A newly identified Android banking trojan is exposing the limits of traditional antivirus defenses. Distributed through SMS links and disguised as legitimate apps, it abuses permissions and overlay tactics to steal credentials while evading detection. Because many antivirus tools rely on signature-based methods, they often miss such emerging threats. The findings underscore the need for continuous monitoring of app behavior, permissions, and network activity rather than relying solely on app scans. As mobile devices become central to financial transactions and business access, behavior-based mobile security is critical to stopping these adaptive, evasive threats.
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