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pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

handyfiles

MAL-2024-12282

Malicious code in handyfiles (PyPI)

Details


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## Source: kam193 (381cd796d4e5fce8fb62c337374b5303e0b2466d67467efc95cbc4d7d8248dd4)
During the installation, the package iterates its files and attempts to import a hidden module - which is embedded as ZIP archive in the image file


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


Campaign: 2024-12-handyfiles


Reasons (based on the campaign):


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


 - obfuscation

Compromised versions (1)

  • 0.0.1

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