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Malicious MAL-2024-12275

genz-translator

PyPI package · versions 9000.0.1, 9001.0.1, 9002.0.1, 9003.0.1, 9004.0.1, 9005.0.1, 9007.0.1, 9006.0.1, 9008.0.1, 9009.0.1, 9010.0.1, 9011.0.1, 9012.0.1, 9013.0.1, 9014.0.1, 9015.0.1, 9016.0.1, 9017.0.1, 9018.0.1, 9019.0.1

Reported Dec 3, 2024 · Updated Dec 31, 2025

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 (983b5b328e433d81113b3e170f313aba83ae5eff0ecd515fc9865ca3a5be1ee9)
Installing the package installs a reverse shell. As the mentioned domain doesn't seem to exist, it may be a test designed for an internal usage

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

Campaign: 2024-12-genz-translator

Reasons (based on the campaign):

- The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.

- The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

Indicators of compromise

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