Google Adds Detection For Obad Malware

A report describes the discovery of Obad (Backdoor.AndroidOS.Obad.a), a sophisticated Android Trojan that primarily sends premium SMS messages and acts as a backdoor. The malware uses advanced code obfuscation and reportedly exploited a previously unknown Android vulnerability to escalate privileges and obtain administrative persistence; Google updated detection tools to identify it and noted it was not found on Google Play, highlighting risks from third‑party app stores.