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Lab-RATS-v1.6

Lab-RATS is an open-source, lightweight Android Remote Administration framework packed with powerful monitoring and interaction capabilities.

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Details

External ID
1408247582
Source
GITHUB
Company
—
Product
Lab-RATS-v1.6
Website domain
github.com
Launched
Oct. 7, 2026
Cohort
—
Upvotes
10
Upvotes percentile
0.08
Tags
2026, android, apk-build, c2, monitoring, remote, security

Enrichment

Niche
remote desktop and control software
Vertical
Security
Function
Dev tools
Audience
Developer
AI stance
Not AI
Project type
Hobby / open-source project
Normalized one-liner
remote administration tool for android devices
Manually corrected
False

Could you build this?

Partial While C2 dashboard servers can be vibe-coded quickly, building an Android Remote Administration Tool that bypasses OS permission models, background service kills, and modern Android security restrictions requires deep native Android internals expertise.

What it would actually take: A functional Android RAT architecture consists of a backend C2 server (Node/Go) and an Android payload written in Java/Kotlin. The hard challenge is maintaining persistence against Doze mode, dodging SELinux/Play Protect detection, and leveraging Accessibility/Device Administrator APIs across fragmented Android OS versions.

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one — 58 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #56 of 59 (itself plus its competitors, highest first — normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 203 days after the earliest competitor.

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