where can i get the btw version of arch btw? i only see a regular version on their website.

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Arch Linux maintainers removed malicious commits and banned accounts after malware hit the AUR, with more than 400 compromised packages initially identified. 🛡️
Arch later said all known malicious commits were scrubbed; over 1,500 AUR packages were affected, underscoring the need to verify community-submitted code. 🔍

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Arch Says 'All's Clear' After AUR Malware Incident Affects 1,500 Packages - FOSS Force

Arch says it's scrubbed all known malicious commits, but the 1,500‑plus affected AUR packages are a fresh reminder to "trust but verify."

^{Christine Hall (FOSS Force)}

Arch Linux AUR Hit By Another Wave Of Now More Sophisticated Malware Attack phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-A…

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Arch Linux AUR Hit By Another Wave Of Now More Sophisticated Malware Attack

Just a day after Arch Linux developers believed they got their malware AUR incident under control with 1,500+ packages affected by malware, another round of of AUR malware is now being discovered

^{www.phoronix.com}

Jesus Christ, at this point I think more drastic measures should be taken to lock the AUR down, not this game of whack-a-mole of trying to revert changes to individual packages

Have some sort of trust system, guardrails, mandatory waiting times or account age before becoming maintainer

ANYTHING

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Arch Linux AUR Hit By Another Wave Of Now More Sophisticated Malware Attack

Just a day after Arch Linux developers believed they got their malware AUR incident under control with 1,500+ packages affected by malware, another round of of AUR malware is now being discovered

^{www.phoronix.com}

Many AUR packages have been compromised - forum.tromjaro.com/t/many-aur-…

We explain how to check if you were infected.

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Many AUR packages have been compromised

You can read the entire thing here - Over 400 Arch Linux AUR Packages Hijacked to Deploy Infostealer and eBPF Rootkit But basically it seems that hundreds of AUR packages that were not maintained in a while got “updated” with a malicious code.

^{TROMjaro Forum}