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failIncident: Malware
Scanned: 2 days ago

soopsocks

Artifact:
latest
malicious
Research
SOCKS5 server with Discord egress + Windows auto-start (service or scheduled task)
License: Permissive (MIT)
Published: 6 months ago
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SAFE Assessment

Compliance

Licenses
No license compliance issues
Secrets
No sensitive information found

Security

Vulnerabilities
3 severe vulnerabilities exploited
Hardening
1 modern mitigations missing

Threats

Tampering
2 malware-like behaviors found
Malware
5 supply chain attack artifacts

INCIDENTS FOR THIS VERSION:

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6 months agoReported By: Community (JFrog)
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6 months agoReported By: ReversingLabs (Researcher)
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malware
4 months agoReported By: Community (OpenSSF)
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N/AReported By: Community (kam193)
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FAQ for soopsocks

What is soopsocks?

SOCKS5 server with Discord egress + Windows auto-start (service or scheduled task).

Is soopsocks malicious or is it safe to use?

The Python package soopsocks was scanned for malware, software tampering, risky behaviors, exposed secrets and known vulnerabilities. Malware or tampering has been detected, making it unsafe to download and use. 5 other issues and risky behaviors were found. The package contains risks, and the analysis results should be reviewed before it is downloaded and used. Visit the Issues and Behaviors sections of the analysis for more details. All versions of the soopsocks package were malicious.

Is soopsocks popular?

The Python package soopsocks is not widely used. It has 3K recorded downloads. 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 soopsocks once it is in my app?

Since we can't know when or where malicious attacks will happen, we recommend tracking how soopsocks behaviors change over multiple software releases. By adopting differential analysis in your release process, you can detect unexpected changes to a soopsocks 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...

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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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