pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarewin-update-helper-tool-v2
MAL-2026-3246
Malicious code in win-update-helper-tool-v2 (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (251972769752a77d15c86627fe078560c49ce79a47bcc4542128386eb5362342) If run as a module, the code runs code to silently control the device via Telegram bot (execute commands, exfiltrate files). --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-05-system-update-tool Reasons (based on the campaign): - rat - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine. - files-exfiltration - peristence-autorun - persistence - impersonation
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.