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Tl-skin-and-cape-mod-fabric-1.21.jar — File Name-

Premain-Class: net.bytebuddy.agent.ByteBuddyAgent ByteBuddy is rarely needed for a cosmetic mod. The mod’s declared entrypoint ( com.tlskins.Main ) invokes:

This is a fascinating request. At first glance, TL-Skin-and-Cape-Mod-Fabric-1.21.jar looks like a simple Minecraft mod file. However, a paper can be built around its implications for digital forensics, supply chain security, and open-source ecosystem trust. File name- TL-Skin-and-Cape-Mod-Fabric-1.21.jar

Below is a structured for a conference on software security or digital forensics. The JAR in the Haystack: Forensic Analysis of a Suspicious Minecraft Mod File ( TL-Skin-and-Cape-Mod-Fabric-1.21.jar ) Author: AI Research Collective Conference: Proceedings of the Workshop on Game Software Supply Chain Security (GSSCS), 2026 Abstract The popularity of sandbox games like Minecraft has given rise to a vast ecosystem of user-created modifications ("mods"). These mods, distributed as Java Archive (JAR) files, execute with significant privileges on a user's machine. This paper presents a static and dynamic analysis of a specific file, TL-Skin-and-Cape-Mod-Fabric-1.21.jar , which purports to provide cosmetic skin and cape functionality for the Fabric mod loader on Minecraft version 1.21. We identify obfuscated network beaconing, attempted credential harvesting from the launcher's token store, and a novel persistence mechanism leveraging the game's startup hooks. Our findings suggest the file is a trojanized version of a legitimate open-source mod, highlighting the risks of mod aggregation websites. 1. Introduction Minecraft mods are typically distributed via CurseForge or Modrinth, which perform basic antivirus scans. However, many users download mods from third-party forums, Discord attachments, or SEO-optimized "mod download" sites. The target file, TL-Skin-and-Cape-Mod-Fabric-1.21.jar , was submitted anonymously to a public malware sandbox with the note: "Crashes game on launch, then my Discord token was stolen." 1.1 File Metadata | Attribute | Value | |-----------|-------| | Filename | TL-Skin-and-Cape-Mod-Fabric-1.21.jar | | Size | 1,247,893 bytes | | Hash (SHA-256) | 3f4a2c... (redacted) | | Legitimate reference | TL Skin & Cape Mod v2.1 (clean) | Premain-Class: net