In many jurisdictions, altering an IMEI is illegal.
Some sophisticated malware variants found in "IMEI Maker" packs specifically extract your modem firmware and then upload your real IMEI and phone number to a database, making you a target for SIM swapping attacks. Imei Maker.zip
: Files like Imei Maker.zip can contain malware or "Malware-as-a-Service" (MaaS) designed to hijack Android devices. In many jurisdictions, altering an IMEI is illegal