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 (aa4677648d784f5460e80091c656719fc082e6ed9028940b407c97b0e78ff008)
Extremely obfuscated code starts when importing the module, and then downloads the next stages and configuration from pastebin. They include a whole range of infostealer activity, from exfiltrating browser files up to a keylogger and registering mouse clicks.
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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2024-08-old-colorbytes
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- obfuscation
- Downloads and executes a remote executable.
- crypto-related
- infostealer
Indicators of compromise
Shown defanged and not clickable. Search any indicator to find other packages using it.
URLs
- hxxps://pastebin[.]com/raw/mWyKKzeT other packages →
- hxxps://pastebin[.]com/raw/gwC6eetW other packages →
- hxxps://pastebin[.]com/raw/cbjzwued other packages →
- hxxps://pastebin[.]com/raw/PXPtuhz3 other packages →
- hxxps://pastebin[.]com/raw/KV3GS6Js other packages →