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faizann24 / wifi-bruteforcer-fsecurify

Android application to brute force WiFi passwords without requiring a rooted device.
http://fsecurify.com/wifi-bruteforcer-android-app-to-crack-wifi-passwords/
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SOLVED Wifi settings non-responsive/freezing and failing to forget networks #10

Open Omnipus opened 7 years ago

Omnipus commented 7 years ago

I tested the app once on a wifi connection. After the test the phone wifi settings page became unresponsive and freezes. My phone is trying to run a very intensive process as it heats up. (phone is One Plus One). I try to remove networks where problem started but they return to saved networks or I get an error that I cannot forget the network. I try to delete a file in /internal storage called "wifi_config.log" but it returns after a minute.

Uninstalling the app did not solve the issue and it continues whenever I am within the wifi range. When out of the range there are also intermittent similar problems.

I attempted to reboot multiple times, clear caches and any data that may be related to the app without solving the problem.

Is "wifi_config.log" being built by the app? I have uninstalled the app but still have problems. Any help?

Omnipus commented 7 years ago

So I managed to find the issue here. Wifibruteforcer had written all the 10,000 passwords as saved networks for the wifi connection I tried it on. This created a huge file in data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf

This was forcing my device to attempt all the passwords on the network EVERYTIME I was within range, hence the overheating/freezing.

Definitely not very pleasant, and editing the affected file requires root access

juuwoo0 commented 7 years ago

I already thought this crap app smoked my wifi...