Which versions of swa8178foss are malicious?

The following RubyGems versions of swa8178foss are flagged malicious: 0.0.1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate swa8178foss if I installed it?

Remove swa8178foss 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 swa8178foss — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If swa8178foss 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 swa8178foss part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — swa8178foss is associated with the RLMA-2026-03557, RLUA-2026-09470 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 swa8178foss across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for swa8178foss (version 0.0.1).

Malicious package

swa8178fossRubyGems

Advisory published Jul 7, 2026Updated Sep 24, 2026

swa8178foss is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-8906) 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 swa8178foss (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-8906

Immediate action

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

gem uninstall swa8178foss

Malicious versions

1 flagged

0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

3c79d0eb5d13a968a1ef406bea15a2e1b402754d107a088d13a83d09748c3033

da16911e7fed0256a3ace8c6dfdff2b12ce10103968e909195bb2e265ddf266c

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for swa8178foss (version 0.0.1).
If you installed it — respond
Remove swa8178foss 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 swa8178foss 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. swa8178foss 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-2026-03557RLUA-2026-09470

References

github.com

Credits

ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks swa8178foss-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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