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Malicious MAL-2026-10643

ethereum-input-decorder

PyPI package · versions 1.2.4, 1.2.2

Reported Jul 15, 2026 · Updated Jul 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: amazon-inspector (94137fcf0aee7d8edb4e15a8bc9be4455fbdf79cb5bf99987b79f0393fdff62c)
The package name typosquats the legitimate 'ethereum-input-decoder'. Its top-level __init__.py unconditionally invokes a payload routine on import: it detects OS/arch, downloads a platform-specific binary from easyswapnow.pro (Linux/macOS builds at /downloads/lix_amd.bin, lix_arm.bin, mac_amd.bin, mac_arm.bin) or a Google Drive file for Windows, writes it to disk, sets the executable bit, and runs it via subprocess.run. The same import path also installs login persistence, writing ~/.config/systemd/user/python-script.service on Linux (enabled via systemctl --user enable --now) and ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.user.script.plist on macOS (loaded via launchctl load -w), causing the dropper to re-run at every user login. setup.py ships placeholder author metadata ('Your Name', 'your.email@example.com') and a 'Hello World on import' description, contradicting the README which advertises an eth_defi demo; none of this matches the actual dropper. The destination domain easyswapnow.pro is unrelated to the advertised Ethereum-decoding purpose.

Source: kam193 (00437c563c5b7c2555d512f0066e6bdb5dc61300fd00027d1b5f0fc92a06d204)
The typosquatted package installs a Mythic/Poseidon C2 framework beacon and ensures persistence. After installation, the beacon communicates with C2 on wegoexchange[.]site for further commands.

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

Campaign: 2026-07-tennacity

Reasons (based on the campaign):

- typosquatting

- Downloads and executes a remote executable.

- The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment.

- malware

- persistence

Indicators of compromise

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