Error: Unable to rebuild apk with apktool(2)(sorry)

Information

Apktool Version (apktool -version) - 2.3.1
Operating System (Mac, Linux, Windows) - Linux,Kali
APK From? (Playstore, ROM, Other) - Downloaded from internet.

Stacktrace/Logcat

Include stacktrace here

Using APK template: Whatsappo.apk No platform was selected, choosing Msf::Module::Platform::Android from the payload No Arch selected, selecting Arch: dalvik from the payload [] Creating signing key and keystore… [] Decompiling original APK… [] Decompiling payload APK… [] Locating hook point… [] Adding payload as package com.whatsapp.zumvr [] Loading /tmp/d20180110-6408-1ej4cd4/original/smali/com/whatsapp/AppShell.smali and injecting payload… [] Poisoning the manifest with meterpreter permissions… [] Adding [] Adding [] Adding [] Adding [] Adding [*] Rebuilding Whatsappo.apk with meterpreter injection as /tmp/d20180110-6408-1ej4cd4/output.apk Error: Unable to rebuild apk with apktool

Steps to Reproduce

apktool

Frameworks

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APK

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It’s the WhatsApp apk I used this time.

Questions to ask before submission

Have you tried apktool d, apktool b without changing anything? I started with msfvenom -x[etc]
If you are trying to install a modified apk, did you resign it? No
Are you using the latest apktool version? Yes, I do.

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 6 years ago
Comments:6 (1 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

3reactions

AshkanRafieecommented, Sep 28, 2018

here you can solve the problem as i answered this question on stackoverflow: Link To The Answer On Stack OverFlow

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azamet90commented, Dec 29, 2019

Sorry man, you just aren’t understanding 😦

This tool is crashing, because apktool is not rebuilding. However, this application is not giving me ANYTHING to work with.
 Error: Unable to rebuild apk with apktool
Tells me literally nothing. At all.

Thanks for following the issue template this time, but the outcome is the same. We don’t know why apktool is crashing and this tool is not explaining it. Read a few other open bugs here to get an idea what I’m looking for.

i did check aaaaaaaaaaall the topics started with the same title like this one you always asking one question after you get the answer you stop helping this is not helping this is just talking useless 🗡️ do you want to help us? you see everybody have the same error …