# MAL-2024-12309: Malicious code in my-service-manager (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `my-service-manager` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 1 Dec 2024

## What is MAL-2024-12309?

MAL-2024-12309 is a malicious package in my-service-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

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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-2024-12309?

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-2024-12309 is a malicious package: my-service-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-2024-12309/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2024-12309/index.md)
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## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2024-12309

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2024-12309/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.