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Malicious package

critterRubyGems

Malicious code in critter (RubyGems) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2025-192905
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall critter

Malicious versions

1 flagged
90002.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

2cb52d270b635577fc4c9a01ef5278a85f527bc6a8d91f1562db41d32d817880

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 critter (version 90002.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging critter across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove critter 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 critter 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 critter 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. critter on RubyGems has been identified as a malicious package (version 90002.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2025-06612

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks critter-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.

critter (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2025-192905 | O3 Security