Malicious Prettier Extension on VSCode Marketplace Delivers Anivia Stealer Malware to Exfiltrate Login Credentials

A dangerous malware campaign has targeted thousands of developers through a fake extension on the Visual Studio Code Marketplace. On November 21, 2025, security researchers discovered a malicious extension named “prettier-vscode-plus” designed to trick developers into installing it by mimicking the legitimate Prettier code formatter. The extension exploited brand recognition and targeted developers seeking formatting […]

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