{"id":"MAL-2026-601","summary":"Malicious code in tableautes (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (db2caf2b50286de83c99e588ab33e86d828ff3c39fd0dac1c5f3da229cdfced7)\nPackages contain hidden code that is effectively run during importing or using the library, and downloads second stage code. Then, a process running in background periodically connects to a remote host and waits for next code to execute\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2025-11-spellcheckers\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 execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.\n","modified":"2026-03-13T06:44:59.850888Z","published":"2026-01-29T10:08:47Z","database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"versions":["1.0.1","1.0.2"],"source":"kam193","import_time":"2026-01-29T10:47:26.482223533Z","id":"pypi/2025-11-spellcheckers/tableautes","modified_time":"2026-01-29T10:08:47.786961Z","sha256":"db2caf2b50286de83c99e588ab33e86d828ff3c39fd0dac1c5f3da229cdfced7"},{"versions":["1.0.1","1.0.2"],"source":"kam193","import_time":"2026-01-29T11:14:40.716495088Z","id":"pypi/2025-11-spellcheckers/tableautes","modified_time":"2026-01-29T10:37:28.277247Z","sha256":"6945f3ae3454035c26f78fdde85dcf761fd1e82c599b0aec79206aeec4902c3a"},{"versions":["1.0.1","1.0.2"],"source":"kam193","import_time":"2026-03-11T10:47:48.532115008Z","id":"pypi/2025-11-spellcheckers/tableautes","modified_time":"2026-01-29T10:37:28.277247Z","sha256":"35ac1ec5a60b87ae2d37735d820914f59762ddce8db909281b28d32e94cfcbf7"}],"iocs":{"domains":["dothebest.store","searchbox.info","updatenet.work"],"urls":["https://dothebest.store/allow/inform.php","https://dothebest.store/refresh.php","https://searchbox.info/prefer.php","https://updatenet.work/settings/history.php","https://dothebest.store/allow"]}},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://helixguard.ai/blog/malicious-spellcheckers-2025-11-19"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.aikido.dev/blog/malicious-pypi-packages-spellcheckpy-and-spellcheckerpy-deliver-python-rat"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/tableautes"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"tableautes","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/tableautes"},"versions":["1.0.1","1.0.2"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/tableautes/MAL-2026-601.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"],"type":"REPORTER"}]}