# MAL-2025-191830: Malicious code in pulsecord (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `pulsecord` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 2 Dec 2025

## What is MAL-2025-191830?

MAL-2025-191830 is a malicious package in pulsecord, published on 2 Dec 2025. 

### Official description

This package is prepared for silent execution of a malicious executable, with disabling AV protection. While there is no link to the malicious binary inside, the package shares clear indicators of being part of the 2025-11-discord-selfsbotsx campaign.

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

Campaign: 2025-11-discord-selfsbotsx

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.

 - infostealer

 - malware

 - peristence-autorun

## What should I do about MAL-2025-191830?

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-2025-191830 is a malicious package: pulsecord (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-2025-191830/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191830/index.md)
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## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2025-191830

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191830/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.