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MALICIOUS (1) package from Python Package Index.

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

requests-core-plugin

Affected versions: (1) 2.31.5, 2.31.6, 2.31.7, 2.31.8, 2.31.9, 2.31.12, 2.31.13, 2.31.14, 2.31.15

  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, package loads obfuscated code that then downloads and starts an executable. The final executable is identified as malware and appears to have infostealer capabilities (collecting browser and Discord data).

See more details on the campaign page.

impersonation

Campaign targets impersonation.

infostealer

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

malware

Package contains or installs known malware.

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.

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.