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MALICIOUS (1) campaign cataloged at 2026-01-04(2).

  1. The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
  2. This is just the date of creating the catalog entry. It may not reflect the date of creation of the campaign itself.

2026-01-aiihttp

Obfuscated code downloads an encrypted binary blob, which is malware finally starting cryptomining. After starting the malware, the Python package uninstall itself and installs the legitimate package, covering tracks of the infection.

Abuse categories

covering-tracks

The package contains code to cover its tracks, e.g. by deleting malicious code after execution.

cryptominer

Campaign uses cryptominer.

malware

Package contains or installs known malware.

obfuscation

Code uses obfuscation techniques to hide its true purpose.

remote_executable

Downloads and executes a remote executable.

typosquatting

The package name is an typosquatting variant of a popular package.

References

Referenced resources may include blog posts about the campaign, malware analysis, sandbox reports, or other relevant information.

URLs with payloads, characteristic domains, C&C IPs, repositories with malicious code, etc.

  • hxxps://github.com/ffoundation7/mscur2/raw/refs/heads/main/data_3.bin

  • hxxps://github.com/ffoundation7/mscur

  • hxxps://github.com/ffoundation7/mscur2

Packages in the campaign

campaign:2026-01-aiihttp