Supply chain attack on eScan antivirus: detecting and remediating malicious updates

UPD 30.01.2026: Added technical details about the attack chain and more IoCs. On January 20, a supply chain attack has occurred, with the infected software being the eScan antivirus developed by the Indian company MicroWorld Technologies. The previously unknown malware was distributed through the...

Malicious code in jwt-pack (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 4102b59becb214e216d479ce014231e41dd264560b48ef7750c7006a3c86e7d6 The package jwt-pack was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware c16aba10441aad949bd96fd2a349f2f59d62bf56708394fd925b432c57e2c91b Any...

Microsoft Windows Script Host 5.812 File Generator

Microsoft Windows Script Host version 5.812 .vbs file generation tool that can be used to establish persistence on Windows systems...

Notepad++ 8.9 Persistence Module

This Metasploit post-exploitation module abuses a legitimate Notepad++ feature by modifying the shortcuts.xml configuration file to register a custom external tool. The added tool appears in the Notepad++ Run menu and executes a user-defined command when manually selected by the user. This...

EUVD-2025-206456

Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3 RU10 Patch 1, RU9 Patch 2, and RU8 Patch 3, may be susceptible to a COM Hijacking vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker attempts to establish persistence and evade detection by hijacking COM references in the Windows Registry...

CVE-2025-13919

Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3 RU10 Patch 1, RU9 Patch 2, and RU8 Patch 3, may be susceptible to a COM Hijacking vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker attempts to establish persistence and evade detection by hijacking COM references in the Windows Registry...

CVE-2025-13919

The CVE-2025-13919 entry concerns Symantec Endpoint Protection Client vulnerabilities, specifically a COM Hijacking issue in Windows where references in the COM registry can be hijacked to establish persistence and evade detection. Affected software is SEP Client versions prior to 14.3 RU10 Patch...

Malicious Package

Overview microsoft.applicationinsights.persistencechannel is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code, and its content was removed from the official package manager. While this package might be attempting to impersonate a valid organization, there is no connection between that...

MAL-2026-588 Malicious code in chai-sub (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 9a9fb8daf2c61a42d820b2e0f8a846b9f2c95ed6a1cdc4c19a7d80f3398b4a21 The package chai-sub was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware 94d4e0fa1548915ba6f77782a735206056554990f47f65aadc5781a23474b855 Any...

Malicious code in @pukpuk1/somsodamsd (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector f1fe2dc16d3713a1dcc39d8fe68cd5a522648569a02d75fedfc83534792701b2 The package @pukpuk1/somsodamsd was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware...

Malicious code in somesomesomesome (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 501ce83717dc490a4b5550820a3d811bc7a90579dbf986bfb3013d0997ae3802 The package somesomesomesome was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware 6ac6ff72ae68c24308f36c03065bd3d4f95aea678ce410a4edb706f73499e6...

MAL-2026-583 Malicious code in vuejavascript (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 74bfba97bf13d06059aaa4317c042bd9d5400372e605f35803c29cdf82bcb9b2 The package vuejavascript was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware 67afa0cf78a4b560d1f76b6ec9e91a607062ab8f07a96755eada02b4fdfeb2a4...

MAL-2026-581 Malicious code in somesomesomesome (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 501ce83717dc490a4b5550820a3d811bc7a90579dbf986bfb3013d0997ae3802 The package somesomesomesome was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware 6ac6ff72ae68c24308f36c03065bd3d4f95aea678ce410a4edb706f73499e6...

Google Warns of Active Exploitation of WinRAR Vulnerability CVE-2025-8088

Google on Tuesday revealed that multiple threat actors, including nation-state adversaries and financially motivated groups, are exploiting a now-patched critical security flaw in RARLAB WinRAR to establish initial access and deploy a diverse array of payloads. "Discovered and patched in July 202...

MAL-2026-570 Malicious code in lyatly-utils (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector aa157e65bb67cd3f088cc4f38956e3f1b9cd202f73a212f4a92a87528eecf054 The package lyatly-utils was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware 204e1babf8aef5194fc7046392fad75412787d49c6468fe0a18394f9bdc4e416 A...

MAL-2026-571 Malicious code in okijuh (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 601f49f065c65d113d5beac44277d35b15635f0d41817602602e01e963f96cdd The package okijuh was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware f603bf2cf39f78f0445aa4f08f0f6432c7b6cc9358b44c0946de293a8e956865 Any...

MAL-2026-565 Malicious code in converse-rn-lib (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector c5d76925473e0e05137943f3ba72835d43a14fecbcd07a36ff4f8b362342a303 The package converse-rn-lib was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware 2d5c359e434d151a2156ad29e2d3b287cd665dd67ede66ac8c32a968f2ebaef...

MAL-2026-576 Malicious code in teslaone (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector abb43567bb439e05bc83e1c5606aea8567e811514d05c3fa914204631fc8d762 The package teslaone was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware fdac9959b37ff7705cf813ced160feeae858ef6da9e1ec58b3d0f33f0ceda520 Any...

Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows Agent security vulnerabilities

Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows Agent is a client component of the endpoint security solution provided by Broadcom Corporation. There is a security vulnerability in Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows Agent, which stems from a COM hijacking issue. This vulnerability could...

SSH Key Persistence

This module will add an SSH key to a specified user or all, to allow remote login via SSH at any time. No payload is required for this module to work. If an SSH key is not provided, a new 4096 bit RSA keypair will be generated. The private key will be stored as loot for later use. Module Options...