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HIGHLY_SUSPICIOUS (1) package from Python Package Index.

  1. Packages that are likely malicious, but due to the obfuscation level, lack of time or clear indicators it's hard to say what exactly they do; the highest risk of false positives.

gke-iam-vm-tools

Affected versions: (1) 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, 1.0.9

  1. Version numbers are usually added automatically. In most cases, the packages listed here were created only to distribute malicious code.

Campaign data

Campaign information may not always be 100% accurate for every related package.

Campaign description

Code is heavily obfuscated with PyArmor. While it may be used for some kind of intellectual property protection, packages also have other risk marks: - Obfuscation is done with the trial PyArmor version - Although obfuscated, it's distributed under the MIT license - There is no identification of the author, all names are very generic - all URLs are invalid (repository, homepage)

See more details on the campaign page.

obfuscation

Code uses obfuscation techniques to hide its true purpose.

Look up in other services

  1. May not be available. See more in pypi-json-data repository.
  2. Open Source Insights project, provided by Google.
  3. Service from Socket.dev, a cybersecurity company.
  4. Spectra Assure Community, a service from ReversingLabs, a cybersecurity company.
  5. Service from Snyk, a cybersecurity company.