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MALICIOUS (1) campaign cataloged at 2026-07-04(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.

2026-07-yt-api-dlp

During import, this malicious copy of a legitimate package downloads an encrypted data disguise as an image. It contains an archive with a next-stage script that uses the Polygon blockchain (contract 0xC7c9026a3a7e27ec6Ce2D09B19FC1FB4bc978BBb) to get the C2 address. The script then communicates with C2 over an encrypted channel to get further commands and ensures persistence. C2 delivers an executable that is executed by loading it into the memory of another process. During analysis, the encryption key and delivered binary contained test data suggesting the author experiments with building a botnet. The package has been briefly used as dependency of a Github project.

Abuse categories

clones_real_package

The package is a clone of a legitimate package or library, but with malicious code added.

custom-crypto

Campaign uses custom-crypto.

data-from-blockchain

Campaign uses data-from-blockchain.

peristence_autorun

Campaign uses peristence_autorun.

persistence

Campaign uses persistence.

remote_script

Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

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://raw.githubusercontent.com/DreyCode2/assets/refs/heads/main/asset.png

  • hxxp://159.223.5.148/api.php

  • 0xc7c9026a3a7e27ec6ce2d09b19fc1fb4bc978bbb

  • 159.223.5.148

Packages in the campaign

campaign:2026-07-yt-api-dlp