MAL-2024-12308 Malicious code in my-main-manager (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2024-12308 is a malicious package: my-main-manager (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-2024-12308/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2024-12308/index.md)
- Package
- my-main-manager
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2024-12308?
MAL-2024-12308 is a malicious package in my-main-manager, published on 1 Dec 2024.
Official description
While the package appears to be a manager for Windows service, the linked executable is an infostealer with capabilities like cookie stealing ang keylogger. The package only supports installing it
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2024-12-BetterMint
Reasons (based on the campaign):
infostealer
exfiltration-generic
Downloads and executes a remote executable.
keylogger
exfiltration-browser-data
The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment.
What should I do about MAL-2024-12308?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.