RubyGems Packages Laced with Bitcoin-Stealing Malware

RubyGems, an open-source package repository and manager for the Ruby web programming language, has taken two of its software packages offline after they were found to be laced with malware. RubyGems provides a standard format for distributing Ruby programs and libraries in the service of building...

Open redirect

SAP Solution Manager Trace Analysis, version - 720, allows for misuse of a parameter in the application URL leading to Open Redirect vulnerability, an attacker can enter a link to malicious site which could trick the user to enter credentials or download malicious software, as a parameter in the...

Dll Hijacking Vulnerability in Shoos Flash Wizard (Windows Client)

Shock Wave Flash Wizard is a SWF decompiler that not only captures, decompiles, views and extracts Shock Wave Flash movies .swf and .exe format files, but also converts SWF format files to FLA format files. A dll hijacking vulnerability exists in Shock Wave Flash Wizard Windows client. An attacke...

Malicious Package

Overview The package wsbd.js contained malicious code. The package ran a postinstall script that executed an.exe file containing Trojan malware. Recommendation Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that...

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.84 (KB890830)

After the download, this tool runs one time to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom and helps remove any infection that is found. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time that you sta...

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - v5.84 (KB890830)

After the download, this tool runs one time to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom and helps remove any infection that is found. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time that you sta...

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.84 (KB890830)

After the download, this tool runs one time to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom and helps remove any infection that is found. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time that you sta...

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - v5.84 (KB890830)

After the download, this tool runs one time to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom and helps remove any infection that is found. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time that you sta...

Linux: noexec option on /dev/shm

The noexec mount option specifies that the filesystem cannot contain executable binaries. Setting this option on a file system prevents users from executing programs from shared memory. This deters users from introducing potentially malicious software on the system. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020...

Malicious Package

Overview twilio-npm opened a reverse shell to a remote server as a postinstall script. Recommendation Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different compute...

Malicious Package

npmpubman is a malicious package. The package contains malicious code in index.js which sends local environment variables to a remote server. The malicious code does not execute upon installation...

Malicious Package

Overview All versions of nodetest199 contain malicious code. Upon installation the package opens a shell to a remote server. The package affects both Windows and nix systems. Recommendation Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets...

Privilege escalation

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection MTP trial prior to 4.0.176.1 allows local users to schedule tasks which call malicious software to execute with elevated privileges via editing of environment variables...

QR Codes: A Sneaky Security Threat

If it seems like QR codes have popped up everywhere these days, you’re right. Ever since they were first used by the Japanese auto industry to streamline manufacturing processes, companies everywhere have capitalized on the benefits of QR codes. They’re cheap to deploy and can be applied to almos...

Malicious 󠅮󠅰󠅭Package

Overview com.mintegral.msdk:alphab is a malicious package. The Android SDK distributed by the company contains malicious functionality in this module that tracks: 1. Downloads from Google urls either within Google apps or via browser including file downloads, e-mail attachments and Google Docs...

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - v5.83 (KB890830)

After the download, this tool runs one time to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom and helps remove any infection that is found. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time that you sta...

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - v5.83 (KB890830)

After the download, this tool runs one time to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom and helps remove any infection that is found. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time that you sta...

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.83 (KB890830)

After the download, this tool runs one time to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom and helps remove any infection that is found. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time that you sta...

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.83 (KB890830)

After the download, this tool runs one time to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom and helps remove any infection that is found. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time that you sta...

GHSA-97MP-9G5C-6C93 Malicious Package in bs58chcek

All versions of this package contained malware. The package was designed to find and exfiltrate cryptocurrency wallets. Recommendation Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated...