# MAL-2025-3450: Malicious code in logax (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `logax` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 18 Mar 2025

## What is MAL-2025-3450?

MAL-2025-3450 is a malicious package in logax, published on 18 Mar 2025. 

### Official description

The package is capable of installing malware from a hardcoded URL. The malware is well-recognized and acts as infostealer. Interestingly, it uses Steam profiles to get the current C2 domain (based on sandbox analysis).

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

Campaign: 2025-03-logax

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - infostealer

 - malware

## What should I do about MAL-2025-3450?

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-2025-3450 is a malicious package: logax (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-2025-3450/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-3450/index.md)
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## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2025-3450

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-3450/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.