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The agent entrypoint registers the host with the hardcoded C2 at `https://connector-server-xi.vercel.app`, polls `/api/agent/signal/poll?machineId=`, and opens a WebRTC peer session whose inbound commands are dispatched to mouse and keyboard input synthesis, screen capture (JPEG frames over the data channel), microphone capture (PCM audio), and arbitrary filesystem operations (`listDirectory`, `readFileContent`, `readFileBinary` base64 up to 10MB, `zipFolder` up to 50MB, `deleteItem`, `saveUploadedFile`) rooted under the user's home directory. A dedicated `browserHistory.js` copies Chrome, Edge, and Firefox history SQLite databases (including `-wal`) to temp and returns URLs, titles, visit counts, and timestamps back over the P2P meta channel on `history:request`. Internal names (`Windows System Connector`, `System connectivity and update service`, `com.user.connector`, `node-gyp-cache`) are chosen to blend into legitimate OS/Node tooling and hide the agent from autostart inspection.\n\n## Source: ghsa-malware (1c4c431ade8f90043103688562db8f180939f4d83dc642ea4682d4de7766d4dd)\nAny computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. 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