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Malicious package

tryf4zzRubyGems

Advisory published Updated

tryf4zz is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-9030) 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 tryf4zz (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-9030
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall tryf4zz

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

3c314b488de97a6632f795bde167188e69c46b18c26577759fb138d2c166177b
6055e7beb8365a99447658347b247784abcceea41554334f53b78195a15219d8

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for tryf4zz (version 0.0.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove tryf4zz 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 tryf4zz 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. tryf4zz 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-2026-03681RLUA-2026-09605

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks tryf4zz-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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tryf4zz (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2026-9030 | O3 Security