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pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

mecit2

MAL-2024-10043

Malicious code in mecit2 (PyPI)

Details


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## Source: kam193 (c9131eebc14bbebfb234f0f0c49ca47882df2140d1061d201735c360b866a867)
Package uses the template from https://github.com/thegoodhackertv/malpip to explore building malicious PyPI packages.


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


Campaign: SCRIPT_KIDDIE-thegoodhacker-paquete


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.


 - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.


 - Package uses simple pre-prepared tools to create a low-quality malicious action.

Compromised versions (1)

  • 1.0.0

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