AURA: Android Unified Reverse Analyzer

AURA is an Android reverse-engineering toolkit for package inspection, environment diagnostics, and runtime analysis.

It is accompanied by a handbook that explains the concepts behind Android and Unity reverse engineering.

Rather than documenting tools in isolation, the handbook focuses on understanding why each tool exists, when to use it, and how it fits into a complete reverse-engineering workflow.

Whether you are a developer trying to understand how an application can be analyzed or a reverse engineer exploring Android and Unity applications, the goal is the same: build a solid mental model before diving into implementation details.

Installation

npm install -g aura-tools
aura inspect app.apk
aura doctor

Handbook

The handbook explains the concepts behind Android and Unity reverse engineering — why each tool exists, when to use it, and how it fits into a complete workflow.

Getting Started

• 00 - AURA — Optional. Identifies the framework, backend and SDKs in any APK and recommends the right tools for the job.

Part I - Android Foundations

• 01 - Android Reverse Engineering
• 02 - APK
• 03 - apktool
• 04 - Smali
• 05 - JADX
• 06 - Patching
• 07 - Frida

Part II - Unity

• 10 - Unity
• 11 - Before IL2CPP (Mono)
• 12 - IL2CPP
• 13 - Global Metadata
• 14 - Unity Assets
• 15 - AssetRipper
• 16 - Il2CppDumper

Part III - Native Analysis

• 20 - Native Libraries
• 21 - Ghidra
• 22 - libunity.so
• 23 - libil2cpp.so