MAL-2024-9962

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    MAL-2024-9962

    Published: 8 Sept 2024Last Modified: 19 Mar 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in colorbytes (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (aa4677648d784f5460e80091c656719fc082e6ed9028940b407c97b0e78ff008) Extremely obfuscated code starts when importing the module, and then downloads the next stages and configuration from pastebin. They include a whole range of infostealer activity, from exfiltrating browser files up to a keylogger and registering mouse clicks. Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2024-08-old-colorbytes Reasons (based on the campaign): - obfuscation - Downloads and executes a remote executable. - crypto-related - infostealer

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

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: colorbytes

    Purl: pkg:pypi/colorbytes

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.0
    1.0.1
    MAL-2024-9962 | CVE-DB