Skip to content

MALICIOUS (1) package from Python Package Index.

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

roboat-utils

Affected versions: (1) 1.0.0, 2.1.0, 2.2.0, 2.3.0, 2.4.0, 2.5.0, 2.6.0, 2.7.0, 2.8.0, 2.9.0, 3.0.0

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

This package is a malicious clone of a legitimate Roblox API wrapper. The new versions are published simultaneously with publishing malicious dependencies and quickly removed once they are gone.

The campaign is built over a malicious Roblox API wrapper. The roboat[.]pro domain advertises a wrapper that is either directly malicious (as roboat collected in the campaign 2026-03-rowrap) or uses a malicious dependencies (like roboat-utils). New versions are published simultaneously with malicious dependencies and quickly removed. Another advertisement channel is https://github.com/Addi9000/roboat referencing two active contributors: https://github.com/Addi9000 and https://github.com/RoCruise

Campaign data

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

Campaign description

During installation package downloads and runs a malicious executable. Likely continuation of 2026-03-rowrap.

The campaign is built over a malicious Roblox API wrapper. The roboat[.]pro domain advertises a wrapper that is either directly malicious (as roboat collected in the campaign 2026-03-rowrap) or uses a malicious dependencies (like roboat-utils). New versions are published simultaneously with malicious dependencies and quickly removed. Another advertisement channel is https://github.com/Addi9000/roboat referencing two active contributors: https://github.com/Addi9000 and https://github.com/RoCruise

See more details on the campaign page.

clones_real_package

The package is a clone of a legitimate package or library, but with malicious code added.

malware

Package contains or installs known malware.

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.

through_dependency

The malicious code is intentionally included in a dependency of the package

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.