MALICIOUS (1) package from Python Package Index.

1. The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

httpprobe

Affected versions: (1) 1.0.0

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

If run as a module and during installation, the package attempts to download and start an executable described as a Mirai agent. During analysis, the Onion website hosting executable was not available. Using Onion and localhost fallback suggests the package was not yet ready to deliver malicious actions to the end users.

See more details on the campaign page.

override_install

The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

remote_executable

Downloads and executes a remote executable.

Look up in other services

• Check metadata in pypi-data project (1)
• Search for the package in deps.dev(2)
• Search for the package in socket.dev (3)
• Search for the package in secure.software (4)
• Search for the package in Snyk Advisor (5)

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.