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Malicious MAL-2024-10148

pyunzip

PyPI package · versions 0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.0.4

Reported Aug 23, 2024 · Updated Mar 19, 2026

If this package is installed

Remove it, treat the machine (or CI runner) as compromised, and rotate every secret, token and key it could access — from a different, clean machine.

Details

Source: kam193 (e671073274c02d02bdf77f71684ba7a0a854a30cdd671ea431ff5b4ea6d54add)
Packages downloads remote executable. The final behaviour is unknown, but starts with bypassing UAC and other security controls. Some package clones are obfuscated.

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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2024-08-koalabuilder

Reasons (based on the campaign):

- Downloads and executes a remote executable.

- obfuscation

Indicators of compromise

Shown defanged and not clickable. Search any indicator to find other packages using it.

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