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Details
Source: kam193 (165632b7385ab993b6a8aa74c76ff55cc1ef55748c67b5dfabca284bc8ced087)
In this campaign, the main package (webreader) has an embeded pickle disguised as a config. A related dependency (pafer) contains code to load the pickle. During unpickling, malicious code embeded in the pickle file is automatically executed. It then establishes persistence via a PTH file and downloads the next stage payload. It finally acts like a RAT, allowing remote exfiltration and code execution.
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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-10-webreader
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- rat
- Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
- obfuscation
- The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.
- abuses-pth
- persistence
- The malicious code is intentionally included in a dependency of the package
- files-exfiltration
Indicators of compromise
Shown defanged and not clickable. Search any indicator to find other packages using it.
Domains
- frjmzbjbhwvtdnsuodmu[.]supabase[.]co other packages →
URLs
- hxxps://api[.]npoint[.]io/40e32d283a9d97e59252/a other packages →