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Malicious package

southprobe1778555189RubyGems

Advisory published Updated

southprobe1778555189 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-8837) 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 southprobe1778555189 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-8837
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall southprobe1778555189

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

e84ba134bb369a1299fe4b2c957864efc516a623ee616bf063500b4c31f0588e
dd9b6c81de2096fdef0db141938d1b5aa9a87122f49426343b9268a0c4c6c60d

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for southprobe1778555189 (version 0.0.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove southprobe1778555189 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 southprobe1778555189 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. southprobe1778555189 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-2026-03488RLUA-2026-09386

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks southprobe1778555189-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

southprobe1778555189 (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2026-8837 | O3 Security