MAL-2025-2948 Malicious code in coingenerator (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-2948 is a malicious package: coingenerator (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-2025-2948/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-2948/index.md)
- Package
- coingenerator
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-2948?
MAL-2025-2948 is a malicious package in coingenerator, published on 24 Feb 2025.
Official description
Package contains obfuscated code that exfiltrate basic data and awaits for commands from the remote server to execute them. This is a malicious copy of legitimate https://pypi.org/project/coinanalyse/ package.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-02-coinanalyze
Reasons (based on the campaign):
backdoor
typosquatting
obfuscation
clones-real-package
crypto-related
The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.
What should I do about MAL-2025-2948?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.