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Arch Linux pulls AUR packages that installed Chaos RAT malware

July 20, 2025July 20, 2025 geekfeed0Tagged arch linux, Arch User Repository, AUR, BUILDPKG, Chaos, linux, RAT

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 […]

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EndeavourOS 2024.06.25 rolls out with Plasma 6.1 and various fixes

July 4, 2024July 4, 2024 geekfeed0Tagged arch linux, distro, EndeavourOS, linux, plasma, plasma 6.1

As its fifth anniversary draws near, EndeavourOS gets a new update. Labeled 2024.06.25, this software refresh comes with Plasma 6.1 (both offline and live), Firefox 127.0.1-1, and Calamares 24.06.1.2-1, as well as a few fixes. Also, the r8168 legacy driver package has been removed in this update. In the second half of May 2019, the […]

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