pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwareoctopus32
MAL-2025-5122
Malicious code in octopus32 (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (15fe4c8243ee2e3d9bb59df9134466819fdcb2e151cc4d79568dc4eb2dea9ac9) The obfuscated code downloads and starts a remote executable. The remote file has limited detection in VT, but contains at least code to add Defender exclusion paths. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2025-05-octopus32 Reasons (based on the campaign): - Downloads and executes a remote executable. - obfuscation
Compromised versions (2)
- 0.1.0
- 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.