Which versions of wprox-c217-extra4 are malicious?

The following RubyGems versions of wprox-c217-extra4 are flagged malicious: 0.0.1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate wprox-c217-extra4 if I installed it?

wprox-c217-extra4 establishes remote access, so treat any host that installed it as fully compromised. Isolate the machine, remove the package, rotate all credentials it could reach, and rebuild from a trusted image rather than cleaning in place — a backdoor may have planted additional persistence.

I already installed wprox-c217-extra4 — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If wprox-c217-extra4 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 wprox-c217-extra4 part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — wprox-c217-extra4 is associated with the RLMA-2026-04118, RLUA-2026-10050 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 wprox-c217-extra4 across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for wprox-c217-extra4 (version 0.0.1).

Malicious package

wprox-c217-extra4RubyGems

Advisory published Jul 7, 2026Updated Sep 24, 2026

wprox-c217-extra4 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-9467) that opens a backdoor for remote access (malicious version 0.0.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in wprox-c217-extra4 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-9467

Immediate action

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

gem uninstall wprox-c217-extra4

Malicious versions

1 flagged

0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

b6ddb26b65755b3922cf7706e6fde393f04331eb7e5fab6b4fdd69199562e059

6603b1e027f7093edbabbfedd3bac9a0d0969f4fa17e7564cc08ae6bc894c89b

Detection & response playbook

Backdoor / remote access

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for wprox-c217-extra4 (version 0.0.1).
If you installed it — respond
wprox-c217-extra4 establishes remote access, so treat any host that installed it as fully compromised. Isolate the machine, remove the package, rotate all credentials it could reach, and rebuild from a trusted image rather than cleaning in place — a backdoor may have planted additional persistence.
Did it already run?
If wprox-c217-extra4 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. wprox-c217-extra4 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-2026-04118RLUA-2026-10050

References

github.com

Credits

ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks wprox-c217-extra4-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the C2 callback and severs the channel.

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