syboy

{"modified":"2026-08-19T02:50:38Z","published":"2026-08-19T02:50:38Z","schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-14212","summary":"Malicious code in syboy (npm)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (f53c03163c0e0b47e20d28751745a66ecd1c9aadda7e96d648e8390ba49506f7)\nOn invocation, index.js spawns start_tool.vbs via wscript.exe with detached/windowsHide flags; the VBS calls ShellExecute cmd.exe with the 'runas' verb and window state 0 to silently launch pointer.py under Administrator with no console, then the Node process exits leaving a hidden elevated background process. pointer.py reads the clipboard continuously, captures screenshots via mss/ImageGrab, walks the UI accessibility tree of foreground windows via uiautomation, and installs many global keyboard hotkeys via the keyboard module. The collected clipboard, screen, and UI content is POSTed to a hardcoded author-controlled endpoint at https://iq-overlay-pointer.vercel.app/api with no user-configurable destination. A Tk overlay is rendered with an empty title, transparent color, and overrideredirect to remain hidden from the user and screen-sharing. index.js additionally downloads the official Python 3.12.3 installer from python.org via curl to %TEMP% and runs it with /quiet InstallAllUsers=0 PrependPath=1 as a silent runtime dropper fallback when winget is unavailable, then deletes the installer.\n","affected":[{"package":{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"syboy"},"versions":["1.0.0"],"database_specific":{"cwes":[{"cweId":"CWE-506","description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.","name":"Embedded Malicious Code"}],"indicators":{"evidence_files":[{"path":"pointer.py","sha256":"47ff9a91f02303736f12dfcd7a2f4a599adae0bbbe14c0dee51b3ab9963dce77","tlsh":"87032c09ec1d089ac073cd2f5952a853ff1a07435a5e9a17f8bc99901f743468ae4ef9"},{"path":"start_tool.vbs","sha256":"3016a3871b47653d754b00e72221d205bb90f667b9a4e58751cbf044d330fcf5","tlsh":"e3f0204f42bdc81be05741b253868c2ee2b3d350b021d55a9db8f889210c0f099733db"},{"path":"index.js","sha256":"d105ecedf057a25f4950ddb1383837d5dd2a1c1033ed78438f6074150b6e07a2","tlsh":"f3b1600a9a599234ac3147e99b072127e507a1636201e25cbdfe83880f76659c067fee"}],"package_integrity":[{"filename":"syboy-1.0.0.tgz","hashes":{"sha1":"408b678228193739648c35823c2c8dc54e3b7670","sha512_sri":"sha512-8Jl27zjHW0DsFHjGe0SwHQOGvF3SCS5h/C6pTxjvKskuMMw5OTPH77az++QkFZKv0Mmuj6oLCDq4FQZgdqUcvQ=="}}]}}}],"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/syboy/v/1.0.0"}],"credits":[{"name":"Amazon Inspector","type":"FINDER","contact":["inspector-research@amazon.com"]}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"IN-MAL-2026-018306","import_time":"2026-08-19T02:57:22.697250201Z","modified_time":"2026-08-19T02:50:38Z","sha256":"f53c03163c0e0b47e20d28751745a66ecd1c9aadda7e96d648e8390ba49506f7","source":"amazon-inspector","versions":["1.0.0"]}]}}