{"id":"MAL-2026-3229","summary":"Malicious code in currenttimerlib (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (2c8597070407b25804a26b2e7245768836031c1686a98750599ba2ce1833d4aa)\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":"2026-05-03T00:04:56.596821Z","published":"2026-05-02T03:51:33Z","database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"modified_time":"2026-05-02T03:51:38.112389Z","id":"pypi/2026-04-process-support/currenttimerlib","sha256":"946d6cdd7700ba046623e62a40c4cbe65fd3682323c1e4f20b7f0fdd1013dede","import_time":"2026-05-02T04:35:21.780310633Z","versions":["1.0.0"],"source":"kam193"},{"modified_time":"2026-05-02T03:51:38.112389Z","id":"pypi/2026-04-process-support/currenttimerlib","sha256":"2c8597070407b25804a26b2e7245768836031c1686a98750599ba2ce1833d4aa","import_time":"2026-05-02T23:47:53.444888085Z","versions":["1.0.0"],"source":"kam193"}],"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/"]}},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/currenttimerlib"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"currenttimerlib","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/currenttimerlib"},"versions":["1.0.0"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/currenttimerlib/MAL-2026-3229.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"],"type":"REPORTER"}]}