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Bypassing Google's Protection in a New Way 2025

๐Ÿ‘‹ Hello friends,
Today, we'll explore a method that most people tend to overlook โ€” one that specifically targets Google's security mechanisms.
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๐Ÿง  Background Insight:
While analyzing Google's protection services, I noticed something interesting during the inspection of IPs and hosts that certain Android components regularly communicate with.

The method Iโ€™ll share is applicable within internal networks (LAN) which Iโ€™ll discuss briefly.
๐Ÿงฐ What You Need:

  1. A Linux system (any distribution)
  2. A device connected to the same network
  3. A testing Android device
  4. A Man-in-the-Middle tool like Bettercap
  5. A basic understanding of how Bettercap works

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๐ŸŒ Target Hosts and IPs:
These are the key domains and IPs youโ€™ll be focusing on:

voledevice-pa.googleapis.com
142.250.187.142
connectivitycheck.gstatic.com
android-safebrowsing.google.com
play.googleapis.com
play-lh.googleusercontent.com

๐Ÿงช Based on my personal tests, this technique works on all Android versions up to Android 14.
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๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Implementation Using Bettercap:
Step 1: Host Discovery
Launch Bettercap and perform host discovery to find devices in your local network. You can narrow it down to your test device by targeting its IP address.
Step 2: Define Your Targets
Set your desired target device using:
set arp.spoof.targets <TARGET_IP>

Step 3: Enable DNS Spoofing
Here youโ€™ll block the communication with Google's security hosts.

set dns.spoof.targets voledevice-pa.googleapis.com,connectivitycheck.gstatic.com,...
set dns.spoof.all true

This will redirect all DNS queries (including those to Google protection services) to 0.0.0.0, effectively disabling them.
Step 4: Launch ARP Spoofing
Run:
arp.spoof on
dns.spoof on

This will route all the targetโ€™s traffic through your machine.

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๐Ÿ“ฆ What Happens Next?
After setting things up, you can install your payload or application on the target device. If successful, youโ€™ll notice:

  • Google Play Protect wonโ€™t flag the app during installation.
  • No alerts or warnings will appear in the settings โ€” everything looks clean.

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โ“ But What If Google Triggers Detection Later?
You might be thinking:

โ€œBut bpass, what if Google analyzes the app after installation and flags it?โ€

Valid concern โ€” but here are two countermeasures:

  1. Auto-Reconnect Payload Logic:
    Make the payload re-establish communication after being killed or interrupted.

  2. Blocking Google's App Behavior Analysis:
    You can block Google's dynamic app analysis using advanced network filtering (details in the next article).
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    ๐Ÿงพ Conclusion
    This technique shows that many Android devices rely on a specific set of hosts for protection routines. Blocking them at the network level (even temporarily) gives attackers a window of opportunity.

We'll cover the second stage โ€” how to block behavior analysis and maintain persistence โ€” in the next article.

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๐Ÿค– Written by your friend: bpass25

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