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Malicious Package Affecting pyalsogkert package, versions [0,]

0.0
critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Mature

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-PYALSOGKERT-6069643
  • published 17 Nov 2023
  • disclosed 17 Nov 2023
  • credit Yehuda Gelb
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Introduced: 17 Nov 2023

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How to fix?

Avoid using all malicious instances of the pyalsogkert package.

Overview

pyalsogkert is a malicious package. The attack chain is triggered by package installation via malicious code embedded within the setup.py file. The scripts then deploy VBScript and batch files within the System64 directory that download and execute a file named Runtime.exe. This file is a Python program that is designed to steal extensive sensitive information from the compromised system, various browsers, and applications.

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