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Malicious package

alias-helperRubyGems

Malicious code in alias-helper (RubyGems) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2024-6561
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall alias-helper

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.1.2

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

59eb4c5f39cb7a1c782dea7f1113ee92300e65d4f0cde3bf5766a2f27a9f7b94
841f94e0390e490f049bf7a475b6dc744114bec610b8fc9ed8472b9a2e5fd4c2

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for alias-helper (version 0.1.2). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging alias-helper across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove alias-helper from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.

  3. Did it already run?

    If alias-helper was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks alias-helper before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.

Frequently asked questions

No. alias-helper on RubyGems has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.1.2 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-05367RLUA-2024-09886

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks alias-helper-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

alias-helper (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2024-6561 | O3 Security