Which versions of seeing-is_believing are malicious?

The following RubyGems versions of seeing-is_believing are flagged malicious: 3.6.1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate seeing-is_believing if I installed it?

Remove seeing-is_believing 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.

I already installed seeing-is_believing — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If seeing-is_believing 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.

Is seeing-is_believing part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — seeing-is_believing is associated with the RLMA-2024-05826, RLUA-2024-10347, RLUA-2026-09134 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find seeing-is_believing across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for seeing-is_believing (version 3.6.1).

Malicious package

seeing-is_believingRubyGems

Advisory published Jun 25, 2024Updated Sep 24, 2026

seeing-is_believing is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2024-7021) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 3.6.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in seeing-is_believing (RubyGems)

MAL-2024-7021

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

gem uninstall seeing-is_believing

Malicious versions

1 flagged

3.6.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

c58331ceb33e7aee290ca4a044fce6b6d27dd256b22897cb6e50274fd25028a3

fd836cfffce1f24a85fcb3a2d0a6cfd3be37f1d8d201c2aac0f288bc0acba2bd

c9db3b0d74720e574905d865eb225f1d9152fb35844b08d5f48d527e0c3ca06c

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for seeing-is_believing (version 3.6.1).
If you installed it — respond
Remove seeing-is_believing 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 seeing-is_believing 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. seeing-is_believing on RubyGems has been identified as a malicious package (version 3.6.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-05826RLUA-2024-10347RLUA-2026-09134

References

Credits

ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks seeing-is_believing-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.

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