{"id":"MAL-2026-4357","summary":"Malicious code in helu (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (15a97c1f0e23d838c86d69a3ceae306071a9b4b8c17162a1f563aefe489ffbe4)\nDuring import, the hidden code downloads and executes the second-stage code. After performing anti-analysis checks, it downloads a malicious executable and ensures its persistence.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-05-helu\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - obfuscation\n\n\n - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.\n\n\n - The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment.\n\n\n - Downloads and executes a remote executable.\n\n\n - malware\n\n\n - persistence\n\n\n - covering-tracks\n","modified":"2026-05-26T06:03:10.668767084Z","published":"2026-05-26T04:36:17Z","database_specific":{"iocs":{"urls":["https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jjinkjimmy-design/i-belive-i-can-fly/refs/heads/main/stg2.py","https://learn-python-beginner-hub.netlify.app/Runtime-Broker.exe","https://tranquil-lollipop-6e2f41.netlify.app/cbi.json"]},"malicious-packages-origins":[{"sha256":"15a97c1f0e23d838c86d69a3ceae306071a9b4b8c17162a1f563aefe489ffbe4","versions":["0.2.0"],"id":"pypi/2026-05-helu/helu","source":"kam193","modified_time":"2026-05-26T04:36:17.200293Z","import_time":"2026-05-26T04:53:39.636957213Z"},{"sha256":"365db50e4566104dffd097ed4240ac1957071547975915509145670e5ad5fbea","versions":["0.2.0"],"id":"pypi/2026-05-helu/helu","source":"kam193","modified_time":"2026-05-26T04:36:17.200293Z","import_time":"2026-05-26T05:53:25.509014378Z"}]},"references":[{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/a14d17cd9f2e983795ed63f73373b94cb9eb047044a7b2f5269ac10c7db0499a/detection"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/helu"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"helu","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/helu"},"versions":["0.2.0"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/helu/MAL-2026-4357.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"],"type":"ANALYST"},{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"],"type":"REPORTER"}]}