Tool
tool:modified_kik_client
Also: custom APK, modded clients, modded version of Kik
Unofficial Kik application variant with capabilities unavailable in the standard client, including custom stanzas and chat-control functions.
Unofficial Kik application variant with capabilities unavailable in the standard client, including custom stanzas and chat-control functions.
“my custom APK, basically it has a few basic exploits”
“a whole community on Kik who run customized versions of Kik”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | USES | read-receipt bypass | Explicit | 93 |
| outgoing | USES | XML stanza injection | Explicit | 93 |
| outgoing | USES | chat-room privilege escalation | Explicit | 93 |
| incoming | USES | Azrael | Explicit | 93 |
modified Kik client USES read-receipt bypass
Modified Kik clients could turn off read receipts or make read messages appear unread to other users.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Azrael EP 93 Details
“you could turn off your read receipts and see who was reading your messages”
modified Kik client USES XML stanza injection
Azrael's custom Kik client could send raw XML stanzas, injecting code into chats for other Kik clients to process.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Azrael EP 93 Details
“I can send raw XML files which are stanzas”
modified Kik client USES chat-room privilege escalation
XML stanza injection could cause a user to be given chat-room administrator ability.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Azrael EP 93 Details
“this user was just given admin. Then you have admin ability”
Azrael USES modified Kik client
Azrael used modified Kik clients to defend and raid chat rooms.
Explicit Confidence 97% · Azrael EP 93 Details
“I kinda started spotting these people that were using modified APKs”