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Search Parameters: Mobile Apps

In this section, you will find the complete list of search parameters for applications monitored across official app stores (Google Play and the App Store), as well as more than 500 alternative app stores and APK distribution websites. These filters help identify fraudulent apps, analyze metadata, and correlate information for Threat Hunting investigations.

Important tip: App metadata (appName, appAuthor, appRating, etc.) is extracted from the page's HTML whenever available. Apps hosted on unofficial sources may not expose all of these fields.


1. General Identification

Parameter

Description

Example

appName

Application name

appName="Bank X"

appAuthor

Developer name

appAuthor="Developer Name"

appCategory

App store category

appCategory="Finance"

appOperationSystem

Operating system

appOperationSystem=android

appVersion

Published app version

appVersion="3.5.4"

appRating

Average app rating

appRating<3

appReview

Number of reviews

appReview>1000


2. AI-Powered Enrichment and Analysis

These parameters are generated through artificial intelligence analysis and are useful for detecting fraud, brand impersonation, and visual patterns.

Parameter

Description

Example

impersonatedBrandsHigh

Brand impersonated by the app (High confidence)

impersonatedBrandsHigh="Bank X"

impersonatedBrandsMedium

Brand impersonated by the app (Medium confidence)

impersonatedBrandsMedium="Bank X"

companyLogo

Company logo detected in the app images

companyLogo="BrandZ Logo"

companiesMentioned

Company names mentioned on the app page

companiesMentioned="Bank X"

contentType

Content category (e.g., Financial Services, Technology)

contentType="Financial Services"

imageDescription

AI-generated visual description of the app's main image

imageDescription="blue logo"

predominantLanguage

Predominant language on the app page

predominantLanguage="english"

predominantColor

Predominant color (text)

predominantColor="blue"

predominantColorHex

Predominant color (Hex)

predominantColorHex="#FE3131"

predominantColorRGB

Predominant color (RGB)

predominantColorRGB="[254, 49, 49]"


3. Ready-to-use Query Examples

You can combine the parameters above to create advanced filters in the platform.

  • Apps impersonating your brand in financial services:

    • impersonatedBrandsHigh="My Brand" AND contentType="Financial Services"

  • Apps displaying your brand's logo published by unofficial developers:

    • companyLogo="My Brand" AND NOT appAuthor="My Brand"

  • Android apps outside Google Play impersonating your brand:

    • impersonatedBrandsHigh="My Brand" AND appOperationSystem=android

  • Apps with a high number of reviews mentioning your brand:

    • companiesMentioned="My Brand" AND appReview>1000


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