MAL-2026-38

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    MAL-2026-38

    Published: 4 Jan 2026Last Modified: 4 Jan 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in auohttp (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (f4b76a407d91e23cb990d6ed08e3c0e81898f2b97d690db76b4e3b547fda5fab) Obfuscated code downloads an encrypted binary blob, which is malware finally starting cryptomining. After starting the malware, the Python package uninstall itself and installs the legitimate package, covering tracks of the infection. Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-01-aiihttp Reasons (based on the campaign): - typosquatting - Downloads and executes a remote executable. - malware - cryptominer - obfuscation - covering-tracks

    References: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/68d0f3934245cba3741079b16cc93b98bf73101fdebf3dfc666d1eda22f997f1/behavior, https://tria.ge/260104-xc563asncq/static1, https://tria.ge/260104-w59jhswlgt/static1, https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/auohttp

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: auohttp

    Purl: pkg:pypi/auohttp

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    3.13.3
    MAL-2026-38 | CVE-DB