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 (7e39e3b24f15db8e5eff412ba6cb217986b6f80b6923712abd1efee4cf79a7ed)
The code automatically starts a worker designed to survive the exit of the main process. The worker load code from a PYC file which then connects to pre-defined C2 server and awaits commands to execute.
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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-05-test-py-conn
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.
- rat
Indicators of compromise
Shown defanged and not clickable. Search any indicator to find other packages using it.
Domains
- hello[.]16fps[.]in other packages →
URLs
- hxxp://213[.]136[.]64[.]157:5000 other packages →
- hxxp://hello[.]16fps[.]in/download/pycache other packages →
IP addresses
- 213[.]136[.]64[.]157 other packages →