pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarehooktest-fin
MAL-2025-192685
Malicious code in hooktest-fin (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (87e6fba5c0ac4b5359cb360a5dbf68404d0b8559bd94a9f4c33fdad09559b241) During installation, a script to execute remote commands through a Discord bot is installed, ensuring its persistence over reboots --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2025-11-hooktest1 Reasons (based on the campaign): - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation. - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine. - rat
Compromised versions (1)
- 0.1.1
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.