The droidsec security group has discovered and patched a buffer overflow issue and a lack of compile-time hardening in the Android Debug Bridge.

Connect your device to your computer Connect your Android device to the computer running the SDK Platform-Tools. Open a terminal window so you can run the necessary commands. 4. Run the necessary ...

Once you do that, you’ll find a “platform-tools” folder automatically created in your Android folder. How to install Android Studio on Windows Let’s look at the flip side now, where you ...

You can get the platform tools for Windows, Linux, or Mac direct from Google's servers. You get a ZIP file containing the platform tools folder with ADB, fastboot, and a few other tools.

It's a good idea to let it update the "Android SDK Tools" and "Android SDK Platform-tools," but you can uncheck everything under "Android 5.X;" that's all emulator stuff that we don't need.