pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarechainutils
MAL-2026-2820
Malicious code in chainutils (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (149995e4a1c4d289fa58be2adcab4095dca7c429097ad6735afef8270e7e4cb3) During import, package triggers malicious code. First, it ensures persistency e.g., through the autostart registry key. Then, based on the encrypted config, an exfiltration demon is started. It registeres the instance in the C2 server and starts searching the file system looking for files matching given filename patterns and then monitoring changes. Discovered files are exfiltrated to a hardcoded remote target. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-04-genosys Reasons (based on the campaign): - files-exfiltration - peristence-autorun - obfuscation - The malicious code is intentionally included in a dependency of the package - exfiltration-credentials - persistence - crypto-related
Compromised versions (1)
- 1.0.0
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.