--- title: Arch Linux disables AUR package adoption to stop malware... description: Arch Linux has temporarily disabled AUR package adoption after a surge of malicious takeovers. The campaign, which began July 29 with the 'openconnect-sso'... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/arch-linux-disables-aur-package-adoption-to-stop-malware-flood-tuu2kaldw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Arch Linux disables AUR package adoption to stop malware flood | daily.dev og:description: Arch Linux has temporarily disabled AUR package adoption after a surge of malicious takeovers. The campaign, which began July 29 with the 'openconnect-sso'... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/arch-linux-disables-aur-package-adoption-to-stop-malware-flood-tuu2kaldw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/tuU2Kaldw.png og:image:alt: Arch Linux disables AUR package adoption to stop malware flood og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Arch Linux disables AUR package adoption to stop malware flood **[BleepingComputer](https://daily.dev/sources/bleepingcomputer)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Arch Linux has temporarily disabled AUR package adoption after a surge of malicious takeovers. The campaign, which began July 29 with the 'openconnect-sso' package, involves a two-stage infection: a loader that evades detection by checking for debuggers, sandboxes, and VMs before establishing persistence via systemd and cron, then downloads a Rust-based infostealer via Tor. The second-stage payload steals browser credentials, crypto wallets, SSH keys, cloud secrets, and AI API keys, while also functioning as a RAT and SSH worm for lateral movement. The attack may have spread to over 200 AUR packages including popular ones like boringssl-git and pgadmin4-server. This follows a separate June campaign that compromised over 400 AUR packages with a rootkit and infostealer. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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