Malicious code in syswatch (PyPI)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (740c9125f18d68081f742b3316d07c54727fb4aab5555a398c0c04e31ba9bb54) Importing syswatch starts a background thread that, on Windows, fetches a JSON manifest from https://github-repo.up.railway.app/vbv_a8F3kL92xQ/manifest.json, downloads the executable referenced by manifest.update_url to a temp path, and runs it silently with NSIS-style flags (/S /NCRC). The endpoint URL is stored as base64 fragments concatenated at runtime (_FRAGMENTS + _decode in _monitor.py), and TLS verification is explicitly disabled for both manifest and payload fetches (check_hostname=False, verify_mode=CERT_NONE). After execution the code launches a ServiceHelperUtility.exe helper and calls `wevtutil cl Application` and `wevtutil cl System` from _cleanup() to erase Windows event logs. The host github-repo.up.railway.app is a Railway-hosted lookalike of GitHub, not a GitHub-owned domain. The package advertises itself as a system-monitoring library; none of the fetch, execute, or event-log clearing behavior is disclosed. ## Source: kam193 (e01fd8b85a9d6bdfbefb70261f49496f8a6c224d98da6400ef0ca06f18404d27) During import, malicious code is started in the background. On Windows, it downloads and installs a malicious executable, and disguises it as a system utility. After installation, the code attempts to cover its tracks by cleaning logs and removing downloaded files. The installed executable is a heavily obfuscated malware with multiple sandbox evasion techniques, finally running an infostealer identifying itself as "Snow Stealer". It collects at least browser data and modifies cryptowallet applications. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-08-envprovision Reasons (based on the campaign): - infostealer - Downloads and executes a remote executable. - obfuscation - action-hidden-in-lib-usage - exfiltration-browser-data - The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment. - exfiltration-crypto - malware - covering-tracks - persistence
Malicious code in syswatch (PyPI)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (740c9125f18d68081f742b3316d07c54727fb4aab5555a398c0c04e31ba9bb54) Importing syswatch starts a background thread that, on Windows, fetches a JSON manifest from https://github-repo.up.railway.app/vbv_a8F3kL92xQ/manifest.json, downloads the executable referenced by manifest.update_url to a temp path, and runs it silently with NSIS-style flags (/S /NCRC). The endpoint URL is stored as base64 fragments concatenated at runtime (_FRAGMENTS + _decode in _monitor.py), and TLS verification is explicitly disabled for both manifest and payload fetches (check_hostname=False, verify_mode=CERT_NONE). After execution the code launches a ServiceHelperUtility.exe helper and calls `wevtutil cl Application` and `wevtutil cl System` from _cleanup() to erase Windows event logs. The host github-repo.up.railway.app is a Railway-hosted lookalike of GitHub, not a GitHub-owned domain. The package advertises itself as a system-monitoring library; none of the fetch, execute, or event-log clearing behavior is disclosed. ## Source: kam193 (e01fd8b85a9d6bdfbefb70261f49496f8a6c224d98da6400ef0ca06f18404d27) During import, malicious code is started in the background. On Windows, it downloads and installs a malicious executable, and disguises it as a system utility. After installation, the code attempts to cover its tracks by cleaning logs and removing downloaded files. The installed executable is a heavily obfuscated malware with multiple sandbox evasion techniques, finally running an infostealer identifying itself as "Snow Stealer". It collects at least browser data and modifies cryptowallet applications. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-08-envprovision Reasons (based on the campaign): - infostealer - Downloads and executes a remote executable. - obfuscation - action-hidden-in-lib-usage - exfiltration-browser-data - The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment. - exfiltration-crypto - malware - covering-tracks - persistence
Affected software
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Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-15811
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- []
- Ecosystems
- ["PyPI"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a984563acd9273b496ac50e
Added to database: 09/02/2026, 15:48:51 UTC
Last updated: 09/03/2026, 01:43:47 UTC
Views: 5
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