In this guide. we will cover the installation of Android Remote Administration Tool on Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop / Server. This tool is designed and maintained by AhMyth and the release is code-named “AhMyth Android Rat“, Rat being the initials for ( Remote Administration Tool)
AhMyth Android Rat has two components:
- Server-side: This is a desktop application based on electron framework (control panel)
- Client-side: This is an android application (backdoor)
Install Android Remote Administration Tool on Ubuntu 18.04
You have two options to install Android Remote Administration Tool on Ubuntu 18.04.
- Building the software from source
- Install from pre-built binaries
Method 1: Install Android Remote Administration Tool on Ubuntu 18.04 from binary
This requires Java installed. Install Java on Ubuntu 18.04 by running the following commands
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
Update system and install oracle-java8-installer
sudo apt update sudo apt install oracle-java8-installer
Confirm Java version installed
# java -version java version "1.8.0_181" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_181-b13) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.181-b13, mixed mode)
Download a binary from https://github.com/AhMyth/AhMyth-Android-RAT/releases
export VER="1.0-beta.1"
wget https://github.com/AhMyth/AhMyth-Android-RAT/releases/download/v${VER}/AhMyth_linux64.deb
Install the app using dpkg command
sudo dpkg -i AhMyth_linux64.deb
If you get an error like
dpkg: error processing package ahmyth (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ... Errors were encountered while processing: ahmyth
Do force install of missing dependencies
sudo apt install libxss-dev libasound2-dev sudo apt-get -f install
Then re-run the installation
sudo dpkg -i AhMyth_linux64.deb
Successful installation should have output similar to below
$ sudo dpkg -i AhMyth_linux64.deb (Reading database ... 120275 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack AhMyth_linux64.deb ... Unpacking ahmyth (1.0.0) over (1.0.0) ... Setting up ahmyth (1.0.0) ... Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Launch AhMyth to start
sudo ahmyth
Method 2: Install Android Remote Administration Tool on Ubuntu 18.04 from source
This has the following pre-requisites
- Java (used to generate apk backdoor)
- Electron (used to start the app)
- Electron-builder and electron-packer (to build binaries for (OSX,WINDOWS,LINUX))
Step 1: Install Java
Install Java on Ubuntu 18.04 by running the following commands
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
Update system and install oracle-java8-installer
sudo apt update sudo apt install oracle-java8-installer
Confirm Java version installed
# java -version java version "1.8.0_181" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_181-b13) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.181-b13, mixed mode)
Step 2: Install Electron
You need to start by installing Node.js using our guide below
How to run multiple versions of Node.js on Linux
This provides npm command which is used to install the electron globally in your $PATH:
To install Electron as a development dependency in your app, use:
npm install electron --save-dev
You can also install the electron command globally in your $PATH:
npm install electron -g
Also install electron-builder and electron-packer
npm install electron-builder --save-dev npm install electron-packager --save-dev
Step 3: Download and build Android Remote Administration Tool
Ensure git is installed
sudo apt install git
Clone project from Github
git clone https://github.com/AhMyth/AhMyth-Android-RAT.git
Change to project directory and start build using npm start
cd AhMyth-Android-RAT/AhMyth-Server npm start
If you get errors, use
sudo npm start --unsafe-perm
That’s all. You have AhMyth Android Rat ready for use, see AhMyth usage video demonstration.
