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Fake job interview technical task malware download — "coding assessment" requires cloning GitHub repo, running scripts, installing npm/pip packages, or executing downloaded files + delivers malware + associated with North Korean APT groups and opportunistic fraud

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What this tier means

High-confidence threat indicator — phishing, impersonation, BEC, or scam pattern. Strong contributor to the trash decision.

How Gorganizer detects this

Malware delivery through fake job recruitment — scammers posing as recruiters send unsolicited "technical assessments" or "coding challenges" that require the victim to clone a GitHub repository and run setup scripts, install npm/pip packages from unofficial sources, download and execute ZIP archive payloads, or run Python/shell scripts — all of which deliver information-stealing malware or remote access trojans (RATs). Key facts: (1) Attributed to North Korean state-sponsored threat groups (Lazarus Group / Contagious Interview campaign) targeting software engineers and cryptocurrency professionals; (2) The FBI, CISA, and industry researchers have published multiple advisories about this vector; (3) Legitimate technical assessments from real companies always use established platforms (HackerRank, LeetCode, Codility, CoderPad) that run entirely in the browser — no local installation required; (4) Red flags include unusually high salary offers ($120k-$200k+), vague company names, unsolicited outreach, and pressure to run code immediately; (5) The malware typically exfiltrates crypto wallet credentials, SSH keys, browser credentials, and session tokens. Warning signs: GitHub clone + run setup script, npm install of unknown package, download ZIP + execute, Python/bash script download, salary well above market rate.

False-positive guard

Every signal in Gorganizer feeds a multi-module score — never a sole verdict. This is a threat-tier signal — it adds a strong contribution to the trash score. The full pipeline still requires convergence across multiple modules + a margin over the safety floor before deletion happens, and Gmail's trash (30-day recovery) is always used — never permanent delete.

About the scoring engine

Gorganizer's scoring engine emits over 1,800 signals across six modules — headers, sender, subject, body, attachments, and structural metadata. Every email is scored by every module independently; the final verdict requires multiple modules to agree and the trash score to beat the safety floor by a margin.

Sacred safety guards — never delete starred emails, replies, calendar invites, receipts/invoices, or attachments — apply unconditionally regardless of any signal.

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