# MAL-2024-11562: Malicious code in cometlogger (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `cometlogger` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 24 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** SNYK-PYTHON-COMETLOGGER-8549369

## What is MAL-2024-11562?

MAL-2024-11562 is a malicious package in cometlogger, published on 24 Nov 2024. 

### Official description

Multi-purpose infostealer, including grabbing cookies, files, information from cryptowallets; injecting code into discord application. This package is a builder for the actual malware

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

Campaign: 2024-11-cometlogger

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - infostealer

 - files-exfiltration

 - peristence-autorun

 - clipboard-stealing

 - exfiltration-generic

 - exfiltration-crypto

 - exfiltration-browser-data

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

## What should I do about MAL-2024-11562?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2024-11562 is a malicious package: cometlogger (PyPI). Every version was published to cause harm.

Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2024-11562/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2024-11562/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2024-11562

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2024-11562/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.