Fix bug where default values were dropped when parsing protobuf tombstones

add instructions to update mvt via pipx

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

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+name: Add issue to project
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - reopened
+
+jobs:
+  add-to-project:
+    name: Add issue to project
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/add-to-project@v0.5.0
+        with:
+          # You can target a project in a different organization
+          # to the issue
+          project-url: https://github.com/orgs/mvt-project/projects/1
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.ADD_TO_PROJECT_PAT }}

.github/workflows/flake8.yml

@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-name: Flake8
-
-on:
-  push:
-    paths:
-      - '*.py'
-
-jobs:
-  flake8_py3:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
-        with:
-          python-version: 3.9
-          architecture: x64
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@master
-      - name: Install flake8
-        run: pip install flake8
-      - name: Run flake8
-        uses: suo/flake8-github-action@releases/v1
-        with:
-          checkName: 'flake8_py3'   # NOTE: this needs to be the same as the job name
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/mypy.yml

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+name: Mypy
+on: workflow_dispatch
+
+jobs:
+  mypy_py3:
+    name: Mypy check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.9
+          cache: 'pip'
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: |
+          pip install mypy
+      - name: mypy
+        run: |
+          make mypy

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

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+#
+name: Create and publish a Docker image
+
+# Configures this workflow to run every time a release is published.
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+# Defines two custom environment variables for the workflow. These are used for the Container registry domain, and a name for the Docker image that this workflow builds.
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+# There is a single job in this workflow. It's configured to run on the latest available version of Ubuntu.
+jobs:
+  build-and-push-image:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Sets the permissions granted to the `GITHUB_TOKEN` for the actions in this job.
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+      attestations: write
+      id-token: write
+      #
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # 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
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      # 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@9ec57ed1fcdbf14dcef7dfbe97b2010124a938b7
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+      # 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@f2a1d5e99d037542a71f64918e516c093c6f3fc4
+        with:
+          context: .
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+
+      # This step generates an artifact attestation for the image, which is an unforgeable statement about where and how it was built. It increases supply chain security for people who consume the image. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/actions/security-guides/using-artifact-attestations-to-establish-provenance-for-builds)."
+      - name: Generate artifact attestation
+        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@v1
+        with:
+          subject-name: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME}}
+          subject-digest: ${{ steps.push.outputs.digest }}
+          push-to-registry: true
+

.github/workflows/python-package.yml

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-# This workflow will install Python dependencies, run tests and lint with a variety of Python versions
-# For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/using-python-with-github-actions
-
-name: CI
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        # python-version: [3.7, 3.8, 3.9]
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9]
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        python -m pip install flake8 pytest safety stix2 pytest-mock
-        if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
-        python -m pip install .
-    - name: Lint with flake8
-      run: |
-        # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
-        flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
-        # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings. The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
-        flake8 . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
-    - name: Safety checks
-      run: safety check
-    - name: Test with pytest
-      run: pytest

.github/workflows/ruff.yml

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+name: Ruff
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  ruff_py3:
+    name: Ruff syntax check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.9
+          cache: 'pip'
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: |
+          pip install ruff
+      - name: ruff
+        run: |
+          make ruff

.github/workflows/scripts/update-ios-releases.py

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+"""
+Python script to download the Apple RSS feed and parse it.
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+import urllib.request
+from xml.dom.minidom import parseString
+
+from packaging import version
+
+
+def download_apple_rss(feed_url):
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(feed_url) as f:
+        rss_feed = f.read().decode("utf-8")
+    print("Downloaded RSS feed from Apple.")
+    return rss_feed
+
+
+def parse_latest_ios_versions(rss_feed_text):
+    latest_ios_versions = []
+
+    parsed_feed = parseString(rss_feed_text)
+    for item in parsed_feed.getElementsByTagName("item"):
+        title = item.getElementsByTagName("title")[0].firstChild.data
+        if not title.startswith("iOS"):
+            continue
+
+        import re
+
+        build_match = re.match(
+            r"iOS (?P<version>[\d\.]+) (?P<beta>beta )?(\S*)?\((?P<build>.*)\)", title
+        )
+        if not build_match:
+            print("Could not parse iOS build:", title)
+            continue
+
+        # Handle iOS beta releases
+        release_info = build_match.groupdict()
+        release_beta = release_info.pop("beta")
+        if release_beta:
+            print("Skipping beta release:", title)
+            continue
+
+        # Some iOS releases have multiple build number for different hardware models.
+        # We will split these into separate entries and record each build number.
+        build_list = release_info.pop("build")
+        build_variants = build_list.split(" | ")
+        for build_number in build_variants:
+            release_info["build"] = build_number
+            latest_ios_versions.append(release_info)
+
+    return latest_ios_versions
+
+
+def update_mvt(mvt_checkout_path, latest_ios_versions):
+    version_path = os.path.join(mvt_checkout_path, "src/mvt/ios/data/ios_versions.json")
+    with open(version_path, "r") as version_file:
+        current_versions = json.load(version_file)
+
+    new_entry_count = 0
+    for new_version in latest_ios_versions:
+        for current_version in current_versions:
+            if new_version["build"] == current_version["build"]:
+                break
+        else:
+            # New version that does not exist in current data
+            current_versions.append(new_version)
+            new_entry_count += 1
+
+    if not new_entry_count:
+        print("No new iOS versions found.")
+    else:
+        print("Found {} new iOS versions.".format(new_entry_count))
+        new_version_list = sorted(
+            current_versions, key=lambda x: version.Version(x["version"])
+        )
+        with open(version_path, "w") as version_file:
+            json.dump(new_version_list, version_file, indent=4)
+
+
+def main():
+    print("Downloading RSS feed...")
+    mvt_checkout_path = os.path.abspath(
+        os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../../../")
+    )
+
+    rss_feed = download_apple_rss(
+        "https://developer.apple.com/news/releases/rss/releases.rss"
+    )
+    latest_ios_version = parse_latest_ios_versions(rss_feed)
+    update_mvt(mvt_checkout_path, latest_ios_version)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

.github/workflows/tests.yml

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+name: Tests
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Run Python Tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10']  # , '3.11']
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
+        run: |
+          make install
+          make test-requirements
+      - name: Test with pytest
+        run: |
+          set -o pipefail
+          make test-ci | tee pytest-coverage.txt
+
+      - name: Pytest coverage comment
+        continue-on-error: true # Workflows running on a fork can't post comments
+        uses: MishaKav/pytest-coverage-comment@main
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+        with:
+          pytest-coverage-path: ./pytest-coverage.txt
+          junitxml-path: ./pytest.xml

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

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+name: Update iOS releases and version numbers
+run-name: ${{ github.actor }} is finding the latest iOS release version and build numbers
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    # * is a special character in YAML so you have to quote this string
+    - cron:  '0 */6 * * *'
+
+
+jobs:
+  update-ios-version:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - name: Run script to fetch latest iOS releases from Apple RSS feed.
+        run: python3 .github/workflows/scripts/update-ios-releases.py
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
+        with:
+          title: '[auto] Update iOS releases and versions'
+          commit-message: Add new iOS versions and build numbers
+          branch: auto/add-new-ios-releases
+          draft: true
+          body: |
+            This is an automated pull request to update the iOS releases and version numbers.
+          add-paths: |
+            *.json
+          labels: |
+            automated pr

.gitignore

@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ coverage.xml
 *.py,cover
 .hypothesis/
 .pytest_cache/
+pytest-coverage.txt
+pytest.xml
 
 # Translations
 *.mo

.readthedocs.yaml

@@ -5,11 +5,15 @@
 # Required
 version: 2
 
+build:
+  os: "ubuntu-22.04"
+  tools:
+    python: "3.11"
+
 mkdocs:
   configuration: mkdocs.yml
 
 # Optionally set the version of Python and requirements required to build your docs
 python:
-   version: 3.7
    install:
    - requirements: docs/requirements.txt

.safety-policy.yml

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+# Safety Security and License Configuration file
+# We recommend checking this file into your source control in the root of your Python project
+# If this file is named .safety-policy.yml and is in the same directory where you run `safety check` it will be used by default.
+# Otherwise, you can use the flag `safety check --policy-file <path-to-this-file>` to specify a custom location and name for the file.
+# To validate and review your policy file, run the validate command: `safety validate policy_file --path <path-to-this-file>`
+security: # configuration for the `safety check` command
+    ignore-vulnerabilities: # Here you can list multiple specific vulnerabilities you want to ignore (optionally for a time period)
+        67599: # Example vulnerability ID
+            reason: disputed, inapplicable
+        70612:
+            reason: disputed, inapplicable

CONTRIBUTING.md

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+# Contributing to Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+
+We greatly appreciate contributions to MVT!
+
+Your involvement, whether through identifying issues, improving functionality, or enhancing documentation, is very much appreciated. To ensure smooth collaboration and a welcoming environment, we've outlined some key guidelines for contributing below.
+
+## Getting started
+
+Contributing to an open-source project like MVT might seem overwhelming at first, but we're here to support you!
+
+ Whether you're a technologist, a frontline human rights defender, a field researcher, or someone new to consensual spyware forensics, there are many ways to make meaningful contributions.
+
+ Here's how you can get started:
+
+1. **Explore the codebase:**
+    - Browse the repository to get familar with MVT. Many MVT modules are simple in functionality and easy to understand.
+    - Look for `TODO:` or `FIXME:` comments in the code for areas that need attention.
+
+2. **Check Github issues:**
+    - Look for issues tagged with ["help wanted"](https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22help+wanted%22) or ["good first issue"](https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22) to find tasks that are beginner-friendly or where input from the community would be helpful.
+
+3. **Ask for guidance:**
+
+    - If you're unsure where to start, feel free to open a [discussion](https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt/discussions) or comment on an issue.
+
+## How to contribute:
+
+1. **Report issues:**
+
+ - Found a bug? Please check existing issues to see if it's already reported. If not, open a new issue. Mobile operating systems and databases are constantly evolving, an new errors may appear spontaniously in new app versions.
+
+ **Please provide as much information as possible about the prodblem including: any error messages, steps to reproduce the problem, and any logs or screenshots that can help.**
+
+
+2. **Suggest features:**
+    - If you have an idea for new functionality, create a feature request issue and describe your proposal.
+
+3. **Submit code:**
+    - Fork the repository and create a new branch for your changes.
+    - Ensure your changes align with the code style guidelines (see below).
+    - Open a pull request (PR) with a clear description of your changes and link it to any relevant issues.
+
+4. **Documentation contributions:**
+    - Improving documentation is just as valuable as contributing code! If you notice gaps or inaccuracies in the documentation, feel free to submit changes or suggest updates.
+
+## Code style
+Please follow these code style guidelines for consistency and readability:
+
+- **Indentation**: use 4 spaces per tab.
+- **Quotes**: Use double quotes (`"`) by default. Use single quotes (`'`) for nested strings instead of escaping (`\"`), or when using f-formatting.
+- **Maximum line length**:
+    - Aim for lines no longer than 80 characters.
+    - Exceptions are allowed for long log lines or strings, which may extend up to 100 characters.
+    - Wrap lines that exceed 100 characters.
+
+Follow [PEP 8 guidelines](https://peps.python.org/pep-0008/) for indentation and overall Python code style. All MVT code is automatically linted with [Ruff](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff) before merging.
+
+Please check your code before opening a pull request by running `make ruff`
+
+
+## Community and support
+
+We aim to create a supportive and collaborative environment for all contributors. If you run into any challenges, feel free to reach out through the discussions or issues section of the repository.
+
+Your contributions, big or small, help improve MVT and are always appreciated.

Dockerfile

@@ -1,89 +1,159 @@
-FROM ubuntu:20.04
+# Base image for building libraries
+# ---------------------------------
+FROM ubuntu:22.04 as build-base
 
-# Ref. https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
-LABEL url="https://mvt.re"
-LABEL vcs-url="https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt"
-LABEL description="MVT is a forensic tool to look for signs of infection in smartphone devices."
-
-ENV PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=1
-
-# Fixing major OS dependencies
-# ----------------------------
-RUN apt update \
-  && apt install -y python3 python3-pip libusb-1.0-0-dev \
-  && apt install -y wget unzip\ 
-  && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install default-jre-headless \
-
-# Install build tools for libimobiledevice
-# ----------------------------------------
+# Install build tools and dependencies
+RUN apt-get update \
+  && apt-get install -y \
   build-essential \
-  checkinstall \
   git \
   autoconf \
   automake \
   libtool-bin \
-  libplist-dev \
-  libusbmuxd-dev \
-  libssl-dev \
-  sqlite3 \
   pkg-config \
+  libcurl4-openssl-dev \
+  libusb-1.0-0-dev \
+  libssl-dev \
+  udev \
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Clean up
+
+# libplist
 # --------
-  && apt-get clean \
-  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /var/cache/apt
+FROM build-base as build-libplist
+
+# Build
+RUN git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist && cd libplist \
+  && ./autogen.sh && make -j "$(nproc)" && make install DESTDIR=/build \
+  && cd .. && rm -rf libplist
 
 
-# Build libimobiledevice
-# ----------------------
-RUN git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist \
-  && git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice-glue \
-  && git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd \
-  && git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice \
-  && git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/usbmuxd \
+# libimobiledevice-glue
+# ---------------------
+FROM build-base as build-libimobiledevice-glue
 
-  && cd libplist && ./autogen.sh && make && make install && ldconfig \
+# Install dependencies
+COPY --from=build-libplist /build /
 
-  && cd ../libimobiledevice-glue && PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr && make && make install && ldconfig \
+# Build
+RUN git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice-glue && cd libimobiledevice-glue \
+  && ./autogen.sh && make -j "$(nproc)" && make install DESTDIR=/build \
+  && cd .. && rm -rf libimobiledevice-glue
 
-  && cd ../libusbmuxd && PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig ./autogen.sh && make && make install && ldconfig \
 
-  && cd ../libimobiledevice && PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig ./autogen.sh --enable-debug && make && make install && ldconfig \
+# libtatsu
+# --------
+FROM build-base as build-libtatsu
 
-  && cd ../usbmuxd && PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var --runstatedir=/run && make && make install \
+# Install dependencies
+COPY --from=build-libplist /build /
 
-  # Clean up.
-  && cd .. && rm -rf libplist libimobiledevice-glue libusbmuxd libimobiledevice usbmuxd
+# Build
+RUN git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libtatsu && cd libtatsu \
+  && ./autogen.sh && make -j "$(nproc)" && make install DESTDIR=/build \
+  && cd .. && rm -rf libtatsu
 
-# Installing MVT
-# --------------
-RUN pip3 install mvt
+
+# libusbmuxd
+# ----------
+FROM build-base as build-libusbmuxd
+
+# Install dependencies
+COPY --from=build-libplist /build /
+COPY --from=build-libimobiledevice-glue /build /
+
+# Build
+RUN git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd && cd libusbmuxd \
+  && ./autogen.sh && make -j "$(nproc)" && make install DESTDIR=/build \
+  && cd .. && rm -rf libusbmuxd
+
+
+# libimobiledevice
+# ----------------
+FROM build-base as build-libimobiledevice
+
+# Install dependencies
+COPY --from=build-libplist /build /
+COPY --from=build-libtatsu /build /
+COPY --from=build-libimobiledevice-glue /build /
+COPY --from=build-libusbmuxd /build /
+
+# Build
+RUN git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice && cd libimobiledevice \
+  && ./autogen.sh --enable-debug && make -j "$(nproc)" && make install DESTDIR=/build \
+  && cd .. && rm -rf libimobiledevice
+
+
+# usbmuxd
+# -------
+FROM build-base as build-usbmuxd
+
+# Install dependencies
+COPY --from=build-libplist /build /
+COPY --from=build-libimobiledevice-glue /build /
+COPY --from=build-libusbmuxd /build /
+COPY --from=build-libimobiledevice /build /
+
+# Build
+RUN git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/usbmuxd && cd usbmuxd \
+  && ./autogen.sh --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var --runstatedir=/run && make -j "$(nproc)" && make install DESTDIR=/build \
+  && cd .. && rm -rf usbmuxd && mv /build/lib /build/usr/lib
+
+
+# Create main image
+FROM ubuntu:22.04 as main
+
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.url="https://mvt.re"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.documentation="https://docs.mvt.re"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="Mobile Verification Toolkit"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="MVT is a forensic tool to look for signs of infection in smartphone devices."
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.licenses="MVT License 1.1"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.base.name=docker.io/library/ubuntu:22.04
+
+# Install runtime dependencies
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+RUN apt-get update \
+  && apt-get install -y \
+  adb \
+  default-jre-headless \
+  libcurl4 \
+  libssl3 \
+  libusb-1.0-0 \
+  python3 \
+  sqlite3
+COPY --from=build-libplist /build /
+COPY --from=build-libimobiledevice-glue /build /
+COPY --from=build-libtatsu /build /
+COPY --from=build-libusbmuxd /build /
+COPY --from=build-libimobiledevice /build /
+COPY --from=build-usbmuxd /build /
+
+# Install mvt using the locally checked out source
+COPY . mvt/
+RUN apt-get update \
+   && apt-get install -y git python3-pip \
+   && PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=1 pip3 install --upgrade pip \
+   && PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=1 pip3 install ./mvt \
+   && apt-get remove -y python3-pip git && apt-get autoremove -y \
+   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+   && rm -rf mvt
 
 # Installing ABE
-# --------------
-RUN mkdir /opt/abe \
-  && wget https://github.com/nelenkov/android-backup-extractor/releases/download/20210709062403-4c55371/abe.jar -O /opt/abe/abe.jar \
+ADD --checksum=sha256:a20e07f8b2ea47620aff0267f230c3f1f495f097081fd709eec51cf2a2e11632 \
+  https://github.com/nelenkov/android-backup-extractor/releases/download/master-20221109063121-8fdfc5e/abe.jar /opt/abe/abe.jar
 # Create alias for abe
-  && echo 'alias abe="java -jar /opt/abe/abe.jar"' >> ~/.bashrc
+RUN echo 'alias abe="java -jar /opt/abe/abe.jar"' >> ~/.bashrc
 
-# Install Android Platform Tools 
-# ------------------------------ 
-
-RUN mkdir /opt/android \
-  && wget -q https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-linux.zip \
-  && unzip platform-tools-latest-linux.zip -d /opt/android \
-# Create alias for adb 
-  && echo 'alias adb="/opt/android/platform-tools/adb"' >> ~/.bashrc 
-
-# Generate adb key folder 
-# ------------------------------ 
-RUN mkdir /root/.android && /opt/android/platform-tools/adb keygen /root/.android/adbkey
+# Generate adb key folder
+RUN echo 'if [ ! -f /root/.android/adbkey ]; then adb keygen /root/.android/adbkey 2&>1 > /dev/null; fi' >> ~/.bashrc
+RUN mkdir /root/.android
 
 # Setup investigations environment
-# --------------------------------
 RUN mkdir /home/cases
-WORKDIR /home/cases 
+WORKDIR /home/cases
 RUN echo 'echo "Mobile Verification Toolkit @ Docker\n------------------------------------\n\nYou can find information about how to use this image for Android (https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt/tree/master/docs/android) and iOS (https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt/tree/master/docs/ios) in the official docs of the project.\n"' >> ~/.bashrc \
   && echo 'echo "Note that to perform the debug via USB you might need to give the Docker image access to the USB using \"docker run -it --privileged -v /dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb mvt\" or, preferably, the \"--device=\" parameter.\n"' >> ~/.bashrc
 

Dockerfile.android

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Create main image
+FROM python:3.10.14-alpine3.20 as main
+
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.url="https://mvt.re"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.documentation="https://docs.mvt.re"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="Mobile Verification Toolkit (Android)"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="MVT is a forensic tool to look for signs of infection in smartphone devices."
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.licenses="MVT License 1.1"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.base.name=docker.io/library/python:3.10.14-alpine3.20
+
+# Install runtime dependencies
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
+  android-tools \
+  git \
+  libusb \
+  openjdk11-jre-headless \
+  sqlite
+
+# Install mvt
+COPY ./ mvt
+RUN apk add --no-cache --virtual .build-deps gcc musl-dev \
+  && PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=1 pip3 install ./mvt \
+  && apk del .build-deps gcc musl-dev && rm -rf ./mvt
+
+# Installing ABE
+ADD --checksum=sha256:a20e07f8b2ea47620aff0267f230c3f1f495f097081fd709eec51cf2a2e11632 \
+  https://github.com/nelenkov/android-backup-extractor/releases/download/master-20221109063121-8fdfc5e/abe.jar /opt/abe/abe.jar
+# Create alias for abe
+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 mkdir /root/.android
+
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/local/bin/mvt-android" ]

Dockerfile.ios

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Base image for building libraries
+# ---------------------------------
+FROM ubuntu:22.04 as build-base
+
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+# Install build tools and dependencies
+RUN apt-get update \
+  && apt-get install -y \
+  build-essential \
+  git \
+  autoconf \
+  automake \
+  libtool-bin \
+  pkg-config \
+  libcurl4-openssl-dev \
+  libusb-1.0-0-dev \
+  libssl-dev \
+  udev \
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+
+# libplist
+# --------
+FROM build-base as build-libplist
+
+# Build
+RUN git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist && cd libplist \
+  && ./autogen.sh && make -j "$(nproc)" && make install DESTDIR=/build \
+  && cd .. && rm -rf libplist
+
+
+# libimobiledevice-glue
+# ---------------------
+FROM build-base as build-libimobiledevice-glue
+
+# Install dependencies
+COPY --from=build-libplist /build /
+
+# Build
+RUN git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice-glue && cd libimobiledevice-glue \
+  && ./autogen.sh && make -j "$(nproc)" && make install DESTDIR=/build \
+  && cd .. && rm -rf libimobiledevice-glue
+
+
+# libtatsu
+# --------
+FROM build-base as build-libtatsu
+
+# Install dependencies
+COPY --from=build-libplist /build /
+
+# Build
+RUN git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libtatsu && cd libtatsu \
+  && ./autogen.sh && make -j "$(nproc)" && make install DESTDIR=/build \
+  && cd .. && rm -rf libtatsu
+
+
+# libusbmuxd
+# ----------
+FROM build-base as build-libusbmuxd
+
+# Install dependencies
+COPY --from=build-libplist /build /
+COPY --from=build-libimobiledevice-glue /build /
+
+# Build
+RUN git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd && cd libusbmuxd \
+  && ./autogen.sh && make -j "$(nproc)" && make install DESTDIR=/build \
+  && cd .. && rm -rf libusbmuxd
+
+
+# libimobiledevice
+# ----------------
+FROM build-base as build-libimobiledevice
+
+# Install dependencies
+COPY --from=build-libplist /build /
+COPY --from=build-libtatsu /build /
+COPY --from=build-libimobiledevice-glue /build /
+COPY --from=build-libusbmuxd /build /
+
+# Build
+RUN git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice && cd libimobiledevice \
+  && ./autogen.sh --enable-debug && make -j "$(nproc)" && make install DESTDIR=/build \
+  && cd .. && rm -rf libimobiledevice
+
+
+# usbmuxd
+# -------
+FROM build-base as build-usbmuxd
+
+# Install dependencies
+COPY --from=build-libplist /build /
+COPY --from=build-libimobiledevice-glue /build /
+COPY --from=build-libusbmuxd /build /
+COPY --from=build-libimobiledevice /build /
+
+# Build
+RUN git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/usbmuxd && cd usbmuxd \
+  && ./autogen.sh --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var --runstatedir=/run && make -j "$(nproc)" && make install DESTDIR=/build \
+  && cd .. && rm -rf usbmuxd && mv /build/lib /build/usr/lib
+
+
+# Main image
+# ----------
+FROM python:3.10.14-alpine3.20 as main
+
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.url="https://mvt.re"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.documentation="https://docs.mvt.re"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="Mobile Verification Toolkit (iOS)"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="MVT is a forensic tool to look for signs of infection in smartphone devices."
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.licenses="MVT License 1.1"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.base.name=docker.io/library/python:3.10.14-alpine3.20
+
+# Install runtime dependencies
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
+  gcompat \
+  libcurl \
+  libssl3 \
+  libusb \
+  sqlite
+COPY --from=build-libplist /build /
+COPY --from=build-libimobiledevice-glue /build /
+COPY --from=build-libtatsu /build /
+COPY --from=build-libusbmuxd /build /
+COPY --from=build-libimobiledevice /build /
+COPY --from=build-usbmuxd /build /
+
+# Install mvt using the locally checked out source
+COPY ./ mvt
+RUN apk add --no-cache --virtual .build-deps git gcc musl-dev \
+  && PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=1 pip3 install ./mvt \
+  && apk del .build-deps git gcc musl-dev && rm -rf ./mvt
+
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/local/bin/mvt-ios" ]

Makefile

@@ -1,10 +1,41 @@
 PWD = $(shell pwd)
 
+autofix:
+	ruff format .
+	ruff check --fix .
+
+check: ruff mypy
+
+ruff:
+	ruff format --check .
+	ruff check -q .
+
+mypy:
+	mypy
+
+test:
+	python3 -m pytest
+
+test-ci:
+	python3 -m pytest -v
+
+install:
+	python3 -m pip install --upgrade -e .
+
+test-requirements:
+	python3 -m pip install --upgrade -r test-requirements.txt
+
+generate-proto-parsers:
+	# Generate python parsers for protobuf files
+	PROTO_FILES=$$(find src/mvt/android/parsers/proto/ -iname "*.proto"); \
+	protoc -Isrc/mvt/android/parsers/proto/ --python_betterproto_out=src/mvt/android/parsers/proto/ $$PROTO_FILES
+
 clean:
-	rm -rf $(PWD)/build $(PWD)/dist $(PWD)/mvt.egg-info
+	rm -rf $(PWD)/build $(PWD)/dist $(PWD)/src/mvt.egg-info
 
 dist:
-	python3 setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+	python3 -m pip install --upgrade build
+	python3 -m build
 
 upload:
 	python3 -m twine upload dist/*

README.md

@@ -6,19 +6,33 @@
 
 [![](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/mvt)](https://pypi.org/project/mvt/)
 [![Documentation Status](https://readthedocs.org/projects/mvt/badge/?version=latest)](https://docs.mvt.re/en/latest/?badge=latest)
-[![CI](https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt/actions/workflows/python-package.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt/actions/workflows/python-package.yml)
+[![CI](https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt/actions/workflows/tests.yml)
 [![Downloads](https://pepy.tech/badge/mvt)](https://pepy.tech/project/mvt)
 
 Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT) is a collection of utilities to simplify and automate the process of gathering forensic traces helpful to identify a potential compromise of Android and iOS devices.
 
-It has been developed and released by the [Amnesty International Security Lab](https://www.amnesty.org/en/tech/) in July 2021 in the context of the [Pegasus project](https://forbiddenstories.org/about-the-pegasus-project/) along with [a technical forensic methodology and forensic evidence](https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2021/07/forensic-methodology-report-how-to-catch-nso-groups-pegasus/).
+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.
 
-*Warning*: MVT is a forensic research tool intended for technologists and investigators. Using it requires understanding the basics of forensic analysis and using command-line tools. This is not intended for end-user self-assessment. If you are concerned with the security of your device please seek expert assistance.
+> **Note**
+> MVT is a forensic research tool intended for technologists and investigators. It requires understanding digital forensics and using command-line tools. This is not intended for end-user self-assessment. If you are concerned with the security of your device please seek reputable expert assistance.
+>
 
+### Indicators of Compromise
+
+MVT supports using public [indicators of compromise (IOCs)](https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt-indicators) to scan mobile devices for potential traces of targeting or infection by known spyware campaigns. This includes IOCs published by [Amnesty International](https://github.com/AmnestyTech/investigations/) and other  research groups.
+
+> **Warning**
+> Public indicators of compromise are insufficient to determine that a device is "clean", and not targeted with a particular spyware tool. Reliance on public indicators alone can miss recent forensic traces and give a false sense of security.
+>
+> Reliable and comprehensive digital forensic support and triage requires access to non-public indicators, research and threat intelligence.
+>
+>Such support is available to civil society through [Amnesty International's Security Lab](https://securitylab.amnesty.org/get-help/?c=mvt_docs) or through our forensic partnership with [Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline](https://www.accessnow.org/help/).
+
+More information about using indicators of compromise with MVT is available in the [documentation](https://docs.mvt.re/en/latest/iocs/).
 
 ## Installation
 
-MVT can be installed from sources or from [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/mvt/) (you will need some dependencies, check the [documentation](https://docs.mvt.re/en/latest/install/)):
+MVT can be installed from sources or from [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mvt/) (you will need some dependencies, check the [documentation](https://docs.mvt.re/en/latest/install/)):
 
 ```
 pip3 install mvt

SECURITY.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Reporting security issues
+
+Thank you for your interest in reporting security issues and vulnerabilities! Security research is of utmost importance and we take all reports seriously. If you discover an issue please report it to us right away!
+
+Please DO NOT file a public issue, instead send your report privately to *nex [at] nex [dot] sx*. You can also write PGP-encrypted emails to [this key](https://keybase.io/nex/pgp_keys.asc?fingerprint=05216f3b86848a303c2fe37dd166f1667359d880).

dev/mvt-android

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2022 Claudio Guarnieri.
-# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
-#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
-
-import os
-import sys
-
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
-
-from mvt import android
-
-android.cli()

dev/mvt-ios

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2022 Claudio Guarnieri.
-# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
-#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
-
-import os
-import sys
-
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
-
-from mvt import ios
-
-ios.cli()

docs/android/backup.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Some recent phones will enforce the utilisation of a password to encrypt the bac
 
 ## Unpack and check the backup
 
-MVT includes a partial implementation of the Android Backup parsing, because of the implementation difference in the compression algorithm between Java and Python. The `-nocompress` option passed to adb in the section above allows to avoid this issue. You can analyse and extract SMSs containing links from the backup directly with MVT:
+MVT includes a partial implementation of the Android Backup parsing, because of the implementation difference in the compression algorithm between Java and Python. The `-nocompress` option passed to adb in the section above allows to avoid this issue. You can analyse and extract SMSs from the backup directly with MVT:
 
 ```bash
 $ mvt-android check-backup --output /path/to/results/ /path/to/backup.ab
@@ -32,10 +32,14 @@ $ mvt-android check-backup --output /path/to/results/ /path/to/backup.ab
          INFO     [mvt.android.modules.backup.sms] Running module SMS...
          INFO     [mvt.android.modules.backup.sms] Processing SMS backup file at
                   apps/com.android.providers.telephony/d_f/000000_sms_backup
-         INFO     [mvt.android.modules.backup.sms] Extracted a total of 64 SMS messages containing links
+         INFO     [mvt.android.modules.backup.sms] Extracted a total of 64 SMS messages
 ```
 
-If the backup is encrypted, MVT will prompt you to enter the password.
+If the backup is encrypted, MVT will prompt you to enter the password. A backup password can also be provided with the `--backup-password` command line option or through the `MVT_ANDROID_BACKUP_PASSWORD` environment variable. The same options can also be used to when analysing an encrypted backup collected through AndroidQF in the `mvt-android check-androidqf` command:
+
+```bash
+$ mvt-android check-backup --backup-password "password123" --output /path/to/results/ /path/to/backup.ab
+```
 
 Through the `--iocs` argument you can specify a [STIX2](https://oasis-open.github.io/cti-documentation/stix/intro) file defining a list of malicious indicators to check against the records extracted from the backup by MVT. Any matches will be highlighted in the terminal output.
 
@@ -52,4 +56,4 @@ 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 containing links 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).
+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).

docs/android/download_apks.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Downloading APKs from an Android phone
 
-MVT allows to attempt to download all available installed packages (APKs) in order to further inspect them and potentially identify any which might be malicious in nature.
+MVT allows you to attempt to download all available installed packages (APKs) from a device in order to further inspect them and potentially identify any which might be malicious in nature.
 
 You can do so by launching the following command:
 

docs/command_completion.md

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Command Completion 
+
+MVT utilizes the [Click](https://click.palletsprojects.com/en/stable/) library for creating its command line interface. 
+
+Click provides tab completion support for Bash (version 4.4 and up), Zsh, and Fish.
+
+To enable it, you need to manually register a special function with your shell, which varies depending on the shell you are using.
+
+The following describes how to generate the command completion scripts and add them to your shell configuration. 
+
+> **Note: You will need to start a new shell for the changes to take effect.**
+
+### For Bash
+
+```bash
+# Generates bash completion scripts
+echo "$(_MVT_IOS_COMPLETE=bash_source mvt-ios)" > ~/.mvt-ios-complete.bash &&
+echo "$(_MVT_ANDROID_COMPLETE=bash_source mvt-android)" > ~/.mvt-android-complete.bash
+```
+
+Add the following to `~/.bashrc`:
+```bash
+# source mvt completion scripts
+. ~/.mvt-ios-complete.bash && .  ~/.mvt-android-complete.bash
+```
+
+### For Zsh
+
+```bash
+# Generates zsh completion scripts
+echo "$(_MVT_IOS_COMPLETE=zsh_source mvt-ios)" >  ~/.mvt-ios-complete.zsh &&
+echo "$(_MVT_ANDROID_COMPLETE=zsh_source mvt-android)" > ~/.mvt-android-complete.zsh
+```
+
+Add the following to `~/.zshrc`:
+```bash
+# source mvt completion scripts
+.  ~/.mvt-ios-complete.zsh  && .  ~/.mvt-android-complete.zsh
+```
+
+For more information, visit the official [Click Docs](https://click.palletsprojects.com/en/stable/shell-completion/#enabling-completion).
+
+

docs/development.md

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Development
+
+The Mobile Verification Toolkit team welcomes contributions of new forensic modules or other contributions which help improve the software.
+
+## Testing
+
+MVT uses `pytest` for unit and integration tests. Code style consistency is maintained with `flake8`, `ruff` and `black`. All can
+be run automatically with:
+
+```bash
+make check
+```
+
+Run these tests before making new commits or opening pull requests.
+
+## Profiling
+
+Some MVT modules extract and process significant amounts of data during the analysis process or while checking results against known indicators. Care must be
+take to avoid inefficient code paths as we add new modules.
+
+MVT modules can be profiled with Python built-in `cProfile` by setting the `MVT_PROFILE` environment variable.
+
+```bash
+MVT_PROFILE=1 dev/mvt-ios check-backup test_backup
+```
+
+Open an issue or PR if you are encountering significant performance issues when analyzing a device with MVT.

docs/docker.md

@@ -1,8 +1,23 @@
-Using Docker simplifies having all the required dependencies and tools (including most recent versions of [libimobiledevice](https://libimobiledevice.org)) readily installed.
+Using Docker simplifies having all the required dependencies and tools (including most recent versions of [libimobiledevice](https://libimobiledevice.org)) readily installed. Note that this requires a Linux host, as Docker for Windows and Mac [doesn't support passing through USB devices](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/faqs/#can-i-pass-through-a-usb-device-to-a-container).
 
 Install Docker following the [official documentation](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/).
 
-Once installed, you can clone MVT's repository and build its Docker image:
+Once Docker is installed, you can run MVT by downloading a prebuilt MVT Docker image, or by building a Docker image yourself from the MVT source repo.
+
+### Using the prebuilt Docker image
+
+```bash
+docker pull ghcr.io/mvt-project/mvt
+```
+
+You can then run the Docker container with:
+
+```
+docker run -it ghcr.io/mvt-project/mvt
+```
+
+
+### Build and run Docker image from source
 
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt.git
@@ -10,11 +25,6 @@ cd mvt
 docker build -t mvt .
 ```
 
-Optionally, you may need to specify your platform to Docker in order to build successfully (Apple M1)
-```bash
-docker build --platform amd64 -t mvt .
-```
-
 Test if the image was created successfully:
 
 ```bash
@@ -23,6 +33,9 @@ docker run -it mvt
 
 If a prompt is spawned successfully, you can close it with `exit`.
 
+
+## Docker usage with Android devices
+
 If you wish to use MVT to test an Android device you will need to enable the container's access to the host's USB devices. You can do so by enabling the `--privileged` flag and mounting the USB bus device as a volume:
 
 ```bash

docs/index.md

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT) is a tool to facilitate the [consensual forensic analysis](introduction.md#consensual-forensics) of Android and iOS devices, for the purpose of identifying traces of compromise.
 
+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.
 
 ## Resources

docs/install.md

@@ -7,11 +7,27 @@ Before proceeding, please note that MVT requires Python 3.6+ to run. While it sh
 First install some basic dependencies that will be necessary to build all required tools:
 
 ```bash
-sudo apt install python3 python3-pip libusb-1.0-0 sqlite3
+sudo apt install python3 python3-venv python3-pip sqlite3 libusb-1.0-0
 ```
 
 *libusb-1.0-0* is not required if you intend to only use `mvt-ios` and not `mvt-android`.
 
+(Recommended) Set up `pipx`
+
+For Ubuntu 23.04 or above:
+```bash
+sudo apt install pipx
+pipx ensurepath
+```
+
+For Ubuntu 22.04 or below:
+```
+python3 -m pip install --user pipx
+python3 -m pipx ensurepath
+```
+
+Other distributions: check for a `pipx` or `python-pipx` via your package manager.
+
 When working with Android devices you should additionally install [Android SDK Platform Tools](https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools). If you prefer to install a package made available by your distribution of choice, please make sure the version is recent to ensure compatibility with modern Android devices.
 
 ## Dependencies on macOS
@@ -21,7 +37,7 @@ Running MVT on macOS requires Xcode and [homebrew](https://brew.sh) to be instal
 In order to install dependencies use:
 
 ```bash
-brew install python3 libusb sqlite3
+brew install python3 pipx libusb sqlite3
 ```
 
 *libusb* is not required if you intend to only use `mvt-ios` and not `mvt-android`.
@@ -42,24 +58,47 @@ It is recommended to try installing and running MVT from [Windows Subsystem Linu
 
 ## Installing MVT
 
-If you haven't done so, you can add this to your `.bashrc` or `.zshrc` file in order to add locally installed Pypi binaries to your `$PATH`:
+### Installing from PyPI with pipx (recommended)
+1. Install `pipx` following the instructions above for your OS/distribution. Make sure to run `pipx ensurepath` and open a new terminal window.
+2. ```bash
+   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.
+
+### 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:
+
+1. Create the virtual environment in a folder in the current directory named `env`:
 ```bash
-export PATH=$PATH:~/.local/bin
+python3 -m venv env
 ```
 
-Then you can install MVT directly from [pypi](https://pypi.org/project/mvt/)
-
+2. Activate the virtual environment:
 ```bash
-pip3 install mvt
+source env/bin/activate
 ```
 
-Or from the source code:
+3. Install `mvt` into the virtual environment:
+```bash
+pip install mvt
+```
+
+The `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.
 
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt.git
-cd mvt
-pip3 install .
+pipx install --force git+https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt.git
 ```
 
 You now should have the `mvt-ios` and `mvt-android` utilities installed.
+
+**Notes:**
+1. The `--force` flag is necessary to force the reinstallation of the package.
+2. To revert to using a PyPI version, it will be necessary to `pipx uninstall mvt` first.
+
+## Setting up command completions
+
+See ["Command completions"](command_completion.md)

docs/introduction.md

@@ -12,6 +12,20 @@ Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT) is a collection of utilities designed to facil
 
 MVT is a forensic research tool intended for technologists and investigators. Using it requires understanding the basics of forensic analysis and using command-line tools. MVT is not intended for end-user self-assessment. If you are concerned with the security of your device please seek expert assistance.
 
+## Indicators of Compromise
+
+MVT supports using [indicators of compromise (IOCs)](https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt-indicators) to scan mobile devices for potential traces of targeting or infection by known spyware campaigns. This includes IOCs published by [Amnesty International](https://github.com/AmnestyTech/investigations/) and other research groups.
+
+!!! warning
+    Public indicators of compromise are insufficient to determine that a device is "clean", and not targeted with a particular spyware tool. Reliance on public indicators alone can miss recent forensic traces and give a false sense of security.
+
+    Reliable and comprehensive digital forensic support and triage requires access to non-public indicators, research and threat intelligence.
+
+    Such support is available to civil society through [Amnesty International's Security Lab](https://securitylab.amnesty.org/get-help/?c=mvt_docs) or [Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline](https://www.accessnow.org/help/).
+
+More information about using indicators of compromise with MVT is available in the [documentation](iocs.md).
+
+
 ## Consensual Forensics
 
 While MVT is capable of extracting and processing various types of very personal records typically found on a mobile phone (such as calls history, SMS and WhatsApp messages, etc.), this is intended to help identify potential attack vectors such as malicious SMS messages leading to exploitation.

docs/iocs.md

@@ -34,13 +34,25 @@ It is also possible to load STIX2 files automatically from the environment varia
 export MVT_STIX2="/home/user/IOC1.stix2:/home/user/IOC2.stix2"
 ```
 
+## STIX2 Support
+
+So far MVT implements only a subset of [STIX2 specifications](https://docs.oasis-open.org/cti/stix/v2.1/csprd01/stix-v2.1-csprd01.html):
+
+* It only supports checks for one value (such as `[domain-name:value='DOMAIN']`) and not boolean expressions over multiple comparisons
+* It only supports the following types: `domain-name:value`, `process:name`, `email-addr:value`, `file:name`, `file:path`, `file:hashes.md5`, `file:hashes.sha1`, `file:hashes.sha256`, `app:id`, `configuration-profile:id`, `android-property:name`, `url:value` (but each type will only be checked by a module if it is relevant to the type of data obtained)
+
 ## Known repositories of STIX2 IOCs
 
 - The [Amnesty International investigations repository](https://github.com/AmnestyTech/investigations) contains STIX-formatted IOCs for:
     - [Pegasus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)) ([STIX2](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AmnestyTech/investigations/master/2021-07-18_nso/pegasus.stix2))
     - [Predator from Cytrox](https://citizenlab.ca/2021/12/pegasus-vs-predator-dissidents-doubly-infected-iphone-reveals-cytrox-mercenary-spyware/) ([STIX2](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AmnestyTech/investigations/master/2021-12-16_cytrox/cytrox.stix2))
+    - [An Android Spyware Campaign Linked to a Mercenary Company](https://github.com/AmnestyTech/investigations/tree/master/2023-03-29_android_campaign) ([STIX2](https://github.com/AmnestyTech/investigations/blob/master/2023-03-29_android_campaign/malware.stix2))
 - [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 listed [here](https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt/blob/main/public_indicators.json) and store them in the [appdir](https://pypi.org/project/appdirs/) folder. They are then loaded automatically by MVT.
+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.
 
 Please [open an issue](https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt/issues/) to suggest new sources of STIX-formatted IOCs.
+
+
+