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MALICIOUS (1) package from Python Package Index.

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

pygame-renderkit

Affected versions: (1) 1.2.0

  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

During installation, the package attempts to exfiltrate sensitive environment variables and files, establish persistence and open reverse shell.

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exfiltration_env_variables

Campaign targets exfiltration_env_variables.

files_exfiltration

Campaign targets files_exfiltration.

override_install

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

persistence

Campaign targets persistence.

revshell

The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.

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.