Arch Linux pulls AUR packages that installed Chaos RAT malware
Lawrence Abrams
July 18, 2025
05:12 PM
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Arch Linux has pulled three malicious packages uploaded to the Arch User Repository (AUR) were used to install the CHAOS remote access trojan (RAT) on Linux devices.
The packages were named "librewolf-fix-bin", "firefox-patch-bin", and "zen-browser-patched-bin," and were uploaded by the same user, "danikpapas," on July 16.
The packages were removed two days later by the Arch Linux team after b...
