Qualcomm Flash Loader v10 is a , neither legal nor illegal by itself. However:
sudo ./flash_tool --loader prog_emmc_firehose_8998_v10.elf --port /dev/ttyUSB0
Elias cross-referenced the hash. It matched a file deep within an archive of a defunct Chinese OEM server. The file name was innocuous: prog_emmc_firehose_8998_v10.elf .
Would you like the exact steps to extract a loader from a stock ROM or to use the open-source EDL tool safely?
Once you have downloaded the package (as a ZIP containing .inf, .sys, .cat files), do not run any installer. Follow these steps:
The Qualcomm Flash Loader is a specialized utility designed to communicate with devices in EDL (Emergency Download) Mode