pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarepycalculater
MAL-2024-11668
Malicious code in pycalculater (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (84e239de4d2d6d9652a78ead4c1ebb6b3f4952aeb54dc51dc30765eaaf806368) During installation, a remote, obfuscated executable is downloaded and started. The executable at least disables automated updates, malware protection and other security mechanisms. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2024-11-discconnect Reasons (based on the campaign): - typosquatting - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation. - Downloads and executes a remote executable. - modify-system-without-consent
Compromised versions (1)
- 0.1
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.