final-poc-usaRubyGems
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final-poc-usa is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-6118) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 0.99800.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in final-poc-usa (RubyGems)
What this malware does
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'final-poc-usa' @ 0.99800.0 (rubygems) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Malicious packageFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for final-poc-usa (version 0.99800.0).
If you installed it — respond
Remove final-poc-usa 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.
Did it already run?
If final-poc-usa was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.
Frequently asked questions
Credits
- OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder
Detect & block this
O3 blocks final-poc-usa-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.