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Malicious package

proxyta4d404a4RubyGems

Advisory published Updated

proxyta4d404a4 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-8447) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 0.0.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in proxyta4d404a4 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-8447
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall proxyta4d404a4

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

829cc47e5fc96bcde2ea77db12f8ad52ade097fac5d65a08729a92e3f25dd6bf
27ab06714efb9db4705b925ec54f6d9d7f97de39983c69874eb79ed66166db5b

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for proxyta4d404a4 (version 0.0.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove proxyta4d404a4 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 proxyta4d404a4 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

No. proxyta4d404a4 on RubyGems has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.0.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2026-03098RLUA-2026-08973

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks proxyta4d404a4-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.

Explore

proxyta4d404a4 (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2026-8447 | O3 Security