SkillCloak Lets Malicious AI Agent Skills Evade Static Scanners with Self-Extracting Packing

Scanners meant to catch malicious add-on "skills" for AI coding agents can be fooled by a few simple changes that leave the malware working, according to a new study from researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Their strongest trick slipped past every scanner tested more than 90% of the time,