MAL-2026-4357
Malicious code in helu (PyPI)
Details
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## Source: kam193 (15a97c1f0e23d838c86d69a3ceae306071a9b4b8c17162a1f563aefe489ffbe4) During 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.
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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-05-helu
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- obfuscation
- Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
- The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment.
- Downloads and executes a remote executable.
- malware
- persistence
- covering-tracks
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Affected packages
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