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failIncident: Malware
Scanned: 6 days ago

IAmRoot

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removed
malicious
Research
Demonstrates that any NuGet package can run arbitrary code on your machine
License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)
Published: about 5 years ago
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SAFE Assessment

Compliance

Licenses
No license compliance issues
Secrets
No sensitive information found

Security

Vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities detected
Hardening
No application hardening issues

Threats

Tampering
1 components prone to hijacking
Malware
3 supply chain attack artifacts

INCIDENTS FOR THIS VERSION:

malware
over 2 years agoReported By: ReversingLabs (Researcher)
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N/AReported By: Community

FAQ for IAmRoot

What is IAmRoot?

Demonstrates that any NuGet package can run arbitrary code on your machine. For more information about this package, visit its homepage.

Is IAmRoot malicious or is it safe to use?

The .NET package IAmRoot has been removed from registry. It was scanned for malware, software tampering, risky behaviors, exposed secrets and known vulnerabilities. Malware or tampering has been detected, making it unsafe to use. 1 other issue and risky behavior was found. The package contains risks, and the analysis results should be reviewed before it is used. Visit the Issues and Behaviors sections of the analysis for more details. All versions of the IAmRoot package were malicious.

Is IAmRoot popular?

The .NET package IAmRoot is not widely used. A package's popularity is not a good indicator of its safety, visit the SAFE Assessment section to see the full analysis of package deployment risk categories.

How do I secure IAmRoot once it is in my app?

Since we can't know when or where malicious attacks will happen, we recommend tracking how IAmRoot behaviors change over multiple software releases. By adopting differential analysis in your release process, you can detect unexpected changes to a IAmRoot version, which can prevent advanced software supply chain attacks. Read how our technology can help prevent future attacks similar to SolarWinds and 3CX.

Did you know...

... that you can use ReversingLabs’ Spectra Assure platform to perform regular risk assessments of packages you develop in-house?

We recommend continuous software safeness monitoring through CI/CD integrations and pre-release/deployment checks. In addition to basic package information found on this page our platform offers rich reports for developers and DevSecOps that help them remediate all reported issues.

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