Network Toolbox is an app by APPSROPOS in the Tools category, listed since at least October 2014. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 4 permissions, none of them sensitive. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
What's new in v5.1
- Fixed netmask formatting was incorrect
- Return Geo IP info with Ext IP
- Removed defunct RBL's
- Crash fixes
- Wireless Info crash for Android 5.0 fixed.
- Added option to remove ads (permission change)
- Fixed support for .gr domains
- Added search and result history
- Added support for Daytime and QOTD protocols
- Added Email Server Tester
- Added CIDR Calculator
- Display WiFi Network State (permission change)
- Scan local network for active hosts
- Added GeoIp
Description
From the listing uploaded by “apps”.
Network Toolbox is your one stop shop for all the tools you need to troubleshoot your network on the go.
Whois:
✔ Lookup Whois information for any domain right from your android device.
✔ Quickly check if a domain is available for registration by performing a Whois lookup
✔ Choose from any of 254 known whois servers, or add and query your own.
✔ Formatted Whois results to improve readability
DNS:
✔ Forward and reverse DNS lookups.
✔ Supported DNS record types: A, AAAA, APL, CNAME, DNAME, MX, LOC, NS, PTR, RP, SOA, SPF, SRV, TXT
DNSBL / RBL Black List Check:
✔ Check any host or IP against over 60 DNSBL / RBL servers
✔ Get TXT statistics for IP or domain from senderbase.org
Network Block Info (ARIN):
✔ Get Network Block information for any host or IP.
✔ Choose which Regional Internet Registry(RIR) to query for Network Block Information
Ping:
✔ Ping any host or IP.
✔ Also works on non-rooted devices from Android 4.3
Port Scan:
✔ Scan a host or IP for Open ports
✔ Scan progresses from Port 1 to 65535, but can be cancelled at any time. App will display results up to last scanned port.
External IP Address:
✔ Find your external (Internet) IP address for the network you are currently connected to.
Geo Location:
✔ Find the country, city, area code, region, metro, postal code, latitude and longitude of any IP address
✔ View location coordinates on a map
CIDR Calculator:
✔ Determine start and end addresses, address count, broadcast and network addresses for a CIDR address in the format xx.xx.xx.xx/yy
Test Email Server:
✔ Test your email server's configuration. Check rDNS and banner matches, server security and response times.
✔ Click here to read more about the RBL check, Geo IP and Email Server Test features: http://goo.gl/2Yjh94
Daytime and Quote of the Day (QOTD):
✔ Supports getting date and time from any server supporting the Daytime protocol (RFC 867).
✔ Supports reading Quote of the Day from servers supporting the QOTD protocol (RFC 865).
Other Features:
✔ Extremely fast and light weight.
✔ Easily share results from all tools with other apps on your device.
✔ Allows text selection and copying of results
✔ Designed for Android 4.0 (ICS) but also works with older Android versions
Based on the open source JFreeWhois project: code.google.com/p/jfreewhois/
Based on the open source dnsjava project: www.dnsjava.org
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
Signature matches the Google Play versionChecked by the source store on May 21, 2015.
Certificate issued to “Appsropos”This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Store checks and file details
Developer signature verifiedMay 21, 2015
Validated against Google PlayMay 21, 2015
Antivirus scan passedNov 13, 2020
Signed byCN=Appsropos, OU=Mobile, O=Appsropos, L=Swift Current, ST=Saskatchewan, C=CA
Uploaded by “apps”Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010
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Permissions (4)
Network Toolbox requests 4 permissions, none of them sensitive.
Full network accessandroid.permission.INTERNET
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing)com.android.vending.BILLING
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is Network Toolbox free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Network Toolbox APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is beb1e5f0455fd9dc740bf06417ef45e6.