MAL-2026-2017

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    MAL-2026-2017

    Published: 21 Mar 2026Last Modified: 22 Mar 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in thisismytest (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (a1c269bbb834081025da993697e3e2e44db4a97e16e21f4c792ed85391772fa9) During installation, the package downloads and runs a remote executable, which is identified as a backdoor. It connects with a remote server and executes basic commands Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-03-thisismytest Reasons (based on the campaign): - malware - Downloads and executes a remote executable. - backdoor Source: ossf-package-analysis (19f3b6e447fea825bca111985cb5f707015439b58f5d4982bb33b91a8f37a1c0) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'thisismytest' @ 4.0.0 (pypi) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

    References: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/ac4b2c52d238bc9893450e5068dfc62b87239bc60fc339e13a714ff9e5f312de/detection, https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/72603dc2a916f5e552c16c4784aea36f39fe607dfbd1523060c2299e67253549/detection, https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/a120c2fb-d387-4ede-beb8-72cbf8f1a219, https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/thisismytest

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: thisismytest

    Purl: pkg:pypi/thisismytest

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.0
    MAL-2026-2017 | CVE-DB