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MuMu Player (NetEase) silently runs 17 reconnaissance commands every 30 minutes

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Summary

MuMu Player Pro for macOS (by NetEase) executes a comprehensive system data collection routine every 30 minutes while the emulator is running. This includes enumerating all devices on your local network, capturing every running process with full command-line arguments, inventorying all installed applications, reading your hosts file, and dumping kernel parameters -- all tied to your Mac's serial number via SensorsData analytics.

None of this is disclosed in MuMu's privacy policy. None of it is necessary for an Android emulator to function.

Environment

App: MuMu Player Pro for macOS (v1.8.5)

Bundle ID: com.netease.mumu.nemux-global

macOS version: 26.3 (Apple Silicon)

What it collects

Every 30 minutes, MuMu creates a timestamped directory under:

~/Library/Application Support/com.netease.mumu.nemux-global/logs/

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