This malicious PyPI package mixed source and compiled code to dodge detection
, and RubyGems. Miscreants are trying to slip malicious code into packages via these platforms in hopes that developers will grab one and inadvertently put the bad code into their software.
Zanki wrote that ReversingLabs routinely scans repositories for suspicious files, which tend to show themselves through unusual qualities and behaviors. The fshec2 package was no different, holding URLs that reference a mystery remote host by IP address, creating new processes, and executing files.
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