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 (2aff2faef3705b6233a6df3d6b39f4f9b88ff522aa7c343cd8d36eb1a40405d6)
Packages contain hidden code that is effectively run during importing or using the library, and downloads second stage code. Then, a process running in background periodically connects to a remote host and waits for next code to execute
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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-11-spellcheckers
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- obfuscation
- Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
- The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.
Indicators of compromise
Shown defanged and not clickable. Search any indicator to find other packages using it.
Domains
- dothebest[.]store other packages →
- searchbox[.]info other packages →
- updatenet[.]work other packages →
URLs
- hxxps://dothebest[.]store/allow/inform[.]php other packages →
- hxxps://dothebest[.]store/refresh[.]php other packages →
- hxxps://searchbox[.]info/prefer[.]php other packages →
- hxxps://updatenet[.]work/settings/history[.]php other packages →
- hxxps://dothebest[.]store/allow other packages →