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Editor and Build Config Abuse — Clarity Today

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Editor and Build Config Abuse

Abuse of legitimate VS Code tasks.json autorun and Next.js postcss.config.js loading as execution triggers.

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build1 distinct publisher

A dropper that runs on folder-open, and why your blocklist never sees it

A dropper committed straight into repos executes from .vscode/tasks.json the moment VS Code opens the project, and resolves its server from an Ethereum transaction. One sample sat five months.

Publishers:dev.to

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Evidence46
Adoption22
Hype gap+14
Incentives58

Confidence45