ethereum-input-decorder

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.2.4`

## Source: amazon-inspector (94137fcf0aee7d8edb4e15a8bc9be4455fbdf79cb5bf99987b79f0393fdff62c)
The package name typosquats the legitimate 'ethereum-input-decoder'. Its top-level __init__.py unconditionally invokes a payload routine on import: it detects OS/arch, downloads a platform-specific binary from easyswapnow.pro (Linux/macOS builds at /downloads/lix_amd.bin, lix_arm.bin, mac_amd.bin, mac_arm.bin) or a Google Drive file for Windows, writes it to disk, sets the executable bit, and runs it via subprocess.run. The same import path also installs login persistence, writing ~/.config/systemd/user/python-script.service on Linux (enabled via systemctl --user enable --now) and ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.user.script.plist on macOS (loaded via launchctl load -w), causing the dropper to re-run at every user login. setup.py ships placeholder author metadata ('Your Name', '[email protected]') and a 'Hello World on import' description, contradicting the README which advertises an eth_defi demo; none of this matches the actual dropper. The destination domain easyswapnow.pro is unrelated to the advertised Ethereum-decoding purpose.

## Source: kam193 (00437c563c5b7c2555d512f0066e6bdb5dc61300fd00027d1b5f0fc92a06d204)
The typosquatted package installs a Mythic/Poseidon C2 framework beacon and ensures persistence. After installation, the beacon communicates with C2 on wegoexchange[.]site for further commands.


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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.


Campaign: 2026-07-tennacity


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - typosquatting


 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.


 - The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment.


 - malware


 - persistence

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/ethereum-input-decorder/MAL-2026-10643.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/ethereum-input-decorder
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/ethereum-input-decorder/MAL-2026-10643.json
- https://pypi.org/project/ethereum-input-decorder/1.2.2
- https://pypi.org/project/ethereum-input-decorder/1.2.4
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file-analysis/ZjIzNWQzZmZhYmMyZmQ5Njg3MWI4MmQ5OTMzYTc3YzU6MTc4NDAyMjgxMA==
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/15378a183d833832b41cf28f061d6108e0145b81a8faf82f5d860828a0b99584/detection
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/b60ead7581e0d36d47d2362a6843f6ffa3d5748fe7e3a76eef2942d13b3b0613/detection
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q2rc-6xv2-4h3x

Compromised versions (1)

• = 1.2.4

Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.