Physical Extraction (LG Hack)

Physical Extraction (LG Hack)

The "LG Hack" feature works on all LG smartphones with the new version of LG LAF protocol (this is a service download mode similar to Samsung Odin download mode) One of the first devices to feature this version was the first LG G flagship.
Every LG smartphone from the year 2013 and newer should therefore support our LG hack.

With some of them - LG G4 for example - you are even able to browse the phone's filesystem via the "Browse Phone" option in Forensic Express. 

There is a way that you may be able to extract a physical image from LG phones without root access (rooting the phone).
This exploit takes advantage of "LG Flash Mode" - used primarily for updating firmware.
MOBILedit Forensic Express is capable of performing this procedure, and can guide you through the process step by step:
  1. On the start page click on "Hack phone".
  2. Select "Get physical dump from LG phone".

  3. Follow the on-screen guide as seen in the pictures below.







  4. You can see the physical image is being extracted on the next screen. This may take a while, depending on the amount of data stored in your device.



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