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 (7728e8fd1f3038b080b037908fea583383e6418d0aeb819e4b41b2b812b0b9d4)
Code download and executes a remote script. At the time of analysis, the remote code just runs a notepad - as so classified as a pentest/research.
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Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.
Campaign: 2025-07-db-indicator
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
Indicators of compromise
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Domains
- etherjs[.]pro other packages →
URLs
- hxxps://api[.]etherjs[.]pro/socket other packages →