Android Debug Bridge

The Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is a tool kit for Android developers, available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OSX. Found as part of the Android SDK Platform-tools package, it consists of both client and server-side programs[1] that communicate with one another. The ADB is typically accessed through the command-line interface.[1]

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Usage

The format for issuing commands through the adb is typically:

adb [-d|-e|-s <serialNumber>] <command>

Security

In March 2011, Android was targeted using a "resource exhaustion attack"[2] to attempt to install a rootkit on the target phone using ADB.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Android Debug Bridge | Android Developers" Accessed April 14, 2011
  2. ^ Lemos, Robert "Open source vulnerabilities paint a target on Android" March 25, 2011, accessed April 14, 2011

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