MALICIOUS (1) package from Python Package Index.

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

starlette-healthchecks

Affected versions: (1) 1.3.1

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

The package appears to be a typosquatting research attempt. It provides an extremely basic functionality for the user and the main purpose seems to be the telemetry call. Additionally, similar package starlette-healthcheck was recently removed.

Campaign data

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

Campaign description

The package provides only very basic features for the user, but when using it, it emits excessive telemetry exfiltrating names (no values) of all environment variables. The name suggest typosquatting attempts.

See more details on the campaign page.

action-hidden-in-lib-usage

The malicious action is hidden in the code and starts when user interacts with it (e.g. during class initialization or by exfiltrating given credentials).

typosquatting

The package name is an typosquatting variant of a popular package.

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.