MAL-2025-191681 Malicious code in anothertestproject (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-191681 is a malicious package: anothertestproject (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-2025-191681/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191681/index.md)
- Package
- anothertestproject
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-191681?
MAL-2025-191681 is a malicious package in anothertestproject, published on 8 Oct 2025.
Official description
Package contains a malicious executable and a function to start it. The executable is detected by AV and appears to be an infostealer
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-10-anothertestproject
Reasons (based on the campaign):
infostealer
malware
What should I do about MAL-2025-191681?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.