{"id":"MAL-2026-738","summary":"Malicious code in tablescene (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (75f24eaea6c977e93d35c431f9bedc66b7757fd5c5635425c28801dad3b50de9)\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":"2026-03-13T06:44:54.526797Z","published":"2026-02-04T10:24:43Z","database_specific":{"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"]},"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"pypi/2025-11-spellcheckers/tablescene","import_time":"2026-02-04T11:16:59.336924946Z","modified_time":"2026-02-04T10:24:43.608225Z","sha256":"75f24eaea6c977e93d35c431f9bedc66b7757fd5c5635425c28801dad3b50de9","source":"kam193","versions":["1.0.3"]},{"modified_time":"2026-02-04T18:13:37.099306Z","sha256":"30d9bedbecbeff04ce1159055ff9abb1e66f84503f45d22f4c35b04c0fd647fb","source":"kam193","versions":["1.0.3","1.0.4"],"id":"pypi/2025-11-spellcheckers/tablescene","import_time":"2026-02-04T18:49:39.001144926Z"},{"id":"pypi/2025-11-spellcheckers/tablescene","import_time":"2026-03-11T10:47:48.533103749Z","modified_time":"2026-02-04T18:13:37.099306Z","sha256":"34a6c26dc2d6d123db57cfeffa5f31ee9a0662c5036c3645d79028d2bbf5b9d2","source":"kam193","versions":["1.0.3","1.0.4"]}]},"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/tablescene"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"tablescene","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/tablescene"},"versions":["1.0.3","1.0.4"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/tablescene/MAL-2026-738.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"],"type":"ANALYST"}]}