What is a Trojan dropper and how to protect your Android phone from malware

Malware authors and cybersecurity developers are locked in a constant war where new mechanisms are introduced to patch new types of security issues, and malware authors find new exploits to work around them. While Android 13 introduced a bunch of restrictions, helping the OS gain an edge, the advantage was apparently shortlived and cybercriminals found new ways to sneak malware apps into the Google Play Store. Mobile security firm Threat Fabric has discovered a new wave of “dropper” apps on the official store that use bogus updates to get banking trojans installed on users’ devices.