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[LUG]Fwd: Malware being hosted on xubuntu.org

 

Just seen this on the xubuntu mailing list so forwarding here to raise awareness.

Paul

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Subject: Malware being hosted on xubuntu.org
Date: 2025-10-19 03:05
From: Aaron Rainbolt <arraybolt3@xxxxxxxxx>
To: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, xubuntu-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reply-To: Xubuntu Development Discussion <xubuntu-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


xubuntu.org appears to have been compromised. The torrent download
links at https://xubuntu.org/download/ all point to a file named
"Xubuntu-Safe-Download.zip", which contains a malicious Windows
executable according to
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/0f59f553fcfac3cac07aa7986eac914be069a6dd407b2d9f761f11d3e865b4f6/detection.
A user on Reddit ran the executable in a sandbox; it appears to be
masquerading as a downloader for Xubuntu. See https://imgur.com/JpkTCzh.

This is right on the heels of a previous compromise (which attempted to
make Windows users download a malicious "browser update" via a
full-screen popup). I would strongly suggest taking the xubuntu.org
website offline until steps can be taken to prevent another compromise
in the near future.


 
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