
+            module_logger = get_module_logger(module)
 
             m = module(
                 target_path=self.target_path,
@@ -367,9 +732,12 @@ class Command:
                 module_options=self.module_options,
                 log=module_logger,
             )
+            # Dependencies are keyed by the module class they declare, even
+            # when it was replaced, so that a module asking for the results
+            # of a replaced module receives those of its replacement.
             m.dependency_modules = {
-                dependency: executed_by_type[dependency]
-                for dependency in module.dependencies
+                dependency: executed_by_type[resolved]
+                for dependency, resolved in self._module_dependencies(module)
             }
 
             if self.iocs.total_ioc_count:
@@ -396,6 +764,7 @@ class Command:
             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:
@@ -410,4 +779,5 @@ class Command:
         self._store_timeline()
         self._store_alerts_timeline()
         self._store_alerts()
+        self._store_urls()
         self._store_info()

src/mvt/common/completion.py

@@ -9,34 +9,83 @@ 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
 
-def completion_instructions(program_name: str) -> str:
-    return f"""Shell completion for {program_name}
-
-Print a completion script:
-  {program_name} completion bash > ~/.{program_name}-complete.bash
-  {program_name} completion zsh > ~/.{program_name}-complete.zsh
-  mkdir -p ~/.config/fish/completions
-  {program_name} completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/{program_name}.fish
+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 ~/.{program_name}-complete.bash ] && . ~/.{program_name}-complete.bash
+  [ -f ~/.mvt-complete.bash ] && . ~/.mvt-complete.bash
 
 Load the generated Zsh script from ~/.zshrc:
-  [ -f ~/.{program_name}-complete.zsh ] && . ~/.{program_name}-complete.zsh
+  [ -f ~/.mvt-complete.zsh ] && . ~/.mvt-complete.zsh
 
-Fish loads completion files from ~/.config/fish/completions automatically.
+Fish loads the files in ~/.config/fish/conf.d automatically.
 
-To write these files and update Bash/Zsh shell configuration automatically:
-  {program_name} completion bash --install
-  {program_name} completion zsh --install
-  {program_name} completion fish --install
+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:
@@ -46,41 +95,49 @@ def generate_completion_script(cli: click.Command, program_name: str, shell: str
     return completion_class(cli, {}, program_name, complete_var).source()
 
 
-def install_completion_script(
-    cli: click.Command,
-    program_name: str,
-    shell: str,
-) -> Path:
-    script = generate_completion_script(cli, program_name, shell)
-    script_path = _completion_script_path(program_name, shell)
+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(script, encoding="utf-8")
+    script_path.write_text(f"{script}\n", encoding="utf-8")
 
     if shell in ("bash", "zsh"):
-        _install_shell_source_line(program_name, shell, script_path)
+        _install_shell_source_line(shell, script_path)
 
     return script_path
 
 
-def _completion_script_path(program_name: str, shell: str) -> Path:
+def _completion_script_path(shell: str) -> Path:
     home = Path.home()
 
     if shell == "fish":
-        return home / ".config" / "fish" / "completions" / f"{program_name}.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".{program_name}-complete.{shell}"
+    return home / f".mvt-complete.{shell}"
 
 
-def _install_shell_source_line(program_name: str, shell: str, script_path: Path) -> None:
+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 for {program_name}\n"
-        f"{source_line}\n"
-    )
+    block = f"# MVT shell completion\n{source_line}\n"
 
     if shell_config_path.exists():
         shell_config = shell_config_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")

src/mvt/common/help.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ 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 "
@@ -17,17 +17,29 @@ HELP_MSG_LOAD_MODULE = (
 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"
+HELP_MSG_VERBOSE_COMMAND = (
+    "Verbose mode (kept for compatibility, pass --verbose before the command "
+    "name instead)"
+)
 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"
+HELP_MSG_COMPLETION = (
+    "Generate or install shell completion for mvt, mvt-ios and mvt-android"
+)
+HELP_MSG_PLUGINS = "Inspect the installed MVT plugin packages"
+HELP_MSG_PLUGINS_LIST = "List the installed plugins and what they contribute to MVT"
+HELP_MSG_PLUGINS_CHECK_UPDATES = (
+    "Check the installed plugins for updates without installing them"
+)
 
 # IOS Specific
 HELP_MSG_DECRYPT_BACKUP = "Decrypt an encrypted iTunes backup"
 HELP_MSG_BACKUP_DESTINATION = (
     "Path to the folder where the decrypted backup should be stored"
 )
+HELP_MSG_DECRYPT_JOBS = "Number of files to decrypt concurrently"
 HELP_MSG_IOS_BACKUP_PASSWORD = (
     "Password to use to decrypt the backup (or, set the {MVT_IOS_BACKUP_PASSWORD} "
     "environment variable)"

src/mvt/common/indicators.py

@@ -49,6 +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):
@@ -439,9 +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
@@ -482,6 +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.
 

src/mvt/common/logo.py

@@ -8,10 +8,125 @@ import logging
 import requests
 from rich import print as rich_print
 
-from .updates import IndicatorsUpdates, MVTUpdates
+from .config import settings
+from .updates import (
+    IndicatorsUpdates,
+    MVTUpdates,
+    PluginUpdates,
+    installed_plugin_distributions,
+)
 from .version import MVT_VERSION
 
 
+def _check_version_updates(log: logging.Logger) -> None:
+    try:
+        mvt_updates = MVTUpdates()
+        latest_version = mvt_updates.check()
+    except (requests.exceptions.ConnectionError, requests.exceptions.Timeout):
+        rich_print(
+            "\t[bold]Note: Could not check for MVT updates.[/bold] "
+            "You may be working offline. Please update MVT regularly."
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        log.error("Error encountered when trying to check latest MVT version: %s", e)
+    else:
+        if latest_version:
+            rich_print(
+                f"\t[bold]Version {latest_version} is available! "
+                "Upgrade mvt with `pip3 install -U mvt` or with `pipx upgrade mvt`[/bold]"
+            )
+
+
+def _check_indicator_updates(log: logging.Logger) -> None:
+    ioc_updates = IndicatorsUpdates()
+
+    # Before proceeding, we check if we have downloaded an indicators index.
+    # If not, there's no point in proceeding with the updates check.
+    if ioc_updates.get_latest_update() == 0:
+        rich_print(
+            "\t[bold]You have not yet downloaded any indicators, check "
+            "the `download-iocs` command![/bold]"
+        )
+        return
+
+    # We only perform this check at a fixed frequency, in order to not
+    # overburden the user with too many lookups if the command is being run
+    # multiple times.
+    should_check, hours = ioc_updates.should_check()
+    if not should_check:
+        rich_print(
+            f"\tIndicators updates checked recently, next automatic check "
+            f"in {int(hours)} hours"
+        )
+        return
+
+    try:
+        ioc_to_update = ioc_updates.check()
+    except (requests.exceptions.ConnectionError, requests.exceptions.Timeout):
+        rich_print(
+            "\t[bold]Note: Could not check for indicator updates.[/bold] "
+            "You may be working offline. Please update MVT indicators regularly."
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        log.error("Error encountered when trying to check latest MVT indicators: %s", e)
+    else:
+        if ioc_to_update:
+            rich_print(
+                "\t[bold]There are updates to your indicators files! "
+                "Run the `download-iocs` command to update![/bold]"
+            )
+        else:
+            rich_print("\tYour indicators files seem to be up to date.")
+
+
+def _print_plugin_updates(findings: list) -> None:
+    if not findings:
+        return
+
+    rich_print("\t[bold]Plugin updates available:[/bold]")
+    for finding in findings:
+        rich_print(
+            f"\t  {finding['name']}  {finding['installed']} → "
+            f"{finding['latest']}   ({finding['upgrade_command']})"
+        )
+
+
+def _check_plugin_updates(log: logging.Logger) -> None:
+    if not settings.NETWORK_ACCESS_ALLOWED:
+        return
+
+    # This runs on every command, so nothing here, including reading back what
+    # the latest check stored, may ever interrupt MVT.
+    try:
+        distributions = installed_plugin_distributions()
+
+        # There is nothing to check when MVT was not extended with any plugin.
+        if not distributions:
+            return
+
+        plugin_updates = PluginUpdates()
+
+        # We only perform this check at a fixed frequency, in order to not
+        # overburden the user (and the plugin repositories) with too many
+        # lookups. In between checks we print the findings of the latest one,
+        # leaving out those which no longer apply to what is installed.
+        should_check, _ = plugin_updates.should_check()
+        if not should_check:
+            _print_plugin_updates(plugin_updates.current_findings(distributions))
+            return
+
+        findings = plugin_updates.check()
+    except (requests.exceptions.ConnectionError, requests.exceptions.Timeout):
+        rich_print(
+            "\t[bold]Note: Could not check for plugin updates.[/bold] "
+            "You may be working offline. Please update your MVT plugins regularly."
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        log.error("Error encountered when trying to check MVT plugin updates: %s", e)
+    else:
+        _print_plugin_updates(findings)
+
+
 def check_updates(
     disable_version_check: bool = False, disable_indicator_check: bool = False
 ) -> None:
@@ -19,77 +134,25 @@ def check_updates(
 
     # First we check for MVT version updates.
     if not disable_version_check:
-        try:
-            mvt_updates = MVTUpdates()
-            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] "
-                "You may be working offline. Please update MVT regularly."
-            )
-        except Exception as e:
-            log.error(
-                "Error encountered when trying to check latest MVT version: %s", e
-            )
-        else:
-            if latest_version:
-                rich_print(
-                    f"\t\t[bold]Version {latest_version} is available! "
-                    "Upgrade mvt with `pip3 install -U mvt` or with `pipx upgrade mvt`[/bold]"
-                )
+        _check_version_updates(log)
 
     # Then we check for indicators files updates.
     if not disable_indicator_check:
-        ioc_updates = IndicatorsUpdates()
+        _check_indicator_updates(log)
 
-        # Before proceeding, we check if we have downloaded an indicators index.
-        # 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 "
-                "the `download-iocs` command![/bold]"
-            )
-            return
-
-        # We only perform this check at a fixed frequency, in order to not
-        # overburden the user with too many lookups if the command is being run
-        # multiple times.
-        should_check, hours = ioc_updates.should_check()
-        if not should_check:
-            rich_print(
-                f"\t\tIndicators updates checked recently, next automatic check "
-                f"in {int(hours)} hours"
-            )
-            return
-
-        try:
-            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] "
-                "You may be working offline. Please update MVT indicators regularly."
-            )
-        except Exception as e:
-            log.error(
-                "Error encountered when trying to check latest MVT indicators: %s", e
-            )
-        else:
-            if ioc_to_update:
-                rich_print(
-                    "\t\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.")
+    # Finally we check for updates to the installed plugin packages. MVT never
+    # installs an update itself, it only reports the command which does.
+    if not disable_version_check:
+        _check_plugin_updates(log)
 
 
 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

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from .module_types import (
     ModuleResults,
     ModuleSerializedResult,
     ModuleTimeline,
+    URLResult,
 )
 from .utils import CustomJSONEncoder, exec_or_profile
 
@@ -45,6 +46,11 @@ class MVTModule:
     slug: Optional[str] = None
     dependencies: Sequence[type["MVTModule"]] = ()
     supported_commands: Sequence[tuple[str, str]] = ()
+    # A custom module can name a module class it supersedes, usually a
+    # built-in one. When both are available to a command, the named module is
+    # dropped from the run and this module takes its place, including in the
+    # dependencies of any other module.
+    replaces: Optional[type["MVTModule"]] = None
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -82,6 +88,7 @@ class MVTModule:
 
         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(
@@ -110,6 +117,23 @@ 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
@@ -249,6 +273,15 @@ 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:

src/mvt/common/module_loader.py

@@ -4,18 +4,31 @@
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
 import hashlib
+import importlib.metadata
 import importlib.util
 import inspect
+import json
 import logging
 import os
+import re
 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 .cli_plugins import CUSTOM_COMMAND_MODULE_PREFIX
 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_"
+_LOADED_FILE_DIGEST = re.compile(r"_[0-9a-f]{16}$")
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -23,15 +36,109 @@ 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"_mvt_custom_module_{path.stem}_{digest}"
+    return f"{_PATH_MODULE_PREFIX}{path.stem}_{digest}"
+
+
+def _is_builtin_logger_name(name: str) -> bool:
+    return name == "mvt" or name.startswith("mvt.")
+
+
+def _loaded_file_stem(name: str, prefix: str) -> str:
+    """Recover a loaded file's name from the import name MVT gave it."""
+    return _LOADED_FILE_DIGEST.sub("", name[len(prefix) :])
+
+
+def _external_logger_name(name: str) -> str:
+    """Return the "mvt.ext" logger name external code logs under."""
+    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 f"{EXTERNAL_LOGGER_NAMESPACE}.{name}"
+
+
+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 _is_builtin_logger_name(name):
+        return logging.getLogger(name)
+
+    if name.startswith(_PATH_MODULE_PREFIX):
+        file_name = Path(get_module_origin(module_class).name).stem
+        return logging.getLogger(f"{EXTERNAL_LOGGER_NAMESPACE}.{file_name}")
+
+    return logging.getLogger(_external_logger_name(name))
+
+
+def get_plugin_logger(name: str) -> logging.Logger:
+    """Return a general logger for use in custom MVT plugins.
+
+    Call it with ``__name__``. The logger sits under "mvt.ext". That is
+    where get_module_logger() puts module classes. A file loaded with
+    --load-module or --load-command is named after the file.
+    """
+    if _is_builtin_logger_name(name):
+        return logging.getLogger(name)
+
+    # A file loaded with --load-module or --load-command is imported under a
+    # mangled name. Log it under the file it came from. get_module_logger()
+    # does the same for the module classes such a file defines.
+    for prefix in (_PATH_MODULE_PREFIX, CUSTOM_COMMAND_MODULE_PREFIX):
+        if name.startswith(prefix):
+            stem = _loaded_file_stem(name, prefix)
+            return logging.getLogger(f"{EXTERNAL_LOGGER_NAMESPACE}.{stem}")
+
+    return logging.getLogger(_external_logger_name(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}")
+            raise CustomModuleLoadError(
+                f"Custom module file is not a Python file: {path}"
+            )
         yield path
         return
 
@@ -59,7 +166,9 @@ def _load_python_file(path: Path) -> ModuleType:
     try:
         spec.loader.exec_module(module)
     except Exception as exc:
-        raise CustomModuleLoadError(f"Unable to import custom module {path}: {exc}") from exc
+        raise CustomModuleLoadError(
+            f"Unable to import custom module {path}: {exc}"
+        ) from exc
 
     return module
 
@@ -84,17 +193,171 @@ def load_custom_modules_from_path(path: str) -> list[type[MVTModule]]:
     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_direct_url(dist: importlib.metadata.Distribution) -> Optional[dict]:
+    """Return the PEP 610 direct URL metadata of a distribution, if recorded.
+
+    Packages installed from an index have no direct URL metadata, while
+    packages installed directly from a repository or from a local folder
+    record where they were installed from in ``direct_url.json``.
+    """
+    try:
+        direct_url_text = dist.read_text("direct_url.json")
+        if not direct_url_text:
+            return None
+        direct_url = json.loads(direct_url_text)
+        return direct_url if isinstance(direct_url, dict) else None
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+
+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).
+    """
+    vcs_info = (distribution_direct_url(dist) or {}).get("vcs_info")
+    if not isinstance(vcs_info, dict):
+        return None
+
+    commit = vcs_info.get("commit_id")
+    return commit if isinstance(commit, str) else 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)
@@ -105,10 +368,17 @@ def load_custom_modules(paths: Optional[Iterable[str]] = None) -> list[type[MVTM
 
     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):
-            source = Path(inspect.getfile(module_class)).resolve()
-            key = (str(source), module_class.__qualname__)
+            key = _module_key(module_class)
             if key in seen:
                 continue
             seen.add(key)
@@ -131,4 +401,14 @@ def module_supports_command(
         )
         return False
 
-    return (platform, command) in {tuple(entry) for entry in supported_commands}
+    pairs = {tuple(entry) for entry in supported_commands}
+    if (platform, command) in pairs:
+        return True
+
+    # A module which implements check_indicators() is re-checked by check-iocs
+    # for its platform. It does not need to declare the check-iocs pair.
+    return (
+        command == "check-iocs"
+        and platform in {entry[0] for entry in pairs if entry}
+        and module_class.check_indicators is not MVTModule.check_indicators
+    )

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.
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ ModuleAtomicResult = Dict[str, Any]
 ModuleResults = Any
 
 
+class URLResult(TypedDict):
+    url: str
+    expanded_url: Optional[str]
+    timestamp: Optional[str]
+    source: str
+
+
 @dataclass
 class ModuleAtomicTimeline:
     timestamp: str

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

@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@
 # Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
+import importlib.metadata
+import json
 import logging
 import os
+import re
+import shlex
+import subprocess
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Optional, Tuple
 
@@ -12,14 +17,35 @@ import requests
 import yaml
 from packaging import version
 
+from .cli_plugins import (
+    ANDROID_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP,
+    IOS_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP,
+    NEUTRAL_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP,
+)
 from .config import settings
 from .indicators import MVT_DATA_FOLDER, MVT_INDICATORS_FOLDER
+from .module_loader import MODULES_ENTRY_POINT_GROUP, distribution_direct_url
 from .version import MVT_VERSION
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # In hours.
 INDICATORS_CHECK_FREQUENCY = 12
+PLUGINS_CHECK_FREQUENCY = 12
+
+# The entry-point groups a package can use to extend MVT.
+PLUGIN_ENTRY_POINT_GROUPS = (
+    MODULES_ENTRY_POINT_GROUP,
+    IOS_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP,
+    ANDROID_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP,
+    NEUTRAL_CLI_PLUGIN_GROUP,
+)
+SHORT_COMMIT_LENGTH = 8
+# The keys every cached finding has to carry to be printed.
+FINDING_KEYS = ("name", "installed", "latest", "upgrade_command")
+# Options which stop ssh from waiting for an answer nobody is there to give.
+_SSH_BATCH_OPTIONS = ("-o", "BatchMode=yes", "-o", "ConnectTimeout=10")
+_COMMIT_PATTERN = re.compile(r"\A[0-9a-f]{7,40}\Z")
 
 
 class MVTUpdates:
@@ -38,6 +64,395 @@ class MVTUpdates:
         return ""
 
 
+def installed_plugin_distributions() -> list[importlib.metadata.Distribution]:
+    """Return the installed distributions which extend MVT.
+
+    A plugin package is any distribution registering at least one entry point
+    in the module or CLI command groups. Distributions are returned once each,
+    sorted by name. MVT itself is not a plugin and is never returned.
+    """
+    distributions: dict[str, importlib.metadata.Distribution] = {}
+
+    for group in PLUGIN_ENTRY_POINT_GROUPS:
+        try:
+            entry_points = importlib.metadata.entry_points(group=group)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            log.warning(
+                "Unable to discover installed plugin packages in entry-point "
+                "group %s: %s",
+                group,
+                exc,
+            )
+            continue
+
+        for entry_point in entry_points:
+            # Manually constructed entry points have no associated distribution.
+            dist = getattr(entry_point, "dist", None)
+            if dist is None:
+                continue
+            try:
+                name = dist.name
+            except Exception:
+                continue
+            if not name or name == "mvt":
+                continue
+            distributions.setdefault(name, dist)
+
+    return [distributions[name] for name in sorted(distributions)]
+
+
+def _is_usable_finding(finding: object) -> bool:
+    """Check that a cached finding carries everything needed to print it."""
+    if not isinstance(finding, dict):
+        return False
+
+    return all(
+        isinstance(finding.get(key), str) and finding.get(key) for key in FINDING_KEYS
+    )
+
+
+def _installed_revision(
+    dist: importlib.metadata.Distribution, origin: object
+) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Return what a plugin's installed revision is right now.
+
+    This is the value a finding recorded as installed when it was made, so a
+    finding can be compared against the current state of the installation
+    without looking anything up remotely.
+    """
+    try:
+        if origin != "git":
+            return dist.version
+
+        vcs_info = (distribution_direct_url(dist) or {}).get("vcs_info")
+        if not isinstance(vcs_info, dict):
+            return None
+
+        commit = vcs_info.get("commit_id") or ""
+        return commit[:SHORT_COMMIT_LENGTH] or None
+    except Exception as e:
+        log.debug("Failed to read the installed revision of a plugin: %s", e)
+        return None
+
+
+def _batch_mode_ssh_command(ssh_command: str) -> str:
+    """Return an ssh command line which cannot stop to ask a question.
+
+    ssh keeps the first value it is given for a keyword, so the batch mode
+    options are inserted right after the ssh program, ahead of whatever the
+    analyst configured. Their remaining options, such as which key to use,
+    still apply.
+    """
+    try:
+        arguments = shlex.split(ssh_command.strip())
+    except ValueError:
+        arguments = []
+
+    if not arguments:
+        arguments = ["ssh"]
+
+    return shlex.join([arguments[0], *_SSH_BATCH_OPTIONS, *arguments[1:]])
+
+
+def _revision_pins_commit(revision: str, commit: str) -> bool:
+    """Check whether a requested revision pins the installed commit."""
+    candidate = revision.lower()
+    if not _COMMIT_PATTERN.match(candidate):
+        return False
+
+    return commit.lower().startswith(candidate)
+
+
+class PluginUpdates:
+    """Check for updates to the installed MVT plugin packages.
+
+    MVT never installs or upgrades a plugin package itself. It only reports
+    the command which upgrades a plugin, leaving the analyst to decide when to
+    run it.
+    """
+
+    @property
+    def latest_check_path(self) -> str:
+        return os.path.join(MVT_DATA_FOLDER, "latest_plugins_check")
+
+    @property
+    def findings_path(self) -> str:
+        return os.path.join(MVT_DATA_FOLDER, "plugin_updates.json")
+
+    def _create_data_folder(self) -> None:
+        if not os.path.exists(MVT_DATA_FOLDER):
+            os.makedirs(MVT_DATA_FOLDER)
+
+    def get_latest_check(self) -> int:
+        if not os.path.exists(self.latest_check_path):
+            return 0
+
+        # A corrupt or truncated timestamp only means the next check happens
+        # sooner. It must never stop MVT from running.
+        try:
+            with open(self.latest_check_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
+                data = handle.read().strip()
+            if data:
+                return int(data)
+        except (OSError, ValueError) as e:
+            log.debug("Failed to read the time of the latest plugin check: %s", e)
+
+        return 0
+
+    def set_latest_check(self) -> None:
+        self._create_data_folder()
+        timestamp = int(datetime.now().timestamp())
+        with open(self.latest_check_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
+            handle.write(str(timestamp))
+
+    def get_findings(self) -> list[dict]:
+        """
+        Return the findings of the latest check, without checking again.
+        Returns an empty list if no check was ever performed.
+        """
+        if not os.path.exists(self.findings_path):
+            return []
+
+        try:
+            with open(self.findings_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
+                findings = json.load(handle)
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.debug("Failed to read the cached plugin updates: %s", e)
+            return []
+
+        if not isinstance(findings, list):
+            return []
+
+        # Anything which does not look like a finding is dropped rather than
+        # trusted: the cache is only a convenience.
+        return [finding for finding in findings if _is_usable_finding(finding)]
+
+    def current_findings(
+        self, distributions: Optional[list[importlib.metadata.Distribution]] = None
+    ) -> list[dict]:
+        """
+        Return the cached findings which still apply to what is installed.
+        Findings about a plugin which was upgraded or removed since the latest
+        check are dropped, so an update is never reported twice.
+        """
+        if distributions is None:
+            distributions = installed_plugin_distributions()
+
+        installed = {}
+        for dist in distributions:
+            try:
+                installed[dist.name] = dist
+            except Exception:
+                continue
+
+        current = []
+        for finding in self.get_findings():
+            plugin = installed.get(finding["name"])
+            if plugin is None:
+                continue
+            if (
+                _installed_revision(plugin, finding.get("origin"))
+                != finding["installed"]
+            ):
+                continue
+            current.append(finding)
+
+        return current
+
+    def set_findings(self, findings: list[dict]) -> None:
+        self._create_data_folder()
+        with open(self.findings_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
+            json.dump(findings, handle)
+
+    def should_check(self) -> Tuple[bool, int]:
+        """
+        Compare time of the latest plugins check with current time.
+        Returns bool and number of hours since the last check.
+        """
+        now = datetime.now()
+        latest_check_ts = self.get_latest_check()
+        latest_check_dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(latest_check_ts)
+
+        diff = now - latest_check_dt
+        diff_hours = divmod(diff.total_seconds(), 3600)[0]
+
+        if diff_hours >= PLUGINS_CHECK_FREQUENCY:
+            return True, 0
+
+        return False, int(PLUGINS_CHECK_FREQUENCY - diff_hours)
+
+    def _check_index_plugin(self, name: str, installed: str) -> Optional[dict]:
+        """Check a plugin installed from a package index for a newer release."""
+        url = f"https://pypi.org/pypi/{name}/json"
+        try:
+            res = requests.get(url, timeout=settings.NETWORK_TIMEOUT)
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            log.debug("Failed to check for updates to plugin %s: %s", name, e)
+            return None
+
+        # Plugins which were never published to a public index are expected,
+        # and there is nothing to compare their version against.
+        if res.status_code == 404:
+            return None
+
+        if res.status_code != 200:
+            log.debug(
+                "Failed to check for updates to plugin %s (error %d)",
+                name,
+                res.status_code,
+            )
+            return None
+
+        try:
+            latest = res.json().get("info", {}).get("version", "")
+            if not latest or version.parse(latest) <= version.parse(installed):
+                return None
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.debug("Failed to compare the versions of plugin %s: %s", name, e)
+            return None
+
+        return {
+            "name": name,
+            "installed": installed,
+            "latest": latest,
+            "origin": "pypi",
+            # The name comes from package metadata, so the command MVT
+            # suggests is quoted rather than assumed to be shell-safe.
+            "upgrade_command": f"pip install -U {shlex.quote(name)}",
+        }
+
+    def _git_ls_remote(self, url: str, revision: str) -> list[Tuple[str, str]]:
+        """Return the remote references matching a revision, if git allows it."""
+        # Neither value is trusted: they are read from the metadata of an
+        # installed package and must not turn into git options.
+        if url.startswith("-") or revision.startswith("-"):
+            log.debug("Skipping the update check for the invalid repository %s", url)
+            return []
+
+        environment = dict(os.environ)
+        # Never prompt the analyst for repository credentials. git handles its
+        # own prompts, while ssh reads the terminal directly and only batch
+        # mode makes it fail instead of asking.
+        environment["GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT"] = "0"
+        environment["GIT_SSH_COMMAND"] = _batch_mode_ssh_command(
+            environment.get("GIT_SSH_COMMAND", "")
+        )
+
+        try:
+            process = subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "ls-remote", url, revision],
+                capture_output=True,
+                stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                text=True,
+                env=environment,
+                timeout=settings.NETWORK_TIMEOUT,
+                check=False,
+            )
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            log.debug("Could not find git, skipping the update check for %s", url)
+            return []
+        except (subprocess.SubprocessError, OSError) as e:
+            log.debug("Failed to query the repository %s: %s", url, e)
+            return []
+
+        if process.returncode != 0:
+            log.debug(
+                "Failed to query the repository %s (error %d): %s",
+                url,
+                process.returncode,
+                (process.stderr or "").strip(),
+            )
+            return []
+
+        references = []
+        for line in (process.stdout or "").splitlines():
+            commit, _, reference = line.partition("\t")
+            if commit.strip() and reference.strip():
+                references.append((commit.strip(), reference.strip()))
+
+        return references
+
+    def _check_repository_plugin(
+        self, name: str, direct_url: dict, vcs_info: dict
+    ) -> Optional[dict]:
+        """Check a plugin installed from a repository for a newer commit."""
+        url = direct_url.get("url") or ""
+        installed = vcs_info.get("commit_id") or ""
+        revision = vcs_info.get("requested_revision") or ""
+        if not url or not installed:
+            return None
+
+        # A plugin installed from a commit is pinned and never goes out of
+        # date, no matter what the branch it came from does next.
+        if revision and _revision_pins_commit(revision, installed):
+            return None
+
+        latest = ""
+        wanted_reference = f"refs/heads/{revision}" if revision else "HEAD"
+        for commit, reference in self._git_ls_remote(url, revision or "HEAD"):
+            # Tags are pinned installs too.
+            if reference.startswith("refs/tags/"):
+                return None
+            if reference == wanted_reference:
+                latest = commit
+
+        if not latest or latest == installed:
+            return None
+
+        requirement = f"{name} @ git+{url}"
+        if revision:
+            requirement += f"@{revision}"
+
+        return {
+            "name": name,
+            "installed": installed[:SHORT_COMMIT_LENGTH],
+            "latest": latest[:SHORT_COMMIT_LENGTH],
+            "origin": "git",
+            # A repository URL and a branch name can both hold characters a
+            # shell would act on, so the requirement is quoted for the shell
+            # the analyst is going to paste the command into.
+            "upgrade_command": f"pip install -U {shlex.quote(requirement)}",
+        }
+
+    def _check_distribution(
+        self, dist: importlib.metadata.Distribution
+    ) -> Optional[dict]:
+        try:
+            name = dist.name
+            installed = dist.version
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.debug("Failed to read the metadata of an installed plugin: %s", e)
+            return None
+
+        direct_url = distribution_direct_url(dist)
+        if direct_url is None:
+            return self._check_index_plugin(name, installed)
+
+        vcs_info = direct_url.get("vcs_info")
+        if isinstance(vcs_info, dict):
+            return self._check_repository_plugin(name, direct_url, vcs_info)
+
+        # Plugins installed from a local folder, including editable installs,
+        # are maintained by the analyst and have nothing to check against.
+        return None
+
+    def check(self) -> list[dict]:
+        """
+        Check every installed plugin package for an available update.
+        Returns one entry per plugin which can be upgraded.
+        """
+        findings = []
+        for dist in installed_plugin_distributions():
+            finding = self._check_distribution(dist)
+            if finding:
+                findings.append(finding)
+
+        self.set_findings(findings)
+        self.set_latest_check()
+
+        return findings
+
+
 class IndicatorsUpdates:
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.github_raw_url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/{}/{}/{}/{}"
@@ -180,9 +595,7 @@ class IndicatorsUpdates:
     def _get_remote_file_latest_commit(
         self, owner: str, repo: str, branch: str, path: str
     ) -> int:
-        file_commit_url = (
-            f"https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits?path={path}&sha={branch}"
-        )
+        file_commit_url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits?path={path}&sha={branch}"
         try:
             res = requests.get(file_commit_url, timeout=5)
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:

src/mvt/common/utils.py

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from dataclasses import asdict, is_dataclass
 from typing import Any, Iterator, Union
 
 from .log import MVTLogHandler
-from mvt.common.config import settings
 
 
 class CustomJSONEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
@@ -239,6 +238,13 @@ 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:
@@ -249,16 +255,26 @@ def init_logging(verbose: bool = False):
 
 
 def set_verbose_logging(verbose: bool = False):
+    """Raise or lower the verbosity of MVT's console output.
+
+    Only MVT's own console handler is adjusted, wherever it sits in the list.
+    The file handler a command attaches to its output folder keeps recording
+    everything, so the command.log of a run does not depend on how the run was
+    invoked, and a handler attached to the "mvt" logger by anything else is
+    left alone.
+    """
     log = logging.getLogger("mvt")
-    handler = log.handlers[0]
-    if verbose:
-        handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-    else:
-        handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+    for handler in log.handlers:
+        if isinstance(handler, MVTLogHandler):
+            handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG if verbose else logging.INFO)
 
 
 def exec_or_profile(module, globals, locals):
     """Hook for profiling MVT modules"""
+    # Imported here so that the CLI modules, which import this one at start-up,
+    # do not load the settings (and pydantic) before a command runs.
+    from .config import settings
+
     if settings.PROFILE:
         cProfile.runctx(module, globals, locals)
     else:

src/mvt/common/version.py

@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
 # 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 = "2026.6.29"
+from importlib.metadata import version
+
+MVT_VERSION = version("mvt")

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

@@ -8,16 +8,13 @@ import logging
 import os
 
 import click
-from mvt.common.cmd_check_iocs import CmdCheckIOCS
-from mvt.common.completion import (
-    SUPPORTED_SHELLS,
-    completion_instructions,
-    generate_completion_script,
-    install_completion_script,
+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.logo import logo
 from mvt.common.options import MutuallyExclusiveOption
-from mvt.common.updates import IndicatorsUpdates
 from mvt.common.utils import (
     generate_hashes_from_path,
     init_logging,
@@ -27,6 +24,7 @@ from mvt.common.help import (
     HELP_MSG_VERSION,
     HELP_MSG_DECRYPT_BACKUP,
     HELP_MSG_BACKUP_DESTINATION,
+    HELP_MSG_DECRYPT_JOBS,
     HELP_MSG_IOS_BACKUP_PASSWORD,
     HELP_MSG_BACKUP_KEYFILE,
     HELP_MSG_HASHES,
@@ -38,6 +36,7 @@ from mvt.common.help import (
     HELP_MSG_LOAD_MODULE,
     HELP_MSG_MODULE,
     HELP_MSG_VERBOSE,
+    HELP_MSG_VERBOSE_COMMAND,
     HELP_MSG_CHECK_FS,
     HELP_MSG_CHECK_IOCS,
     HELP_MSG_STIX2,
@@ -45,17 +44,17 @@ from mvt.common.help import (
     HELP_MSG_CHECK_SYSDIAGNOSE,
     HELP_MSG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK,
     HELP_MSG_DISABLE_INDICATOR_UPDATE_CHECK,
-    HELP_MSG_COMPLETION,
 )
-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
-from .modules.mixed import MIXED_MODULES
+from .decrypt_config import (
+    DEFAULT_DECRYPT_WORKERS,
+    MAX_DECRYPT_WORKERS,
+)
+
+# The commands import what they run only when they are invoked. This module is
+# imported at every start of mvt-ios, including by shell completion on every
+# keystroke, so importing it must do no more than build the command tree: the
+# forensic modules, the backup decryption and the update checks stay out of it.
 
 init_logging()
 log = logging.getLogger("mvt")
@@ -75,7 +74,14 @@ def _get_disable_flags(ctx):
     )
 
 
+def _get_verbose(ctx):
+    """Return whether --verbose was passed to the CLI itself."""
+    return bool(ctx.obj and ctx.obj.get("verbose", False))
+
+
 def _load_custom_modules(load_module):
+    from mvt.common.module_loader import CustomModuleLoadError, load_custom_modules
+
     try:
         return load_custom_modules(load_module)
     except CustomModuleLoadError as exc:
@@ -86,6 +92,7 @@ def _load_custom_modules(load_module):
 # 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
 )
@@ -94,60 +101,31 @@ def _load_custom_modules(load_module):
     is_flag=True,
     help=HELP_MSG_DISABLE_INDICATOR_UPDATE_CHECK,
 )
+@click.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VERBOSE)
 @click.pass_context
-def cli(ctx, disable_update_check, disable_indicator_update_check):
+def cli(ctx, disable_update_check, disable_indicator_update_check, verbose):
     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,
-        )
+    ctx.obj["verbose"] = verbose
+    set_verbose_logging(verbose)
+
+    from mvt.common.logo import logo
+
+    logo(
+        disable_version_check=disable_update_check,
+        disable_indicator_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
 
 
-# ==============================================================================
-# Command: completion
-# ==============================================================================
-@cli.command("completion", context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS, help=HELP_MSG_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.",
-)
-@click.pass_context
-def completion(ctx, shell, install):
-    program_name = "mvt-ios"
-
-    if shell is None:
-        if install:
-            raise click.UsageError("A shell is required when using --install.")
-        click.echo(completion_instructions(program_name))
-        return
-
-    root_cli = ctx.find_root().command
-
-    if install:
-        script_path = install_completion_script(root_cli, program_name, shell)
-        click.echo(f"Installed {shell} completion to {script_path}")
-        if shell in ("bash", "zsh"):
-            click.echo(f"Updated ~/.{shell}rc")
-        else:
-            click.echo("Fish loads completion files automatically.")
-        return
-
-    click.echo(generate_completion_script(root_cli, program_name, shell))
-
-
 # ==============================================================================
 # Command: decrypt-backup
 # ==============================================================================
@@ -155,6 +133,13 @@ def completion(ctx, shell, install):
     "decrypt-backup", context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS, help=HELP_MSG_DECRYPT_BACKUP
 )
 @click.option("--destination", "-d", required=True, help=HELP_MSG_BACKUP_DESTINATION)
+@click.option(
+    "--jobs",
+    type=click.IntRange(1, MAX_DECRYPT_WORKERS),
+    default=DEFAULT_DECRYPT_WORKERS,
+    show_default=True,
+    help=HELP_MSG_DECRYPT_JOBS,
+)
 @click.option(
     "--password",
     "-p",
@@ -173,8 +158,10 @@ def completion(ctx, shell, install):
 @click.option("--hashes", "-H", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_HASHES)
 @click.argument("BACKUP_PATH", type=click.Path(exists=True))
 @click.pass_context
-def decrypt_backup(ctx, destination, password, key_file, hashes, backup_path):
-    backup = DecryptBackup(backup_path, destination)
+def decrypt_backup(ctx, destination, jobs, password, key_file, hashes, backup_path):
+    from .decrypt import DecryptBackup
+
+    backup = DecryptBackup(backup_path, destination, max_workers=jobs)
 
     if key_file:
         if MVT_IOS_BACKUP_PASSWORD in os.environ:
@@ -237,6 +224,8 @@ def decrypt_backup(ctx, destination, password, key_file, hashes, backup_path):
 )
 @click.argument("BACKUP_PATH", type=click.Path(exists=True))
 def extract_key(password, key_file, backup_path):
+    from .decrypt import DecryptBackup
+
     backup = DecryptBackup(backup_path)
 
     if password:
@@ -289,7 +278,7 @@ def extract_key(password, key_file, backup_path):
     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.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VERBOSE_COMMAND)
 @click.argument("BACKUP_PATH", type=click.Path(exists=True))
 @click.pass_context
 def check_backup(
@@ -304,7 +293,9 @@ def check_backup(
     verbose,
     backup_path,
 ):
-    set_verbose_logging(verbose)
+    from .cmd_check_backup import CmdIOSCheckBackup
+
+    set_verbose_logging(verbose or _get_verbose(ctx))
     module_options = {"fast_mode": fast}
     custom_modules = _load_custom_modules(load_module)
 
@@ -358,7 +349,7 @@ def check_backup(
     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.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VERBOSE_COMMAND)
 @click.argument("DUMP_PATH", type=click.Path(exists=True))
 @click.pass_context
 def check_fs(
@@ -373,7 +364,9 @@ def check_fs(
     verbose,
     dump_path,
 ):
-    set_verbose_logging(verbose)
+    from .cmd_check_fs import CmdIOSCheckFS
+
+    set_verbose_logging(verbose or _get_verbose(ctx))
     module_options = {"fast_mode": fast}
     custom_modules = _load_custom_modules(load_module)
 
@@ -427,7 +420,7 @@ def check_fs(
     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.option("--verbose", "-v", is_flag=True, help=HELP_MSG_VERBOSE_COMMAND)
 @click.argument("SYSDIAGNOSE_PATH", type=click.Path(exists=True))
 @click.pass_context
 def check_sysdiagnose(
@@ -441,7 +434,9 @@ def check_sysdiagnose(
     verbose,
     sysdiagnose_path,
 ):
-    set_verbose_logging(verbose)
+    from .cmd_check_sysdiagnose import CmdIOSCheckSysdiagnose
+
+    set_verbose_logging(verbose or _get_verbose(ctx))
     custom_modules = _load_custom_modules(load_module)
     cmd = CmdIOSCheckSysdiagnose(
         target_path=sysdiagnose_path,
@@ -495,6 +490,10 @@ def check_sysdiagnose(
 @click.argument("FOLDER", type=click.Path(exists=True))
 @click.pass_context
 def check_iocs(ctx, iocs, list_modules, module, load_module, folder):
+    from mvt.common.cmd_check_iocs import CmdCheckIOCS
+
+    from .command_modules import IOS_CHECK_IOCS_MODULES
+
     custom_modules = _load_custom_modules(load_module)
     cmd = CmdCheckIOCS(
         target_path=folder,
@@ -505,7 +504,7 @@ def check_iocs(ctx, iocs, list_modules, module, load_module, folder):
         custom_modules=custom_modules,
         platform="ios",
     )
-    cmd.modules = BACKUP_MODULES + FS_MODULES + MIXED_MODULES
+    cmd.modules = IOS_CHECK_IOCS_MODULES
 
     if list_modules:
         cmd.list_modules()
@@ -521,5 +520,25 @@ def check_iocs(ctx, iocs, list_modules, module, load_module, folder):
 # ==============================================================================
 @cli.command("download-iocs", context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS, help=HELP_MSG_STIX2)
 def download_iocs():
+    from mvt.common.updates import IndicatorsUpdates
+
     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_sysdiagnose.py

@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 import json
 import logging
 import os
+import shutil
 import tarfile
-from pathlib import Path
+from pathlib import Path, PurePosixPath
+from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
 from typing import Any, Optional
 
 from mvt.common.command import Command
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ class CmdIOSCheckSysdiagnose(Command):
         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]:
@@ -91,21 +95,68 @@ class CmdIOSCheckSysdiagnose(Command):
         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")
-        for member in self.sysdiagnose_archive:
-            self.sysdiagnose_files.append(member.name)
-            if member.isfile() and member.name.endswith(".ips"):
-                archive_handle = self.sysdiagnose_archive.extractfile(member)
-                if archive_handle is not None:
-                    with archive_handle:
-                        self._add_ips_file(member.name, archive_handle.read())
+        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.sysdiagnose_archive is None:
-                raise RuntimeError("Sysdiagnose archive has not been initialized")
-            module.from_sysdiagnose_tar(
-                self.sysdiagnose_archive, self.sysdiagnose_files
+            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:
@@ -117,3 +168,6 @@ class CmdIOSCheckSysdiagnose(Command):
         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/command_modules.py

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# 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/
+
+"""Module lists an mvt-ios command composes from more than one family.
+
+Commands whose modules are one family read that family directly. check-iocs
+re-checks stored results, so it has to know every module that could have
+written one, and both the CLI and any other code needing that answer share
+the list from here rather than each concatenating their own.
+"""
+
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
+
+from .modules.backup import BACKUP_MODULES
+from .modules.fs import FS_MODULES
+from .modules.mixed import MIXED_MODULES
+
+IOS_CHECK_IOCS_MODULES: list[type[MVTModule]] = (
+    BACKUP_MODULES + FS_MODULES + MIXED_MODULES
+)

src/mvt/ios/data/ios_versions.json

@@ -1216,6 +1216,14 @@
         "version": "18.7.9",
         "build": "22H355"
     },
+    {
+        "version": "18.7.10",
+        "build": "22H373"
+    },
+    {
+        "version": "18.7.10",
+        "build": "22H374"
+    },
     {
         "version": "26",
         "build": "23A341"
@@ -1255,5 +1263,13 @@
     {
         "version": "26.5",
         "build": "23F77"
+    },
+    {
+        "version": "26.6.1",
+        "build": "23G82"
+    },
+    {
+        "version": "26.6.1",
+        "build": "23G83"
     }
 ]

src/mvt/ios/decrypt.py

@@ -6,18 +6,179 @@
 import binascii
 import glob
 import logging
-import multiprocessing
 import os
 import os.path
+import plistlib
 import shutil
 import sqlite3
+import tempfile
+from concurrent.futures import (
+    ALL_COMPLETED,
+    FIRST_COMPLETED,
+    Future,
+    ThreadPoolExecutor,
+    wait,
+)
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
-from iOSbackup import iOSbackup
+from iphone_backup_decrypt import EncryptedBackup
+from iphone_backup_decrypt import google_iphone_dataprotection
+from iphone_backup_decrypt.utils import FilePlist
+
+from .decrypt_config import DEFAULT_DECRYPT_WORKERS, MAX_DECRYPT_WORKERS
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# Import pbkdf2_hmac from the same source iphone_backup_decrypt uses internally,
+# so our key derivation is consistent with theirs.
+try:
+    from fastpbkdf2 import pbkdf2_hmac
+except ImportError:
+    import Crypto.Hash.SHA1
+    import Crypto.Hash.SHA256
+    import Crypto.Protocol.KDF
+
+    _HASH_FNS = {"sha1": Crypto.Hash.SHA1, "sha256": Crypto.Hash.SHA256}
+
+    def pbkdf2_hmac(hash_name, password, salt, iterations, dklen=None):
+        return Crypto.Protocol.KDF.PBKDF2(
+            password, salt, dklen, iterations, hmac_hash_module=_HASH_FNS[hash_name]
+        )
+
+
+class MVTEncryptedBackup(EncryptedBackup):
+    """Extends EncryptedBackup with derived key export/import.
+
+    NOTE: This subclass relies on internal APIs of iphone_backup_decrypt
+    (specifically _read_and_unlock_keybag, _keybag, and the Keybag class
+    internals). Pinned to iphone_backup_decrypt==0.9.0.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, *, backup_directory, passphrase=None, derived_key=None):
+        if passphrase:
+            super().__init__(backup_directory=backup_directory, passphrase=passphrase)
+            self._derived_key = None  # Will be set after keybag unlock
+        elif derived_key:
+            self._init_without_passphrase(backup_directory, derived_key)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Either passphrase or derived_key must be provided")
+
+    def _init_without_passphrase(self, backup_directory, derived_key):
+        """Replicate parent __init__ state without requiring a passphrase."""
+        self.decrypted = False
+        self._backup_directory = os.path.expandvars(backup_directory)
+        self._passphrase = None
+        self._manifest_plist_path = os.path.join(
+            self._backup_directory, "Manifest.plist"
+        )
+        self._manifest_plist = None
+        self._manifest_db_path = os.path.join(self._backup_directory, "Manifest.db")
+        self._keybag = None
+        self._unlocked = False
+        self._temporary_folder = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        self._temp_decrypted_manifest_db_path = os.path.join(
+            self._temporary_folder, "Manifest.db"
+        )
+        self._temp_manifest_db_conn = None
+        self._derived_key = derived_key  # 32 raw bytes
+
+    def _read_and_unlock_keybag(self):
+        """Override to capture derived key on password unlock, or use
+        a pre-derived key to skip PBKDF2."""
+        if self._unlocked:
+            return self._unlocked
+
+        with open(self._manifest_plist_path, "rb") as infile:
+            self._manifest_plist = plistlib.load(infile)
+        self._keybag = google_iphone_dataprotection.Keybag(
+            self._manifest_plist["BackupKeyBag"]
+        )
+
+        if self._derived_key:
+            # Skip PBKDF2, unwrap class keys directly with pre-derived key
+            self._unlocked = _unlock_keybag_with_derived_key(
+                self._keybag, self._derived_key
+            )
+        else:
+            # Normal path: full PBKDF2 derivation, capturing the intermediate key
+            self._unlocked, self._derived_key = _unlock_keybag_and_capture_key(
+                self._keybag, self._passphrase
+            )
+            self._passphrase = None
+
+        if not self._unlocked:
+            raise ValueError("Failed to decrypt keys: incorrect passphrase?")
+        return True
+
+    def get_decryption_key(self):
+        """Return derived key as hex string (64 chars / 32 bytes)."""
+        if self._derived_key is None:
+            raise ValueError("No derived key available")
+        return self._derived_key.hex()
+
+    def extract_file_by_id(self, *, file_id, file_bplist, output_filename):
+        """Extract one manifest entry without loading the whole file into memory."""
+        self._read_and_unlock_keybag()
+        file_plist = FilePlist(file_bplist)
+
+        if file_plist.encryption_key is None:
+            source_filename = os.path.join(
+                self._backup_directory, file_id[:2], file_id
+            )
+            shutil.copy2(source_filename, output_filename)
+            return
+
+        inner_key = self._keybag.unwrapKeyForClass(
+            file_plist.protection_class, file_plist.encryption_key
+        )
+        self._decrypt_file_to_disk(
+            file_id=file_id,
+            key=inner_key,
+            file_plist=file_plist,
+            output_filepath=output_filename,
+        )
+
+
+def _unlock_keybag_with_derived_key(keybag, passphrase_key):
+    """Unlock keybag class keys using a pre-derived passphrase_key,
+    skipping the expensive PBKDF2 rounds."""
+    WRAP_PASSPHRASE = 2
+    for classkey in keybag.classKeys.values():
+        if b"WPKY" not in classkey:
+            continue
+        if classkey[b"WRAP"] & WRAP_PASSPHRASE:
+            k = google_iphone_dataprotection._AESUnwrap(
+                passphrase_key, classkey[b"WPKY"]
+            )
+            if not k:
+                return False
+            classkey[b"KEY"] = k
+    return True
+
+
+def _unlock_keybag_and_capture_key(keybag, passphrase):
+    """Run full PBKDF2 key derivation and AES unwrap, returning
+    (success, passphrase_key) so the derived key can be exported."""
+    passphrase_round1 = pbkdf2_hmac(
+        "sha256", passphrase, keybag.attrs[b"DPSL"], keybag.attrs[b"DPIC"], 32
+    )
+    passphrase_key = pbkdf2_hmac(
+        "sha1", passphrase_round1, keybag.attrs[b"SALT"], keybag.attrs[b"ITER"], 32
+    )
+    WRAP_PASSPHRASE = 2
+    for classkey in keybag.classKeys.values():
+        if b"WPKY" not in classkey:
+            continue
+        if classkey[b"WRAP"] & WRAP_PASSPHRASE:
+            k = google_iphone_dataprotection._AESUnwrap(
+                passphrase_key, classkey[b"WPKY"]
+            )
+            if not k:
+                return False, None
+            classkey[b"KEY"] = k
+    return True, passphrase_key
+
 
 class DecryptBackup:
     """This class provides functions to decrypt an encrypted iTunes backup
@@ -26,19 +187,68 @@ class DecryptBackup:
 
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, backup_path: str, dest_path: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        backup_path: str,
+        dest_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        max_workers: int = DEFAULT_DECRYPT_WORKERS,
+    ) -> None:
         """Decrypts an encrypted iOS backup.
         :param backup_path: Path to the encrypted backup folder
         :param dest_path: Path to the folder where to store the decrypted backup
         """
         self.backup_path = os.path.abspath(backup_path)
         self.dest_path = dest_path
-        self._backup = None
-        self._decryption_key = None
+        if not 1 <= max_workers <= MAX_DECRYPT_WORKERS:
+            raise ValueError(f"max_workers must be between 1 and {MAX_DECRYPT_WORKERS}")
+        self.max_workers = max_workers
+        self._backup: Optional[MVTEncryptedBackup] = None
+        self._decryption_key: Optional[str] = None
 
     def can_process(self) -> bool:
         return self._backup is not None
 
+    def _process_file(
+        self,
+        *,
+        file_id: str,
+        file_bplist: bytes,
+        output_path: Path,
+        relative_path: str,
+        domain: str,
+    ) -> None:
+        assert self._backup is not None
+        self._backup.extract_file_by_id(
+            file_id=file_id,
+            file_bplist=file_bplist,
+            output_filename=str(output_path),
+        )
+        log.info(
+            "Decrypted file %s [%s] to %s/%s",
+            relative_path,
+            domain,
+            output_path.parent,
+            file_id,
+        )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _wait_for_files(
+        pending: dict[Future[None], str], *, all_files: bool = False
+    ) -> None:
+        if not pending:
+            return
+
+        done, _ = wait(
+            pending,
+            return_when=ALL_COMPLETED if all_files else FIRST_COMPLETED,
+        )
+        for future in done:
+            relative_path = pending.pop(future)
+            try:
+                future.result()
+            except Exception as exc:
+                log.error("Failed to decrypt file %s: %s", relative_path, exc)
+
     @staticmethod
     def is_encrypted(backup_path: str) -> bool:
         """Query Manifest.db file to see if it's encrypted or not.
@@ -58,21 +268,6 @@ class DecryptBackup:
         finally:
             conn.close()
 
-    def _process_file(
-        self, relative_path: str, domain: str, item, file_id: str, item_folder: str
-    ) -> None:
-        assert self._backup is not None
-        self._backup.getFileDecryptedCopy(
-            manifestEntry=item, targetName=file_id, targetFolder=item_folder
-        )
-        log.info(
-            "Decrypted file %s [%s] to %s/%s",
-            relative_path,
-            domain,
-            item_folder,
-            file_id,
-        )
-
     def process_backup(self) -> None:
         assert self._backup is not None
         assert self.dest_path is not None
@@ -81,53 +276,71 @@ class DecryptBackup:
             os.makedirs(self.dest_path)
 
         manifest_path = os.path.join(self.dest_path, "Manifest.db")
-        # We extract a decrypted Manifest.db.
-        self._backup.getManifestDB()
-        # We store it to the destination folder.
-        shutil.copy(self._backup.manifestDB, manifest_path)
+        # Extract a decrypted Manifest.db to the destination folder.
+        self._backup.save_manifest_file(output_filename=manifest_path)
 
-        pool = multiprocessing.Pool(multiprocessing.cpu_count())
-
-        for item in self._backup.getBackupFilesList():
-            try:
-                file_id = item["backupFile"]
-                relative_path = item["relativePath"]
-                domain = item["domain"]
-
-                # This may be a partial backup. Skip files from the manifest
-                # which do not exist locally.
-                source_file_path = os.path.join(self.backup_path, file_id[0:2], file_id)
-                if not Path(source_file_path).resolve().is_relative_to(Path(self.backup_path).resolve()):
-                    log.warning("Skipping unsafe file_id: %r", file_id)
-                    continue
-                if not os.path.exists(source_file_path):
-                    log.debug(
-                        "Skipping file %s. File not found in encrypted backup directory.",
-                        source_file_path,
-                    )
-                    continue
-
-                item_folder = os.path.join(self.dest_path, file_id[0:2])  # type: ignore[arg-type]
-                if not Path(os.path.join(item_folder, file_id)).resolve().is_relative_to(Path(self.dest_path).resolve()):
-                    log.warning("Skipping unsafe file_id: %r", file_id)
-                    continue
-                if not os.path.exists(item_folder):
-                    os.makedirs(item_folder)
-
-                # iOSBackup getFileDecryptedCopy() claims to read a "file"
-                # parameter but the code actually is reading the "manifest" key.
-                # Add manifest plist to both keys to handle this.
-                item["manifest"] = item["file"]
-
-                pool.apply_async(
-                    self._process_file,
-                    args=(relative_path, domain, item, file_id, item_folder),
+        # Iterate over all files in the backup and decrypt them,
+        # preserving the XX/file_id directory structure that downstream
+        # modules expect.
+        backup_root = Path(self.backup_path).resolve()
+        dest_root = Path(self.dest_path).resolve()
+        pending: dict[Future[None], str] = {}
+        with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=self.max_workers) as executor:
+            with self._backup.manifest_db_cursor() as cur:
+                cur.execute(
+                    "SELECT fileID, domain, relativePath, file FROM Files WHERE flags=1"
                 )
-            except Exception as exc:
-                log.error("Failed to decrypt file %s: %s", relative_path, exc)
+                for file_id, domain, relative_path, file_bplist in cur:
+                    # This may be a partial backup. Skip files from the manifest
+                    # which do not exist locally.
+                    source_file_path = backup_root / file_id[:2] / file_id
+                    if not source_file_path.resolve().is_relative_to(backup_root):
+                        log.warning("Skipping unsafe file_id: %r", file_id)
+                        continue
+                    if not os.path.exists(source_file_path):
+                        log.debug(
+                            "Skipping file %s. File not found in encrypted "
+                            "backup directory.",
+                            source_file_path,
+                        )
+                        continue
 
-        pool.close()
-        pool.join()
+                    output_path = dest_root / file_id[:2] / file_id
+                    if not output_path.resolve().is_relative_to(dest_root):
+                        log.warning("Skipping unsafe file_id: %r", file_id)
+                        continue
+                    output_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+                    if self.max_workers == 1:
+                        try:
+                            self._process_file(
+                                file_id=file_id,
+                                file_bplist=file_bplist,
+                                output_path=output_path,
+                                relative_path=relative_path,
+                                domain=domain,
+                            )
+                        except Exception as exc:
+                            log.error(
+                                "Failed to decrypt file %s: %s",
+                                relative_path,
+                                exc,
+                            )
+                        continue
+
+                    future = executor.submit(
+                        self._process_file,
+                        file_id=file_id,
+                        file_bplist=file_bplist,
+                        output_path=output_path,
+                        relative_path=relative_path,
+                        domain=domain,
+                    )
+                    pending[future] = relative_path
+                    if len(pending) >= self.max_workers:
+                        self._wait_for_files(pending)
+
+            self._wait_for_files(pending, all_files=True)
 
         # Copying over the root plist files as well.
         for file_name in os.listdir(self.backup_path):
@@ -168,20 +381,23 @@ class DecryptBackup:
             return
 
         try:
-            self._backup = iOSbackup(
-                udid=os.path.basename(self.backup_path),
-                cleartextpassword=password,
-                backuproot=os.path.dirname(self.backup_path),
+            self._backup = MVTEncryptedBackup(
+                backup_directory=self.backup_path,
+                passphrase=password,
             )
+            # Eagerly trigger keybag unlock so wrong-password errors
+            # surface here rather than later during process_backup().
+            self._backup.test_decryption()
         except Exception as exc:
+            self._backup = None
             if (
-                isinstance(exc, KeyError)
-                and len(exc.args) > 0
-                and exc.args[0] == b"KEY"
+                isinstance(exc, ValueError)
+                and "passphrase" in str(exc).lower()
             ):
                 log.critical("Failed to decrypt backup. Password is probably wrong.")
             elif (
                 isinstance(exc, FileNotFoundError)
+                and hasattr(exc, "filename")
                 and os.path.basename(exc.filename) == "Manifest.plist"
             ):
                 log.critical(
@@ -224,12 +440,14 @@ class DecryptBackup:
 
         try:
             key_bytes_raw = binascii.unhexlify(key_bytes)
-            self._backup = iOSbackup(
-                udid=os.path.basename(self.backup_path),
-                derivedkey=key_bytes_raw,
-                backuproot=os.path.dirname(self.backup_path),
+            self._backup = MVTEncryptedBackup(
+                backup_directory=self.backup_path,
+                derived_key=key_bytes_raw,
             )
+            # Eagerly trigger keybag unlock so wrong-key errors surface here.
+            self._backup.test_decryption()
         except Exception as exc:
+            self._backup = None
             log.exception(exc)
             log.critical(
                 "Failed to decrypt backup. Did you provide the correct key file?"
@@ -240,7 +458,7 @@ class DecryptBackup:
         if not self._backup:
             return
 
-        self._decryption_key = self._backup.getDecryptionKey()
+        self._decryption_key = self._backup.get_decryption_key()
         log.info(
             'Derived decryption key for backup at path %s is: "%s"',
             self.backup_path,

src/mvt/ios/decrypt_config.py

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# 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/
+
+"""Configuration shared by the iOS CLI and backup decryption implementation."""
+
+DEFAULT_DECRYPT_WORKERS = 4
+MAX_DECRYPT_WORKERS = 32

src/mvt/ios/modules/backup/__init__.py

@@ -3,9 +3,16 @@
 # Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
+
 from .backup_info import BackupInfo
 from .configuration_profiles import ConfigurationProfiles
 from .manifest import Manifest
 from .profile_events import ProfileEvents
 
-BACKUP_MODULES = [BackupInfo, ConfigurationProfiles, Manifest, ProfileEvents]
+BACKUP_MODULES: list[type[MVTModule]] = [
+    BackupInfo,
+    ConfigurationProfiles,
+    Manifest,
+    ProfileEvents,
+]

src/mvt/ios/modules/fs/__init__.py

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
+
 from .analytics import Analytics
 from .analytics_ios_versions import AnalyticsIOSVersions
 from .cache_files import CacheFiles
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ from .webkit_indexeddb import WebkitIndexedDB
 from .webkit_localstorage import WebkitLocalStorage
 from .webkit_safariviewservice import WebkitSafariViewService
 
-FS_MODULES = [
+FS_MODULES: list[type[MVTModule]] = [
     CacheFiles,
     Filesystem,
     Netusage,

src/mvt/ios/modules/mixed/__init__.py

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
+from mvt.common.module import MVTModule
+
 from .applications import Applications
 from .calendar import Calendar
 from .calls import Calls
@@ -26,8 +28,9 @@ from .tcc import TCC
 from .webkit_resource_load_statistics import WebkitResourceLoadStatistics
 from .webkit_session_resource_log import WebkitSessionResourceLog
 from .whatsapp import Whatsapp
+from .whatsapp_contacts import WhatsappContacts
 
-MIXED_MODULES = [
+MIXED_MODULES: list[type[MVTModule]] = [
     Calls,
     ChromeFavicon,
     ChromeHistory,
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ MIXED_MODULES = [
     WebkitResourceLoadStatistics,
     WebkitSessionResourceLog,
     Whatsapp,
+    WhatsappContacts,
     Shortcuts,
     Applications,
     Calendar,

src/mvt/ios/modules/mixed/calls.py

@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ class Calls(IOSExtraction):
                     "duration": row[1],
                     "location": row[2],
                     "number": (
-                        row[3].decode("utf-8") if row[3] and row[3] is bytes else row[3]
+                        row[3].decode("utf-8")
+                        if isinstance(row[3], bytes)
+                        else row[3]
                     ),
                     "provider": row[4],
                 }

src/mvt/ios/modules/mixed/interactionc.py

@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 # 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 logging
+import re
 import sqlite3
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Optional, Tuple
 
 from mvt.common.module_types import (
     ModuleAtomicResult,
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ from mvt.common.module_types import (
 from mvt.common.utils import convert_mactime_to_iso
 
 from ..base import IOSExtraction
+from .whatsapp_contacts import WhatsappContacts
 
 INTERACTIONC_BACKUP_IDS = [
     "1f5a521220a3ad80ebfdc196978df8e7a2e49dee",
@@ -22,6 +25,49 @@ INTERACTIONC_BACKUP_IDS = [
 INTERACTIONC_ROOT_PATHS = [
     "private/var/mobile/Library/CoreDuet/People/interactionC.db",
 ]
+
+# The interaction record's creation date normally trails its start date by
+# milliseconds: emitting it as a timeline event only duplicates the start
+# date event. A large divergence, however, indicates the record was
+# backfilled (sync, restore, or tampering) and is worth surfacing.
+CREATION_DATE_DIVERGENCE_THRESHOLD = 3600.0
+
+# Per-contact aggregate dates from ZCONTACTS are repeated on every
+# interaction row of the same contact. They are serialized with a
+# contact-centric data string so that timeline de-duplication collapses
+# them into one event per contact.
+CONTACT_EVENT_TEMPLATES = {
+    "contacts_creation_date": "Contact {party} first recorded in interactionC",
+    "first_incoming_sender_date": "First incoming interaction from {party}",
+    "last_incoming_sender_date": "Last incoming interaction from {party}",
+    "first_incoming_recipient_date": (
+        "First incoming interaction where {party} was a recipient"
+    ),
+    "last_incoming_recipient_date": (
+        "Last incoming interaction where {party} was a recipient"
+    ),
+    "first_outgoing_recipient_date": (
+        "First outgoing interaction to {party}"
+    ),
+    "last_outgoing_recipient_date": (
+        "Last outgoing interaction to {party}"
+    ),
+}
+
+
+def _parse_iso(timestamp) -> Optional[datetime.datetime]:
+    try:
+        return datetime.datetime.strptime(
+            timestamp, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f"
+        )
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        return None
+
+
+def _describe_delta(seconds: float) -> str:
+    if seconds >= 86400:
+        return f"{seconds / 86400:.0f} days"
+    return f"{seconds / 3600:.0f} hours"
 # Taken from APOLLO
 # https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/interaction_contact_interactions.txt
 QUERIES = [
@@ -34,7 +80,7 @@ QUERIES = [
             CASE ZINTERACTIONS.ZDIRECTION
                 WHEN '0' THEN 'INCOMING'
                 WHEN '1' THEN 'OUTGOING'
-            END 'DIRECTION' AS "direction",
+            END AS "direction",
             ZCONTACTS.ZDISPLAYNAME AS "sender_display_name",
             ZCONTACTS.ZIDENTIFIER AS "sender_identifier",
             ZCONTACTS.ZPERSONID AS "sender_personid",
@@ -89,7 +135,7 @@ QUERIES = [
             CASE ZINTERACTIONS.ZDIRECTION
                 WHEN '0' THEN 'INCOMING'
                 WHEN '1' THEN 'OUTGOING'
-            END 'DIRECTION' AS "direction",
+            END AS "direction",
             ZCONTACTS.ZDISPLAYNAME AS "sender_display_name",
             ZCONTACTS.ZIDENTIFIER AS "sender_identifier",
             ZCONTACTS.ZPERSONID AS "sender_personid",
@@ -117,7 +163,7 @@ QUERIES = [
             CASE ZCONTACTS.ZLASTINCOMINGRECIPIENTDATE
                 WHEN '0' THEN '0'
                 ELSE ZCONTACTS.ZLASTINCOMINGRECIPIENTDATE
-         END 'LAST INCOMING RECIPIENT DATE' AS "last_incoming_recipient_date",
+         END AS "last_incoming_recipient_date",
          ZCONTACTS.ZLASTOUTGOINGRECIPIENTDATE AS "last_outgoing_recipient_date",
          ZCONTACTS.ZCUSTOMIDENTIFIER AS "custom_id",
          ZINTERACTIONS.ZCONTENTURL AS "interaction_content_url",
@@ -218,9 +264,16 @@ QUERIES = [
 ]
 
 
+WHATSAPP_BUNDLE_ID = "net.whatsapp.WhatsApp"
+
+
 class InteractionC(IOSExtraction):
     """This module extracts data from InteractionC db."""
 
+    # WhatsApp identifies chat peers by LID in interactionC.db, which only the
+    # WhatsApp contacts database can map back to a phone number and name.
+    dependencies = [WhatsappContacts]
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         file_path: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -252,10 +305,51 @@ class InteractionC(IOSExtraction):
             "last_outgoing_recipient_date",
         ]
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _describe_party(record: ModuleAtomicResult, prefix: str) -> Optional[str]:
+        name = record.get(f"{prefix}_display_name") or record.get(
+            f"{prefix}_resolved_name"
+        )
+        identifier = record.get(f"{prefix}_resolved_phone_number") or record.get(
+            f"{prefix}_identifier"
+        )
+        if name and identifier:
+            # A display name that is just a formatted copy of the phone
+            # number adds no information.
+            name_digits = re.sub(r"\D", "", name)
+            if name_digits and name_digits == re.sub(r"\D", "", identifier):
+                return identifier
+            return f"{name} ({identifier})"
+        return name or identifier or None
+
     def serialize(self, record: ModuleAtomicResult) -> ModuleSerializedResult:
+        sender = self._describe_party(record, "sender")
+        # The chat peer from the domain identifier stands in when the
+        # recipient was not recorded (or the recipient join is unavailable).
+        recipient = self._describe_party(record, "recipient") or self._describe_party(
+            record, "domain"
+        )
+        direction = record.get("direction")
+        if not sender and direction == "OUTGOING":
+            sender = "local user"
+        if not recipient and direction == "INCOMING":
+            recipient = "local user"
+
+        header = f"[{record['bundle_id']}]"
+        if record.get("account"):
+            header += f" {record['account']}"
+        if direction:
+            header += f" {direction}"
+
+        data = f"{header} from {sender or 'unknown'} to {recipient or 'unknown'}"
+        if record.get("group_name"):
+            data += f" (group: {record['group_name']})"
+        if record.get("content"):
+            data += f": {record['content']}"
+
         records = []
         processed = []
-        for timestamp in self.timestamps:
+        for timestamp in ("start_date", "end_date"):
             # Check if the record has the current timestamp.
             if timestamp not in record or not record[timestamp]:
                 continue
@@ -269,16 +363,142 @@ class InteractionC(IOSExtraction):
                     "timestamp": record[timestamp],
                     "module": self.__class__.__name__,
                     "event": timestamp,
-                    "data": f"[{record['bundle_id']}] {record['account']} - "
-                    f"from {record['sender_display_name']} ({record['sender_identifier']}) "
-                    f"to {record.get('recipient_display_name', '')} ({record.get('recipient_identifier', '')}):"
-                    f" {record.get('content', '')}",
+                    "data": data,
                 }
             )
             processed.append(record[timestamp])
 
+        creation_event = self._serialize_creation_date(record, data)
+        if creation_event:
+            records.append(creation_event)
+
+        # Contact-level aggregates describe the sender's contact record.
+        party = self._describe_party(record, "sender")
+        if party:
+            for field, template in CONTACT_EVENT_TEMPLATES.items():
+                if not record.get(field):
+                    continue
+                records.append(
+                    {
+                        "timestamp": record[field],
+                        "module": self.__class__.__name__,
+                        "event": field,
+                        "data": template.format(party=party),
+                    }
+                )
+
         return records
 
+    def _serialize_creation_date(
+        self, record: ModuleAtomicResult, data: str
+    ) -> Optional[dict]:
+        """Serialize the interaction record's creation date only when it
+        diverges from the start date enough to indicate the record was
+        backfilled."""
+        creation = record.get("interactions_creation_date")
+        if not creation:
+            return None
+
+        event = {
+            "timestamp": creation,
+            "module": self.__class__.__name__,
+            "event": "interactions_creation_date",
+            "data": data,
+        }
+
+        start = _parse_iso(record.get("start_date"))
+        creation_parsed = _parse_iso(creation)
+        if not start or not creation_parsed:
+            # Without a start date the creation date is the only anchor.
+            return event
+
+        delta = (creation_parsed - start).total_seconds()
+        if abs(delta) < CREATION_DATE_DIVERGENCE_THRESHOLD:
+            return None
+
+        direction = "after" if delta > 0 else "before"
+        event["data"] = (
+            f"Interaction record created {_describe_delta(abs(delta))} "
+            f"{direction} the event: {data}"
+        )
+        return event
+
+    def _whatsapp_contact_maps(self) -> Tuple[dict, dict]:
+        """Build LID and phone-digit lookup maps from the WhatsappContacts
+        module results, when available."""
+        by_lid: dict = {}
+        by_phone: dict = {}
+        contacts_module = self.dependency_modules.get(WhatsappContacts)
+        if not contacts_module:
+            return by_lid, by_phone
+
+        for contact in contacts_module.results:
+            name = contact.get("full_name") or contact.get("given_name")
+            phone = contact.get("phone_number")
+            entry = (phone, name)
+            if contact.get("lid"):
+                by_lid[contact["lid"]] = entry
+            if phone:
+                by_phone[re.sub(r"\D", "", phone)] = entry
+            whatsapp_id = contact.get("whatsapp_id")
+            if whatsapp_id and "@" in whatsapp_id:
+                by_phone.setdefault(whatsapp_id.split("@")[0], entry)
+
+        return by_lid, by_phone
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _resolve_whatsapp_identifier(
+        value, by_lid: dict, by_phone: dict
+    ) -> Tuple[Optional[str], Optional[str]]:
+        """Resolve a WhatsApp identifier (LID, JID or phone number) to a
+        (phone_number, contact_name) tuple."""
+        if not value:
+            return None, None
+
+        value = str(value)
+        if value.endswith("@lid"):
+            return by_lid.get(value, (None, None))
+        if value.endswith("@g.us"):
+            return None, None
+        if value.endswith("@s.whatsapp.net"):
+            digits = value.split("@")[0]
+            phone, name = by_phone.get(digits, (None, None))
+            return phone or f"+{digits}", name
+        if value.startswith("+"):
+            _, name = by_phone.get(re.sub(r"\D", "", value), (None, None))
+            return None, name
+
+        return None, None
+
+    def _postprocess_results(self) -> None:
+        by_lid, by_phone = self._whatsapp_contact_maps()
+
+        for entry in self.results:
+            # The fallback queries return ZDIRECTION raw instead of labelled.
+            if entry.get("direction") in (0, "0"):
+                entry["direction"] = "INCOMING"
+            elif entry.get("direction") in (1, "1"):
+                entry["direction"] = "OUTGOING"
+
+            if entry.get("bundle_id") != WHATSAPP_BUNDLE_ID:
+                continue
+
+            candidates = {
+                "sender": [entry.get("sender_identifier"), entry.get("custom_id")],
+                "recipient": [entry.get("recipient_identifier")],
+                "domain": [entry.get("domain_identifier")],
+            }
+            for prefix, values in candidates.items():
+                phone = name = None
+                for value in values:
+                    phone, name = self._resolve_whatsapp_identifier(
+                        value, by_lid, by_phone
+                    )
+                    if phone or name:
+                        break
+                entry[f"{prefix}_resolved_phone_number"] = phone
+                entry[f"{prefix}_resolved_name"] = name
+
     def run(self) -> None:
         self._find_ios_database(
             backup_ids=INTERACTIONC_BACKUP_IDS, root_paths=INTERACTIONC_ROOT_PATHS
@@ -325,4 +545,6 @@ class InteractionC(IOSExtraction):
             cur.close()
             conn.close()
 
+        self._postprocess_results()
+
         self.log.info("Extracted a total of %d InteractionC events", len(self.results))

src/mvt/ios/modules/mixed/sms.py

@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ class SMS(IOSExtraction):
                     ioc_match.message, "", result, matched_indicator=ioc_match.ioc
                 )
 
+    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:
         self._find_ios_database(backup_ids=SMS_BACKUP_IDS, root_paths=SMS_ROOT_PATHS)
         self.log.info("Found SMS database at path: %s", self.file_path)

src/mvt/ios/modules/mixed/whatsapp.py

@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 #   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
 
 import logging
-from typing import Optional
+import os
+import sqlite3
+from typing import Dict, Optional
 
 from mvt.common.module_types import (
     ModuleAtomicResult,
@@ -22,9 +24,71 @@ WHATSAPP_ROOT_PATHS = [
     "private/var/mobile/Containers/Shared/AppGroup/*/ChatStorage.sqlite",
 ]
 
+WHATSAPP_LID_BACKUP_IDS = [
+    # SHA-1 of "AppDomainGroup-group.net.whatsapp.WhatsApp.shared-LID.sqlite"
+    "e794f6ffcc3c222535f47684a63d5178da3c4500",
+]
+WHATSAPP_LID_ROOT_PATHS = [
+    "private/var/mobile/Containers/Shared/AppGroup/*/LID.sqlite",
+]
+
+# WhatsApp records the mapping between a contact's LID and phone number
+# identifiers in the ZWAPHONENUMBERLIDPAIR table. Depending on the WhatsApp
+# version this lives in a dedicated LID.sqlite database or in
+# ChatStorage.sqlite itself.
+LID_PAIRS_QUERY = """
+    SELECT
+        ZLID AS "lid",
+        ZPHONENUMBER AS "phone_number",
+        ZTIMESTAMP AS "pair_timestamp"
+    FROM ZWAPHONENUMBERLIDPAIR;
+"""
+
+CHAT_SESSIONS_QUERY = """
+    SELECT
+        ZWACHATSESSION.Z_PK AS "session_pk",
+        ZWACHATSESSION.ZCONTACTJID AS "contact_jid",
+        ZWACHATSESSION.ZPARTNERNAME AS "partner_name",
+        ZWACHATSESSION.ZSESSIONTYPE AS "session_type",
+        ZWACHATSESSION.ZARCHIVED AS "archived",
+        ZWACHATSESSION.ZREMOVED AS "removed",
+        ZWACHATSESSION.ZMESSAGECOUNTER AS "message_counter",
+        ZWACHATSESSION.ZLASTMESSAGEDATE AS "last_message_date",
+        ZWAGROUPINFO.ZCREATIONDATE AS "group_creation_date",
+        MIN(ZWAMESSAGE.ZMESSAGEDATE) AS "first_stored_message_date",
+        MAX(ZWAMESSAGE.ZMESSAGEDATE) AS "last_stored_message_date",
+        COUNT(ZWAMESSAGE.Z_PK) AS "stored_message_count"
+    FROM ZWACHATSESSION
+    LEFT JOIN ZWAGROUPINFO
+        ON ZWACHATSESSION.ZGROUPINFO = ZWAGROUPINFO.Z_PK
+    LEFT JOIN ZWAMESSAGE
+        ON ZWAMESSAGE.ZCHATSESSION = ZWACHATSESSION.Z_PK
+    GROUP BY ZWACHATSESSION.Z_PK;
+"""
+
+CHAT_SESSION_DATE_FIELDS = [
+    "last_message_date",
+    "group_creation_date",
+    "first_stored_message_date",
+    "last_stored_message_date",
+]
+
+
+def _describe_chat(record: ModuleAtomicResult) -> str:
+    jid = record.get("contact_jid") or "unknown"
+    name = record.get("partner_name")
+    identifier = record.get("partner_resolved_phone_number") or jid
+    label = f"'{name}' ({identifier})" if name else identifier
+    is_group = jid.endswith("@g.us") or record.get("group_creation_date")
+    if is_group:
+        return f"WhatsApp group chat {label}"
+    return f"WhatsApp chat with {label}"
+
 
 class Whatsapp(IOSExtraction):
-    """This module extracts all WhatsApp messages containing links."""
+    """This module extracts all WhatsApp messages containing links, as well
+    as per-chat records with the first and last interaction dates of each
+    conversation."""
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -45,6 +109,21 @@ class Whatsapp(IOSExtraction):
         )
 
     def serialize(self, record: ModuleAtomicResult) -> ModuleSerializedResult:
+        if record.get("record_type") == "chat_session":
+            return self._serialize_chat_session(record)
+        if record.get("record_type") == "lid_phone_number_pair":
+            if not record.get("pair_timestamp"):
+                return []
+            return {
+                "timestamp": record["pair_timestamp"],
+                "module": self.__class__.__name__,
+                "event": "lid_pair_recorded",
+                "data": (
+                    f"WhatsApp associated LID {record.get('lid')} with "
+                    f"phone number {record.get('phone_number')}"
+                ),
+            }
+
         text = record.get("ZTEXT", "").replace("\n", "\\n")
         links_text = ""
         if record.get("links"):
@@ -57,6 +136,49 @@ class Whatsapp(IOSExtraction):
             "data": f"'{text}' from {record.get('ZFROMJID', 'Unknown')}{links_text}",
         }
 
+    def _serialize_chat_session(
+        self, record: ModuleAtomicResult
+    ) -> ModuleSerializedResult:
+        records = []
+        chat = _describe_chat(record)
+
+        if record.get("group_creation_date"):
+            records.append(
+                {
+                    "timestamp": record["group_creation_date"],
+                    "module": self.__class__.__name__,
+                    "event": "group_created",
+                    "data": f"{chat} was created",
+                }
+            )
+
+        if record.get("first_stored_message_date"):
+            records.append(
+                {
+                    "timestamp": record["first_stored_message_date"],
+                    "module": self.__class__.__name__,
+                    "event": "chat_first_message",
+                    "data": f"First stored message in {chat}",
+                }
+            )
+
+        # The chat session's own last-message date is authoritative: it can
+        # postdate the newest stored message if that message was deleted.
+        last_message_date = record.get("last_message_date") or record.get(
+            "last_stored_message_date"
+        )
+        if last_message_date:
+            records.append(
+                {
+                    "timestamp": last_message_date,
+                    "module": self.__class__.__name__,
+                    "event": "chat_last_message",
+                    "data": f"Last message in {chat}",
+                }
+            )
+
+        return records
+
     def check_indicators(self) -> None:
         if not self.indicators:
             return
@@ -70,6 +192,11 @@ class Whatsapp(IOSExtraction):
                     ioc_match.message, "", result, matched_indicator=ioc_match.ioc
                 )
 
+    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"), "whatsapp")
+
     def run(self) -> None:
         self._find_ios_database(
             backup_ids=WHATSAPP_BACKUP_IDS, root_paths=WHATSAPP_ROOT_PATHS
@@ -141,7 +268,126 @@ class Whatsapp(IOSExtraction):
                 message["links"] = list(set(filtered_links))
             self.results.append(message)
 
+        total_messages = len(self.results)
+        lid_map = self._extract_lid_pairs(cur)
+        total_sessions = self._extract_chat_sessions(cur, lid_map)
+
         cur.close()
         conn.close()
 
-        self.log.info("Extracted a total of %d WhatsApp messages", len(self.results))
+        self.log.info(
+            "Extracted a total of %d WhatsApp messages, %d chat sessions "
+            "and %d LID-phone number pairs",
+            total_messages,
+            total_sessions,
+            len(lid_map),
+        )
+
+    def _find_lid_db_path(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        for backup_id in WHATSAPP_LID_BACKUP_IDS:
+            file_path = self._get_backup_file_from_id(backup_id)
+            if file_path and os.path.exists(file_path):
+                return file_path
+        for found_path in self._get_fs_files_from_patterns(
+            WHATSAPP_LID_ROOT_PATHS
+        ):
+            return found_path
+        return None
+
+    def _extract_lid_pairs(self, chat_cur: sqlite3.Cursor) -> Dict[str, str]:
+        """Extract the LID to phone number mapping from the dedicated
+        LID.sqlite database, falling back to the same table in
+        ChatStorage.sqlite. Returns a map of LID digits to phone number
+        digits."""
+        rows = []
+        lid_db_path = self._find_lid_db_path()
+        if lid_db_path:
+            self.log.info(
+                "Found WhatsApp LID database at path: %s", lid_db_path
+            )
+            lid_conn = self._open_sqlite_db(lid_db_path)
+            try:
+                lid_cur = lid_conn.cursor()
+                lid_cur.execute(LID_PAIRS_QUERY)
+                rows = lid_cur.fetchall()
+                lid_cur.close()
+            except sqlite3.DatabaseError as exc:
+                self.log.warning(
+                    "Unable to extract WhatsApp LID-phone number pairs: %s",
+                    exc,
+                )
+            finally:
+                lid_conn.close()
+        else:
+            try:
+                chat_cur.execute(LID_PAIRS_QUERY)
+                rows = chat_cur.fetchall()
+            except sqlite3.OperationalError:
+                self.log.info(
+                    "No WhatsApp LID database found in this backup or "
+                    "filesystem dump: LID chat identifiers cannot be "
+                    "resolved to phone numbers"
+                )
+
+        lid_map: Dict[str, str] = {}
+        for lid, phone_number, pair_timestamp in rows:
+            record = {
+                "record_type": "lid_phone_number_pair",
+                "lid": lid,
+                "phone_number": phone_number,
+                "pair_timestamp": (
+                    convert_mactime_to_iso(pair_timestamp) or None
+                )
+                if pair_timestamp
+                else None,
+            }
+            self.results.append(record)
+
+            if lid and phone_number:
+                lid_digits = str(lid).split("@")[0]
+                phone_digits = str(phone_number).split("@")[0].lstrip("+")
+                lid_map[lid_digits] = phone_digits
+
+        return lid_map
+
+    def _extract_chat_sessions(
+        self, cur: sqlite3.Cursor, lid_map: Dict[str, str]
+    ) -> int:
+        """Extract one record per chat session with the first and last
+        interaction dates of each conversation."""
+        try:
+            cur.execute(CHAT_SESSIONS_QUERY)
+        except sqlite3.OperationalError as exc:
+            self.log.warning(
+                "Unable to extract WhatsApp chat sessions: %s", exc
+            )
+            return 0
+
+        names = [description[0] for description in cur.description]
+
+        total_sessions = 0
+        for row in cur.fetchall():
+            session = dict(zip(names, row))
+            session["record_type"] = "chat_session"
+
+            session["partner_resolved_phone_number"] = None
+            jid = session.get("contact_jid") or ""
+            if jid.endswith("@lid"):
+                phone_digits = lid_map.get(jid.split("@")[0])
+                if phone_digits:
+                    session["partner_resolved_phone_number"] = (
+                        f"+{phone_digits}"
+                    )
+
+            for field in CHAT_SESSION_DATE_FIELDS:
+                if session.get(field):
+                    session[field] = (
+                        convert_mactime_to_iso(session[field]) or None
+                    )
+                else:
+                    session[field] = None
+
+            self.results.append(session)
+            total_sessions += 1
+
+        return total_sessions

src/mvt/ios/modules/mixed/whatsapp_contacts.py

@@ -0,0 +1,308 @@
+# 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 logging
+import sqlite3
+from typing import Optional
+
+from mvt.common.module import DatabaseNotFoundError
+from mvt.common.module_types import (
+    ModuleAtomicResult,
+    ModuleResults,
+    ModuleSerializedResult,
+)
+from mvt.common.utils import convert_mactime_to_iso
+
+from ..base import IOSExtraction
+
+WHATSAPP_CONTACTS_BACKUP_IDS = [
+    # SHA-1 of "AppDomainGroup-group.net.whatsapp.WhatsApp.shared-ContactsV2.sqlite"
+    "b8548dc30aa1030df0ce18ef08b882cf7ab5212f",
+]
+WHATSAPP_CONTACTS_ROOT_PATHS = [
+    "private/var/mobile/Containers/Shared/AppGroup/*/ContactsV2.sqlite",
+]
+
+# WhatsApp's standard disappearing-messages timer values, in seconds.
+DISAPPEARING_DURATION_LABELS = {
+    86400: "24 hours",
+    604800: "7 days",
+    1209600: "14 days",
+    2592000: "30 days",
+    7776000: "90 days",
+}
+
+# Output field -> candidate columns in ZWAADDRESSBOOKCONTACT, in order of
+# preference. WhatsApp renames columns across versions, so the query is built
+# from the columns actually present in the database.
+COLUMN_CANDIDATES = {
+    "whatsapp_id": ["ZWHATSAPPID"],
+    "lid": ["ZLID"],
+    "phone_number": ["ZPHONENUMBER"],
+    "localized_phone_number": ["ZLOCALIZEDPHONENUMBER"],
+    "full_name": ["ZFULLNAME"],
+    "given_name": ["ZGIVENNAME"],
+    "last_name": ["ZLASTNAME"],
+    "user_name": ["ZUSERNAME"],
+    "business_name": ["ZBUSINESSNAME"],
+    "about_text": ["ZABOUTTEXT"],
+    "about_emoji": ["ZABOUTEMOJI"],
+    "notes": ["ZNOTES"],
+    "disappearing_mode_duration": ["ZDISAPPEARINGMODEDURATION"],
+    "disappearing_mode_timestamp": ["ZDISAPPEARINGMODETIMESTAMP"],
+    "about_timestamp": ["ZABOUTTIMESTAMP"],
+    "about_expiration_timestamp": ["ZABOUTEXPIRATIONTIMESTAMP"],
+    "last_updated": ["ZLASTUPDATED"],
+    "phone_status": ["ZPHONESTATUS", "ZPHONENUMBERSTATUS"],
+    "sync_policy": ["ZSYNCPOLICY"],
+}
+
+STRING_FIELDS = [
+    "whatsapp_id",
+    "lid",
+    "phone_number",
+    "localized_phone_number",
+    "full_name",
+    "given_name",
+    "last_name",
+    "user_name",
+    "business_name",
+    "about_text",
+    "about_emoji",
+    "notes",
+]
+
+DATE_FIELDS = [
+    "disappearing_mode_timestamp",
+    "about_timestamp",
+    "about_expiration_timestamp",
+    "last_updated",
+]
+
+
+def _decode_string(value) -> Optional[str]:
+    # CoreData stores string attributes as UTF-8 blobs in some WhatsApp
+    # versions, so values can arrive as either bytes or str.
+    if value is None:
+        return None
+    if isinstance(value, bytes):
+        return value.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+    return str(value)
+
+
+def _label_duration(duration) -> str:
+    if not duration:
+        return "off"
+    return DISAPPEARING_DURATION_LABELS.get(
+        int(duration), f"{int(duration)} seconds"
+    )
+
+
+def _describe_contact(record: ModuleAtomicResult) -> str:
+    contact = (
+        record.get("whatsapp_id")
+        or record.get("lid")
+        or record.get("phone_number")
+        or "unknown"
+    )
+    full_name = record.get("full_name")
+    if full_name:
+        contact = f"{contact} ({full_name})"
+    return contact
+
+
+class WhatsappContacts(IOSExtraction):
+    """This module extracts WhatsApp contact records and per-contact
+    disappearing-messages settings from ContactsV2.sqlite.
+
+    ChatStorage.sqlite does not record the disappearing-messages state of 1:1
+    chats: the authoritative timer is stored on each contact record in this
+    database, alongside the mapping between a contact's LID and phone number
+    identifiers.
+    """
+
+    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[ModuleResults] = 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 serialize(self, record: ModuleAtomicResult) -> ModuleSerializedResult:
+        records = []
+        contact = _describe_contact(record)
+
+        if record.get("disappearing_mode_timestamp"):
+            records.append(
+                {
+                    "timestamp": record["disappearing_mode_timestamp"],
+                    "module": self.__class__.__name__,
+                    "event": "disappearing_mode_set",
+                    "data": (
+                        f"WhatsApp disappearing messages timer set to "
+                        f"'{record.get('disappearing_mode_label')}' "
+                        f"for {contact}"
+                    ),
+                }
+            )
+
+        if record.get("about_timestamp"):
+            data = f"WhatsApp about text of {contact} changed"
+            about_text = record.get("about_text")
+            if about_text:
+                data += f' to "{about_text}"'
+            records.append(
+                {
+                    "timestamp": record["about_timestamp"],
+                    "module": self.__class__.__name__,
+                    "event": "about_changed",
+                    "data": data,
+                }
+            )
+
+        if record.get("about_expiration_timestamp"):
+            records.append(
+                {
+                    "timestamp": record["about_expiration_timestamp"],
+                    "module": self.__class__.__name__,
+                    "event": "about_expiration",
+                    "data": (
+                        f"WhatsApp about text of {contact} scheduled "
+                        f"to expire"
+                    ),
+                }
+            )
+
+        if record.get("last_updated"):
+            records.append(
+                {
+                    "timestamp": record["last_updated"],
+                    "module": self.__class__.__name__,
+                    "event": "contact_last_updated",
+                    "data": f"WhatsApp contact record for {contact} updated",
+                }
+            )
+
+        return records
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        try:
+            self._find_ios_database(
+                backup_ids=WHATSAPP_CONTACTS_BACKUP_IDS,
+                root_paths=WHATSAPP_CONTACTS_ROOT_PATHS,
+            )
+        except DatabaseNotFoundError:
+            self.log.warning(
+                "Unable to find the WhatsApp ContactsV2.sqlite database in "
+                "this backup or filesystem dump. WhatsApp disappearing "
+                "messages settings and contact records cannot be extracted. "
+                "This database is often missing from incremental backups."
+            )
+            return
+
+        self.log.info(
+            "Found WhatsApp contacts database at path: %s", self.file_path
+        )
+
+        assert self.file_path is not None
+        conn = self._open_sqlite_db(self.file_path)
+        cur = conn.cursor()
+        try:
+            try:
+                cur.execute("PRAGMA table_info(ZWAADDRESSBOOKCONTACT)")
+                available_columns = {row[1] for row in cur.fetchall()}
+            except sqlite3.DatabaseError as exc:
+                self.log.error(
+                    "Unable to read the ZWAADDRESSBOOKCONTACT table schema: %s",
+                    exc,
+                )
+                return
+
+            if not available_columns:
+                self.log.warning(
+                    "The WhatsApp contacts database does not contain a "
+                    "ZWAADDRESSBOOKCONTACT table"
+                )
+                return
+
+            selected = {}
+            for field, candidates in COLUMN_CANDIDATES.items():
+                for candidate in candidates:
+                    if candidate in available_columns:
+                        selected[field] = candidate
+                        break
+
+            # A record with no duration column is "unknown", not "off": the
+            # timer state cannot be determined from this database version.
+            has_duration = "disappearing_mode_duration" in selected
+            if not has_duration:
+                self.log.warning(
+                    "The ZDISAPPEARINGMODEDURATION column is not present in "
+                    "this WhatsApp contacts database: disappearing messages "
+                    "state is unknown"
+                )
+
+            columns = ["Z_PK"] + list(selected.values())
+            cur.execute(
+                f"SELECT {', '.join(columns)} FROM ZWAADDRESSBOOKCONTACT;"
+            )
+            fields = ["row_pk"] + list(selected.keys())
+
+            for row in cur:
+                record = dict(zip(fields, row))
+
+                for field in STRING_FIELDS:
+                    if field in record:
+                        record[field] = _decode_string(record[field])
+                    else:
+                        record[field] = None
+
+                for field in DATE_FIELDS:
+                    if record.get(field) is not None:
+                        record[field] = (
+                            convert_mactime_to_iso(record[field]) or None
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        record[field] = None
+
+                duration = record.get("disappearing_mode_duration")
+                if has_duration:
+                    record["disappearing_mode_is_on"] = bool(duration)
+                    record["disappearing_mode_label"] = _label_duration(
+                        duration
+                    )
+                else:
+                    record["disappearing_mode_duration"] = None
+                    record["disappearing_mode_is_on"] = None
+                    record["disappearing_mode_label"] = None
+
+                record.setdefault("phone_status", None)
+                record.setdefault("sync_policy", None)
+
+                self.results.append(record)
+        finally:
+            cur.close()
+            conn.close()
+
+        total_ephemeral = sum(
+            1 for record in self.results if record["disappearing_mode_is_on"]
+        )
+        self.log.info(
+            "Extracted a total of %d WhatsApp contacts (%d with disappearing "
+            "messages enabled)",
+            len(self.results),
+            total_ephemeral,
+        )

src/mvt/plugin.py

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# 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/
+
+"""Stable functions and modules which plugins can import.
+
+Anything else in mvt can be imported too, and may change
+between releases without notice.
+"""
+
+from mvt.android.modules.androidqf.base import AndroidQFModule
+from mvt.android.modules.backup.base import BackupModule as AndroidBackupModule
+from mvt.android.modules.bugreport.base import BugReportModule
+from mvt.common.alerts import Alert, AlertLevel
+from mvt.common.command import Command
+from mvt.common.config import settings
+from mvt.common.module import DatabaseCorruptedError, DatabaseNotFoundError, MVTModule
+from mvt.common.module_loader import get_plugin_logger
+from mvt.common.module_types import (
+    ModuleAtomicResult,
+    ModuleResults,
+    ModuleSerializedResult,
+)
+from mvt.common.plugin_config import (
+    MVTPluginSettings,
+    PluginConfigLoadError,
+    plugin_config_path,
+    plugin_data_folder,
+    plugin_env_prefix,
+)
+from mvt.common.utils import (
+    convert_chrometime_to_datetime,
+    convert_datetime_to_iso,
+    convert_mactime_to_datetime,
+    convert_mactime_to_iso,
+    convert_unix_to_iso,
+    convert_unix_to_utc_datetime,
+)
+from mvt.common.version import MVT_VERSION
+from mvt.ios.modules.base import IOSExtraction
+from mvt.ios.modules.sysdiagnose.base import SysdiagnoseExtraction
+
+__all__ = [
+    # Classes a plugin subclasses.
+    "MVTModule",
+    "IOSExtraction",
+    "SysdiagnoseExtraction",
+    "AndroidQFModule",
+    "AndroidBackupModule",
+    "BugReportModule",
+    "Command",
+    # Results and alerts.
+    "ModuleAtomicResult",
+    "ModuleResults",
+    "ModuleSerializedResult",
+    "Alert",
+    "AlertLevel",
+    # Errors a module raises.
+    "DatabaseNotFoundError",
+    "DatabaseCorruptedError",
+    # Settings.
+    "settings",
+    "MVTPluginSettings",
+    "PluginConfigLoadError",
+    "plugin_config_path",
+    "plugin_data_folder",
+    "plugin_env_prefix",
+    # Logging.
+    "get_plugin_logger",
+    # Timestamps.
+    "convert_chrometime_to_datetime",
+    "convert_datetime_to_iso",
+    "convert_mactime_to_datetime",
+    "convert_mactime_to_iso",
+    "convert_unix_to_iso",
+    "convert_unix_to_utc_datetime",
+    # MVT's version.
+    "MVT_VERSION",
+]

tests/android/test_artifact_dumpsys_accessibility.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class TestDumpsysAccessibilityArtifact:
         assert len(da.results) == 4
         assert da.results[0]["package_name"] == "com.android.settings"
         assert (
-            da.results[0]["service"]
+            da.results[0]["component"]
             == "com.android.settings/com.samsung.android.settings.development.gpuwatch.GPUWatchInterceptor"
         )
 
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ class TestDumpsysAccessibilityArtifact:
         da.parse(data)
         assert len(da.results) == 1
         assert da.results[0]["package_name"] == "com.malware.accessibility"
-        assert da.results[0]["service"] == "com.malware.service.malwareservice"
+        assert da.results[0]["service_name"] == "com.malware.service.malwareservice"
+        assert da.results[0]["enabled"] is True
+        assert da.results[0]["installed"] is False
 
     def test_accessibility_service_alert(self):
         da = DumpsysAccessibilityArtifact()
@@ -52,6 +54,22 @@ class TestDumpsysAccessibilityArtifact:
         assert da.alertstore.alerts[0].level == AlertLevel.MEDIUM
         assert da.alertstore.alerts[0].event == da.results[0]
 
+    def test_same_component_is_kept_for_each_user(self):
+        da = DumpsysAccessibilityArtifact()
+        da.parse(
+            """User state[attributes:{id=0
+  installed services: {
+    0 : com.example/.Service
+  }
+User state[attributes:{id=10
+  installed services: {
+    0 : com.example/.Service
+  }
+"""
+        )
+
+        assert [result["user_id"] for result in da.results] == [0, 10]
+
     def test_ioc_check(self, indicator_file):
         da = DumpsysAccessibilityArtifact()
         file = get_artifact("android_data/dumpsys_accessibility.txt")

tests/android/test_artifact_dumpsys_adb.py

@@ -3,12 +3,27 @@
 # 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
+
 from mvt.android.artifacts.dumpsys_adb import DumpsysADBArtifact
+from mvt.android.modules.bugreport.dumpsys_adb_state import DumpsysADBState
+from mvt.common.alerts import AlertLevel
 
 from ..utils import get_artifact
 
 
 class TestDumpsysADBArtifact:
+    def test_parsing_binary_xml_recovers_key(self):
+        public_key = base64.b64encode(bytes(range(256)))
+        keystore = DumpsysADBArtifact().parse_binary_xml(
+            b"ABX\x00binary-key=" + public_key + b" user@host\x00lastConnection"
+        )
+
+        assert len(keystore) == 1
+        assert keystore[0]["key"] == public_key.decode()
+        assert keystore[0]["user"] == "user@host"
+        assert keystore[0]["last_connected"] is None
+
     def test_parsing(self):
         da_adb = DumpsysADBArtifact()
         file = get_artifact("android_data/dumpsys_adb.txt")
@@ -114,3 +129,119 @@ class TestDumpsysADBArtifact:
         assert key_store_entry["user"] == "user@laptop"
         assert key_store_entry["fingerprint"] == expected_fingerprint
         assert key_store_entry["last_connected"] == "1628501829898"
+
+
+class TestDumpsysADBStateAlerts:
+    def test_no_androidqf_context_preserves_existing_behavior(self):
+        module = DumpsysADBState(
+            results=[
+                {
+                    "user_keys": [
+                        {
+                            "key": b"QUJDRA==",
+                            "user": "host@example",
+                            "fingerprint": "fingerprint",
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            ]
+        )
+
+        module.check_indicators()
+
+        assert module.alertstore.alerts == []
+
+    def test_androidqf_trusted_keys_create_expected_alerts(self):
+        module = DumpsysADBState(
+            module_options={
+                "androidqf_acquisition": {
+                    "started": "2025-06-20T18:00:00Z",
+                    "adb_host_public_key": "QUJDRA== acquisition@host",
+                }
+            },
+            results=[
+                {
+                    "user_keys": [
+                        {
+                            "key": b"QUJDRA==",
+                            "user": "acquisition@host",
+                            "fingerprint": "acquisition-fingerprint",
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "key": b"RUZHSA==",
+                            "user": "other@host",
+                            "fingerprint": "other-fingerprint",
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "key": b"not-base64",
+                            "user": "invalid@host",
+                            "fingerprint": "",
+                        },
+                    ],
+                    "keystore": [
+                        {
+                            "key": b"QUJDRA==",
+                            "user": "acquisition@host",
+                            "fingerprint": "acquisition-fingerprint",
+                            "last_connected": "1750266000000",
+                        }
+                    ],
+                }
+            ],
+        )
+
+        module.check_indicators()
+
+        assert [alert.level for alert in module.alertstore.alerts] == [
+            AlertLevel.INFORMATIONAL,
+            AlertLevel.LOW,
+            AlertLevel.LOW,
+        ]
+        informational, different, invalid = module.alertstore.alerts
+        assert "at least one day before" in informational.message
+        assert informational.event_time == "2025-06-18 17:00:00.000000"
+        assert "different from the AndroidQF acquisition host" in different.message
+        assert "invalid trusted ADB host key" in invalid.message
+
+    def test_missing_androidqf_host_key_creates_low_alert(self):
+        trusted_key = {
+            "key": b"QUJDRA==",
+            "user": "host@example",
+            "fingerprint": "fingerprint",
+        }
+        module = DumpsysADBState(
+            module_options={"androidqf_acquisition": {}},
+            results=[{"user_keys": [trusted_key]}],
+        )
+
+        module.check_indicators()
+
+        assert len(module.alertstore.alerts) == 1
+        assert module.alertstore.alerts[0].level == AlertLevel.LOW
+        assert "does not include its host key" in module.alertstore.alerts[0].message
+
+    def test_recent_acquisition_host_key_does_not_create_alert(self):
+        module = DumpsysADBState(
+            module_options={
+                "androidqf_acquisition": {
+                    "started": "2025-06-20T18:00:00Z",
+                    "adb_host_public_key": "QUJDRA== acquisition@host",
+                }
+            },
+            results=[
+                {
+                    "keystore": [
+                        {
+                            "key": b"QUJDRA==",
+                            "user": "acquisition@host",
+                            "fingerprint": "fingerprint",
+                            "last_connected": "1750438800000",
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            ],
+        )
+
+        module.check_indicators()
+
+        assert module.alertstore.alerts == []

tests/android/test_artifact_dumpsys_appops.py

@@ -25,10 +25,37 @@ class TestDumpsysAppopsArtifact:
         assert da.results[0]["uid"] == "0"
         assert len(da.results[0]["permissions"]) == 1
         assert da.results[0]["permissions"][0]["name"] == "MANAGE_IPSEC_TUNNELS"
-        assert da.results[0]["permissions"][0]["access"] == "allow"
+        assert da.results[0]["permissions"][0]["mode"] == "allow"
         assert da.results[6]["package_name"] == "com.sec.factory.camera"
         assert len(da.results[6]["permissions"][1]["entries"]) == 1
         assert len(da.results[11]["permissions"]) == 4
+        wake_lock = next(
+            permission
+            for permission in da.results[11]["permissions"]
+            if permission["name"] == "WAKE_LOCK"
+        )
+        assert wake_lock["entries"][0]["duration"] == "+126ms"
+
+    def test_running_and_attribution_are_retained(self):
+        da = DumpsysAppopsArtifact()
+        da.parse(
+            """  Uid 0:
+    state=cch
+    Package com.example:
+      CAMERA (allow):
+        camera=[
+          Access: [fg-s] 2025-01-01 00:00:00.000 (-1s) duration=+2ms
+        ]
+      RECORD_AUDIO (allow):
+          Running start at: +3s
+"""
+        )
+
+        camera = da.results[0]["permissions"][0]["entries"][0]
+        running = da.results[0]["permissions"][1]["entries"][0]
+        assert camera["attribution"] == "camera"
+        assert running["event"] == "running"
+        assert running["relative_time"] == "+3s"
 
     def test_ioc_check(self, indicator_file):
         da = DumpsysAppopsArtifact()