MAL-2024-12264

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    MAL-2024-12264

    Published: 9 Aug 2024Last Modified: 14 Jan 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in ethercheck (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (c202b40df14e5a6ba231853aefc190984e981a5f22ef90d3d2e3da641643e8dd) During importing, the code attempts to decrypt data embeded in READMEs. The decrypted code is then used to download further remote scripts Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2023-11-decrypt-from-readme Reasons (based on the campaign): - obfuscation - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script. - crypto-related

    References: https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/ethercheck

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ethercheck

    Purl: pkg:pypi/ethercheck

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.1.1
    1.1.2