MAL-2024-11660 Malicious code in pojang-resorter (PyPI)
- Package
- pojang-resorter
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2024-11660?
MAL-2024-11660 is a malicious package in pojang-resorter, published on 2 Sep 2024.
Official description
Early versions used overriding install command to take screenshots, then it moved to automated installing an infostealer. Later the behaviour was changed and looks like being a toolkit to install malware, yet, depending on version, containing an automated infostealer installation. The exact code is partially hidden behind different obfuscation methods.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2024-08-pojang-resorter
Reasons (based on the campaign):
infostealer
The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
Downloads and executes a remote executable.
obfuscation
exfiltration-generic
What should I do about MAL-2024-11660?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.