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Fake Moltbot AI Coding Assistant on VS Code Marketplace Drops Malware

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​Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension for Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot) on the official Extension Marketplace that claims to be a free artificial intelligence (AI) coding assistant, but stealthily drops a malicious payload on compromised hosts.
The extension, named “ClawdBot Agent – AI Coding Assistant” (“clawdbot.clawdbot-agent”) Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension for Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot) on the official Extension Marketplace that claims to be a free artificial intelligence (AI) coding assistant, but stealthily drops a malicious payload on compromised hosts.
The extension, named “ClawdBot Agent – AI Coding Assistant” (“clawdbot.clawdbot-agent”)  The Hacker News

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