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http-request-toolkit

MAL-2026-912

Malicious code in http-request-toolkit (PyPI)

Details


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## Source: kam193 (13b29a753802db633ab987963543535999a246049761d4d29699b66edf207f13)
During import, package masquerade and starts an embedded executable. The executable has signs of infostealer activity


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


Campaign: 2026-02-requests-toolkit


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - impersonation


 - infostealer


 - malware


 - The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment.


 - keylogger

Compromised versions (3)

  • 2.28.3
  • 2.28.4
  • 2.28.5

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