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MALICIOUS (1) package from Python Package Index.

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

pojang-resorter

Affected versions: (1) 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 1.0, 1.2, 1.6.2, 1.22, 1.25, 1.92, 1.97, 1.926, 1.9626, 2.3, 2.4, 2.31, 2.32.1, 2.32.2, 2.32.3, 2.32.5, 2.32.6, 2.32.7, 2.32.8, 2.32.9, 2.32.10, 2.32.11, 2.32.12, 2.32.13, 2.32.14, 2.32.15, 2.32.16, 2.32.17, 2.32.18, 2.32.19, 2.32.20, 2.32.21, 2.32.22, 2.32.23, 2.32.24, 2.32.25, 2.32.26, 2.32.29, 2.32.30, 2.32.31, 2.32.33, 2.32.35, 2.33, 2.34, 5.5, 5.6, 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.6.3

  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

Early versions used overriding install command to take screenshots, then it moved to automated installing an infostealer. Later the behaviour was changed and looks like being a toolkit to install malware, yet, depending on version, containing an automated infostealer installation. The exact code is partially hidden behind different obfuscation methods.

See more details on the campaign page.

exfiltration_generic

Campaign targets exfiltration_generic.

infostealer

Activity is typical for information stealers, i.e. by exfiltrate various sensitive data from the victim's environment.

obfuscation

Code uses obfuscation techniques to hide its true purpose.

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

  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.