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Malicious package

sf3481c8RubyGems

Advisory published Updated

sf3481c8 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-8591) 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 sf3481c8 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-8591
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall sf3481c8

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

ff8b7174c62b02f1033d8460bf23e35c1b3c133c25208534926695b9b642e3eb
d963e9d7d54435e4143c8e886cb1df8bb334ef93499be7dcc490f41465a12766

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for sf3481c8 (version 0.0.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove sf3481c8 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 sf3481c8 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. sf3481c8 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-2026-03242RLUA-2026-09139

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks sf3481c8-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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sf3481c8 (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2026-8591 | O3 Security