# MAL-2025-6614: Malicious code in vramx (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `vramx` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 16 Jul 2025

## What is MAL-2025-6614?

MAL-2025-6614 is a malicious package in vramx, published on 16 Jul 2025. 

### Official description

Installing the package triggers a code that looks like downloading a picture, but in fact downloads and starts an executable with malware. Note that file supplied from the URL differs depending on the presence of the special header

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

Campaign: 2025-07-memlib

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.

 - malware

## What should I do about MAL-2025-6614?

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-2025-6614 is a malicious package: vramx (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-2025-6614/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-6614/index.md)
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## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2025-6614

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-6614/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.