Malicious File in Downloads Folder Tries to Trick AI Coding Agent Into Installing Malware
Malicious File in Downloads Folder Tries to Trick AI Coding Agent Into Installing Malware
26 October 2026
A malicious instruction file sitting in a developer's Downloads folder tried to make their AI coding agent install a known-malicious npm package, security firm Forever Security said in a report published last week.
The company caught the attempt on a real customer's machine and stopped the agent before any code ran. It could not determine how the file got into the folder.
The file