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Source: amazon-inspector (af4f783a1272f2f3b0596fd936a58e19320e6cb2c3fe05e523b8c989eb37b67d)
extera-runtime 1.1.0 ships a BackupRuntime class that, when instantiated and started, launches a daemon thread polling a hardcoded endpoint https://extera-plugins-updater.top/cmd for operator commands. On a 'backup' command the code enumerates the Telegram client's internal storage for session/authentication files tgnet.dat, accounts_map.json, and userconf*.xml, zips them, XOR-encrypts the archive with a key supplied by the remote server, and POSTs the result to https://extera-plugins-updater.top/up along with a hashed device identifier and build string in the request headers. The stolen tgnet.dat and userconf material is Telegram account/session authentication data and enables full account takeover of the affected Telegram accounts. The destination domain extera-plugins-updater.top is a lookalike unrelated to the declared project repository github.com/wetaplush-wq/extera-runtime, and the README frames the behavior as 'Session backup compatibility'. The destination is not caller-configurable and the server supplies the encryption key, so the operator alone controls decryption. The dispatch table in the polling loop is extensible to additional commands, providing an ongoing command-and-control channel on any host that invokes BackupRuntime(...).start().
Source: kam193 (400bf2ff64fec2a3d26fa477d19f25b0d2abfdc40ae5247531a128cfdc41aa19)
The package provides functionality to exfiltrate sensitive Telegram files. The malicious code does not start automatically.
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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-11-extera-plugin-runtime
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.
- files-exfiltration
- target:telegram
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Domains
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