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Malicious package

southprox1778549640RubyGems

Advisory published Updated

southprox1778549640 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-8839) 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 southprox1778549640 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-8839
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall southprox1778549640

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

7fb69515360b45479ff81373a7f2cf7c57e98584c008040658ddfc4c93441bac
5cb1ecf21237fc1396263e9f54a2b7916f3770c7fae9be544d59d9b9df559b68

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for southprox1778549640 (version 0.0.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove southprox1778549640 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 southprox1778549640 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. southprox1778549640 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-2026-03490RLUA-2026-09388

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks southprox1778549640-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

southprox1778549640 (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2026-8839 | O3 Security