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pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

do-not-install-this-package-003

MAL-2026-1018

Malicious code in do-not-install-this-package-003 (PyPI)

Details


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## Source: kam193 (3b7a8f2037bd4c28a5474af17179da0c12e37019623f5efa4d081d60758d4ac9)
During installation, the package exfiltrates env variables and data from different process memory to  a remote location


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


Campaign: 2026-01-do-not-install-this-package-002


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - exfiltration-generic


 - exfiltration-credentials


 - exfiltration-env-variables


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

Compromised versions (1)

  • 0.1.0

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