Caught Trojan Malware in VSCode Extension with 1.3M Downloads

Posted by shadow-ninja on Thursday February 05, 2026 @07:20PM
from the vscan.dev dept.

https://vscan.dev/?analysisId=74c4c949-862c-46c8-a8be-e469d4ff1f06

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Re:Caught Trojan Malware in VSCode Extension with 1.3M Downl... by shadow-ninja on Thursday February 05, 2026 @07:35PM (#46907503)

The extension chatgpt-china by WhenSunset was flagged by vscan.dev as critical risk since the trojan.corgi/malcorgi threatw as detected. The extension has 1.3 million users, posing a significant risk to each individual.

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Re:Caught Trojan Malware in VSCode Extension with 1.3M Downl... by alvinunreal on Thursday February 05, 2026 @07:28PM (#46907439)

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