MAL-2026-163

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    MAL-2026-163

    Published: 8 Jan 2026Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in do-not-install-this-package-002 (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (dc0f1ed2645f37e4b8df59ccca64288a02f6cc07009489c54565dfc5b0089f19) During installation, the package exfiltrates env variables and data from different process memory to a remote location Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-01-do-not-install-this-package-002 Reasons (based on the campaign): - exfiltration-generic - exfiltration-credentials - exfiltration-env-variables - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation. Source: ossf-package-analysis (82312af7ebb91754d9d7a0e27de4da9742dba55a496367be1689b9b28fedbf56) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'do-not-install-this-package-002' @ 0.1.0 (pypi) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity. - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

    References: https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/do-not-install-this-package-002

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: do-not-install-this-package-002

    Purl: pkg:pypi/do-not-install-this-package-002

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.1.0
    0.1.1