This week in malware we discovered and analyzed multiple PyPI and npm packages that are either dependency confusion candidates, prank packages, contain PoC reverse shell code, or were otherwise flagged as suspicious for containing extensive obfuscation without good reason.
These packages are listed below:
@contasimples/simples-react-ui
@vrtnu/react-native-theo-player
@vrtnu/web-components
Alexsecdemo
api-discord.js
apollo.console
careem-captain-earning-experience
com-raisin-customer-new-message-ips
com.alice.adonis
crashtravel-utilities
deere-i18n
dw-header-footer-paypal
eslint-plugin-internal
header-footer-paypal
html-live-player
hwzpgf
indy-vdr-shared
k0s
mediasoup-sdp-bridge
mongodb-stitch-browser-testutils
mozi-metrics
patrick-test2
percy-web
postman-echo-nock
ppreact-lib
redox-phone-support
remotepshell
shared-dam-app
shas
skd64
sm-cesium
wm-cookies-api
wm-publish-statuses
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This discovery follows our last week's report of malicious Python packages that stole Telegram cache files and set up illicit Remote Desktop (RDP) accounts on Windows systems.
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