registry / Credential exfiltration / syspo
syspo
System binary configuration tool
This report shows the evidence for syspo@1.0.1. 5 of 5 known versions are blocked or flagged. The newest version, 1.0.4, is blocked. See all versions.
AI Security Review
scanned 3mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource confirms concrete remote exfiltration of clipboard data and screenshots, activated by the package’s advertised executable. Absence of an install hook does not remove the malicious runtime behavior.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review; source fingerprint signature matched known malicious package; routed for review
Trigger
User runs the syco1 bin command or index.js.
Impact
Secrets, private text, and screen content can be disclosed to the remote service.
Mechanism
Clipboard/screen collection with remote HTTP exfiltration
Attack narrative
The public CLI installs Python dependencies and launches pointer.py. That script polls the system clipboard every 300 ms and sends changed clipboard text to new-pointer.vercel.app; it also captures and uploads screenshots when triggered. Its hidden transparent UI and stealth controls obscure this collection behavior.
AI rationale
Source confirms concrete remote exfiltration of clipboard data and screenshots, activated by the package’s advertised executable. Absence of an install hook does not remove the malicious runtime behavior.
Evidence
package.jsonindex.jspointer.pystart_tool.vbs
Network endpoints2
new-pointer.vercel.app/apiwww.python.org/ftp/python/3.12.3/python-3.12.3-amd64.exe
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Malicious at 98.0% confidence as Malware with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for block
- pointer.py monitors clipboard every 300ms and posts changed text to a remote API.
- pointer.py captures full-screen images, base64-encodes them, and uploads them to the same API.
- index.js runs pointer.py from the public syco1 bin command.
- The UI is intentionally hidden/transparent and supports stealth hiding.
- start_tool.vbs can relaunch pointer.py elevated and hidden if executed.
Evidence against
- package.json has no npm lifecycle hooks.
- No source evidence of persistence being automatically invoked by installation.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessEnvironmentVarsFilesystemShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
3 flagged · loading sourcepointer.pyView file
•path = pointer.py
kind = build_helper
sizeBytes = 31644
magicHex = [redacted]
Medium
index.jsView file
•matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = sysb1@1.0.3
matchedPath = index.js
matchedIdentity = npm:c3lzYjE:1.0.3
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
High
Known Malware Source Similarity
Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.
index.jsView on unpkg•matchType = malicious_source_fingerprint_signature
signature = dcd6e9f81522be69
signatureType = suspicious_hashes
sourceLabel = final_verdict:malicious
matchedPackage = sysb1@1.0.3
matchedPath = index.js
matchedIdentity = npm:c3lzYjE:1.0.3
similarity = 1.000
shingleOverlap = 1
summary = package final verdict is malicious
High
Known Malware Source Fingerprint Signature
Findings
2 High3 Medium4 Low
HighKnown Malware Source Similarityindex.js
HighKnown Malware Source Fingerprint Signatureindex.js
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumShips Build Helperpointer.py
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to syspo@1.0.1.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing syspo@1.0.1. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
- If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.
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Source advisory published: .
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