MAL-2026-18584

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    MAL-2026-18584

    Published: 3 Nov 2026Last Modified: 3 Nov 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in protecteda (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (8fb01cc262b8645b045f6d9b6e0454ef525c928a48f8c0904cb63301f1be9e0f) When started as a module, package runs an embedded executable identified as an infostealer. Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-11-protecteda Reasons (based on the campaign): - infostealer - malware

    References: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/2444b8efc91ad48ae8bc21a5492ca99fe0661508b04f5c346d562f580015ca2c/detection, https://tria.ge/261103-2nalrazz3k, https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/protecteda

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: protecteda

    Purl: pkg:pypi/protecteda

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.1.0