If this package is installed
Remove it, treat the machine (or CI runner) as compromised, and rotate every secret, token and key it could access — from a different, clean machine.
Details
Source: kam193 (b70e437edd04a30f48e384a4a07cdb1790dcb5e6a66ba800dc1703bf845a6b36)
Code download and runs an executable, which is widely recognized as malware. The system is also configured to run it on startup, and the file is saved in paths attempting to look as a system file.
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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-05-requestpackat
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- Downloads and executes a remote executable.
- malware
- peristence-autorun
Indicators of compromise
Shown defanged and not clickable. Search any indicator to find other packages using it.
URLs
- hxxps://github[.]com/FaresEI3RAB/Fares/raw/refs/heads/main/svchost[.]exe other packages →
- hxxps://pastebin[.]com/raw/hxAQV6Nq other packages →
- hxxps://pastebin[.]com/raw/Z4VMbzLP other packages →