# MAL-2025-1996: Malicious code in superline (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `superline` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 25 Jan 2025

## What is MAL-2025-1996?

MAL-2025-1996 is a malicious package in superline, published on 25 Jan 2025. 

### Official description

Importing the package starts an advanced Infostealer, probably Blank Grabber, exfiltrating browser data, wifi passwords, discord and games tokens, crypto wallets etc.

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

Campaign: 2025-01-superline

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - exfiltration-browser-data

 - infostealer

 - exfiltration-generic

 - peristence-autorun

 - exfiltration-crypto

 - The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment.

## What should I do about MAL-2025-1996?

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-2025-1996 is a malicious package: superline (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-2025-1996/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-1996/index.md)
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## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2025-1996

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-1996/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.