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HIGH_RISK_HACKING_TOOLS (1) package from Python Package Index.

  1. Packages that are very likely to be used to build or as part of a malware, in most cases. They are not malicious on their own, but are quite a good indicator of something suspicious

worldnex

Affected versions: (1) 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.1.0, 2.0.0, 2.0.1

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

Open-source RAT controlled by Discord bot. Another variant of nexworld

Campaign data

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

Campaign description

Open-source RAT controlled by Discord bot. While it's not active on its own, the multiple reincarnation under different names in the PyPI suggest the intention is to build a malicious tool, not an educational tool.

See more details on the campaign page.

exfiltration_browser_data

Campaign targets exfiltration_browser_data.

infostealer

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

remote_commands

The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) 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.