{"id":"MAL-2026-951","summary":"Malicious code in printrables (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (062cd723b198a3d0af641a78b343642653fb80f4cbf527be765bb4e520cbd3ed)\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":"2026-03-13T06:51:05.211347Z","published":"2026-02-20T06:59:50Z","database_specific":{"iocs":{"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"],"domains":["dothebest.store","searchbox.info","updatenet.work"]},"malicious-packages-origins":[{"import_time":"2026-02-20T07:25:01.218609458Z","modified_time":"2026-02-20T06:59:50.620004Z","sha256":"062cd723b198a3d0af641a78b343642653fb80f4cbf527be765bb4e520cbd3ed","source":"kam193","versions":["1.0.1"],"id":"pypi/2025-11-spellcheckers/printrables"},{"versions":["1.0.1"],"id":"pypi/2025-11-spellcheckers/printrables","import_time":"2026-03-11T10:47:48.522207363Z","modified_time":"2026-02-20T06:59:50.620004Z","sha256":"d71230cd4f79759f1a1c989af3bc20491501fb8585a713379f0b9370f755bb83","source":"kam193"}]},"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/printrables"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"printrables","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/printrables"},"versions":["1.0.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/printrables/MAL-2026-951.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"],"type":"REPORTER"}]}