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pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

openai-spellcheckers

MAL-2026-3638

Malicious code in openai-spellcheckers (PyPI)

Details


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## Source: kam193 (195e6ac284c1a3e97b7683250a5514ed89d903819d2a3c97987782d4725e0e9f)
Packages contain hidden code that is effectively run during importing or using the library, and downloads second stage code. Then, a process running in background periodically connects to a remote host and waits for next code to execute


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


Campaign: 2025-11-spellcheckers


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - obfuscation


 - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.


 - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.

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.