How to Prevent Dynamic Hooking Using AI

Last updated February 24, 2025 by Appdome

This Knowledge Base article describes how to use Appdome’s AI/ML in your CI/CD pipeline to continuously deliver plugins that Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks in Android apps.

What Is a Dynamic Hooking Attack?

Dynamic hooking attacks on Android and iOS involve intercepting or altering the behavior of app functions and methods at runtime. Attackers inject malicious code to manipulate app logic, bypass security measures, or extract sensitive data by targeting API calls, user inputs, and cryptographic processes. Tools like Frida and Xposed enable attackers to hijack app functionalities, such as bypassing in-app purchases or stealing login credentials. Increasing use of encryption and obfuscation complicates detection, making dynamic hooking attacks more difficult to prevent. Defending against such attacks is vital for maintaining compliance with data protection regulations like GDPR.

How Appdome Protects Mobile Apps Against Dynamic Hooking Attacks?

Appdome’s dynamic Hooking Prevention plugin protects mobile applications by detecting and blocking runtime hooking frameworks such as Frida, Xposed, and Cydia Substrate. It monitors for unauthorized modifications to function pointers, unexpected alterations in the app’s memory space, and the presence of suspicious libraries or processes indicative of hooking attempts. Upon detection, the plugin can automatically disable specific app functionalities, log the event, or terminate the session, ensuring the app operates securely and maintains its integrity. Mobile developers can leverage Appdome’s Threat-Events™ to collect detailed data on hooking events and tailor in-app responses based on detected threats.

Prerequisites for Using Appdome's Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks Plugins:

To use Appdome’s mobile app security build system to Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks , you’ll need:

How to Implement Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks in Android Apps Using Appdome

On Appdome, follow these simple steps to create self-defending Android Apps that Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks without an SDK or gateway:

  1. Designate the Mobile App to be protected.

    1. Upload an app via the Appdome Mobile Defense platform GUI or via Appdome’s DEV-API or CI/CD Plugins.

    2. Android Formats: .apk or .aab
    3. Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks is compatible with: Java, JS, C++, C#, Kotlin, Flutter, React Native, Unity, Xamarin, Cordova and other Android apps.
  2. Select the defense: Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks.

      1. Create and name the Fusion Set (security template) that will contain the Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks feature as shown below:
        fusion set that contains Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks

        Figure 1: Fusion Set that will contain the Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks feature

      2. Follow the steps in Sections 2.2-2.2.2 of this article to add the Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks feature to your Fusion Set via the Appdome Console.

      3. When you enable Prevent Code Injection you'll notice that the Fusion Set you created in step 2.1 now bears the icon of the protection category that contains Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks.

        Fusion Set applied Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks

        Figure 2: Fusion Set that displays the newly added Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks protection
        Note: Annotating the Fusion Set to identify the protection(s) selected is optional only (not mandatory).

      4. Open the Fusion Set Detail Summary by clicking the “...” symbol on the far-right corner of the Fusion Set. Copy the Fusion Set ID from the Fusion Set Detail Summary (as shown below): fusion Set Detail Summary image

        Figure 3: Fusion Set Detail Summary

      5. Follow the instructions below to use the Fusion Set ID inside any standard mobile DevOps or CI/CD toolkit like Bitrise, Jenkins, Travis, Team City, Circle CI or other system:
        1. Refer to the Appdome API Reference Guide for API building instructions.
        2. Look for sample APIs in Appdome’s GitHub Repository.
    1. Add the Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks feature to your security template.

      1. Navigate to Build > Anti Fraud tab > Mobile Cheat Prevention section in the Appdome Console.
      2. Toggle On Prevent Code Injection > Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks.
        Note: The checkmark feature Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks is enabled by default, as shown below. Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks option

        Figure 4: Selecting Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks

        Note: The Appdome Platform displays the Mobile Operation Systems supported by each defense in real-time. For more details, see our OS Support Policy KB.

      3. Configure the User Experience Options for Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks:
        With Threat-Events™ OFF, Appdome provides several user experience options for mobile brands and developers.
        1. App Compromise Notification: Customize the pop-up or toast Appdome uses to notify the user when a threat is present while using the protected mobile app.
        2. Short message Option. This is available for mobile devices that allow a banner notification for security events.
        3. Localized Message Option. Allows Appdome users to support global languages in security notifications.

          Localized Message

          Figure 5: Default User Experience Options for Appdome’s Hooking and Hooking Frameworks

        4. Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks Threat Code™. Appdome uses AI/ML to generate a unique code each time Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks is triggered by an active threat on the mobile device. Use the code in Appdome Threat Resolution Center™ to help end users identify, find and resolve active threats on the personal mobile devices.
    2. Initiate the build command either by clicking Build My App at the bottom of the Build Workflow (shown in Figure 4) or via your CI/CD as described in Section 2.1.4.
    Congratulations!  The Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks protection is now added to the mobile app
  3. Certify the Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks feature in Android Apps

    After building Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks, Appdome generates a Certified Secure™ certificate to guarantee that the Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks protection has been added and is protecting the app. To verify that the Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks protection has been added to the mobile app, locate the protection in the Certified Secure™ certificate as shown below: Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks shown in Certificate secure

    Figure 6: Certified Secure™ certificate

    Each Certified Secure™ certificate provides DevOps and DevSecOps organizations the entire workflow summary, audit trail of each build, and proof of protection that Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks has been added to each Android app. Certified Secure provides instant and in-line DevSecOps compliance certification that Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks and other mobile app security features are in each build of the mobile app.


Using Appdome, there are no development or coding prerequisites to build secured Android Apps by using Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks. There is no SDK and no library to code or implement in the app and no gateway to deploy in your network. All protections are built into each app and the resulting app is self-defending and self-protecting.

Releasing and Publishing Mobile Apps with Prevent Hooking and Hooking Frameworks

After successfully securing your app by using Appdome, there are several available options to complete your project, depending on your app lifecycle or workflow. These include:

How Do I Learn More?

If you have any questions, please send them our way at support.appdome.com or via the chat window on the Appdome platform.

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