{"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 (773fd03a72216bd0bb09449cddd181ae90da5d456b572592cd493bac39f356f4)\nDuring import, the package automatically downloads and executes code that first acts as an infostealer and then 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\n\n - persistence\n\n\n - exfiltration-browser-data\n\n\n - exfiltration-crypto\n\n\n - files-exfiltration\n","modified":"2026-05-03T00:06:47.057327Z","published":"2026-04-29T05:38:44Z","database_specific":{"iocs":{"ips":["64.49.11.161"],"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/"]},"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"pypi/2026-04-process-support/timenow-py","import_time":"2026-04-29T06:02:53.802389694Z","modified_time":"2026-04-29T05:38:44.982796Z","sha256":"179c8eac4d4312e95b14bb49e6975838a570d93ba18522ce27c755b3990fac56","source":"kam193","versions":["0.1.0"]},{"versions":["0.1.0"],"id":"pypi/2026-04-process-support/timenow-py","import_time":"2026-05-02T23:47:53.453437406Z","modified_time":"2026-04-29T05:38:44.982796Z","sha256":"773fd03a72216bd0bb09449cddd181ae90da5d456b572592cd493bac39f356f4","source":"kam193"}]},"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"}]}