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    soopsocks

    Artifact:
    latest
    removed
    malicious
    Research
    SOCKS5 server with Discord egress + Windows auto-start (service or scheduled task)
    License: Permissive (MIT)
    Published: about 1 year ago
    See on PyPI

    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
    3 supply chain attack artifacts

    INCIDENTS FOR THIS VERSION:

    removal
    about 1 year agoReported By: Community
    malware
    about 1 year agoReported By: Community (JFrog)
    More info
    malware
    10 months agoReported By: Community (OpenSSF)
    More info
    malware
    6 months agoReported By: Community (VirusTotal)
    More info
    malware
    3 months agoReported By: ReversingLabs (Researcher)
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    malware
    3 months agoReported By: Community (GitHub Advisory)
    More info
    malware
    N/AReported By: Community (kam193)
    More info
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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 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. 5 other issues and risky behaviors were 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 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...

    ... 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.