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failIncident: Malware
Scanned: 2 days ago

rest-client

removed
malicious
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Simple HTTP and REST client for Ruby, inspired by microframework syntax for specifying actions.
License: Permissive (MIT)
Published: over 6 years ago
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SAFE Assessment

Compliance

Licenses
No license compliance issues
Secrets
No sensitive information found

Security

Vulnerabilities
1 severe vulnerabilities exploited
Hardening
No application hardening issues

Threats

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

INCIDENTS FOR THIS VERSION:

malware
over 6 years agoReported By: Community
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malware
over 6 years agoReported By: Community (juskoljo)
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removal
over 6 years agoReported By: Community
malware
over 6 years agoReported By: Community (ZDNET)
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malware
over 6 years agoReported By: Community (Help Net Security)
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malware
about 2 years agoReported By: ReversingLabs (Researcher)
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FAQ for rest-client

What is rest-client?

Simple HTTP and REST client for Ruby, inspired by microframework syntax for specifying actions. For more information about this package, visit its homepage.

Is rest-client malicious or is it safe to use?

The Ruby package rest-client 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. 3 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. The package rest-client had 1 incidents in versions published within 2 years prior to the latest.

Is rest-client popular?

The Ruby package rest-client ranks among the top 100 projects in this community. It has 466M 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 rest-client once it is in my app?

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

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