{"id":"MAL-2026-3146","summary":"Malicious code in timenow-py (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (179c8eac4d4312e95b14bb49e6975838a570d93ba18522ce27c755b3990fac56)\nDuring import, the package automatically starts code acting as a RAT. It connects with a hardcoded C2 server and waits for commands, supporting e.g. executing remote commands, exfiltrating files, recording the screen, executing GUI actions through PyAutoGUI.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-04-process-support\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - exfiltration-generic\n\n\n - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.\n\n\n - rat\n\n\n - spyware-like\n\n\n - infostealer\n","modified":"2026-04-29T06:18:49.922989Z","published":"2026-04-29T05:38:44Z","database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"sha256":"179c8eac4d4312e95b14bb49e6975838a570d93ba18522ce27c755b3990fac56","id":"pypi/2026-04-process-support/timenow-py","modified_time":"2026-04-29T05:38:44.982796Z","import_time":"2026-04-29T06:02:53.802389694Z","source":"kam193","versions":["0.1.0"]}],"iocs":{"urls":["http://64.49.11.161:8000/share/a29e6d29-d701-482a-abb6-a30216d6b148/","http://64.49.11.161:8000/share/543108b4-7da1-423f-924a-c514a590acc3/"],"ips":["64.49.11.161"]}},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/timenow-py"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"timenow-py","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/timenow-py"},"versions":["0.1.0"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/timenow-py/MAL-2026-3146.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"],"type":"REPORTER"}]}