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Malicious code in syswatch (PyPI)

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Published: 09/01/2026 (09/01/2026, 21:27:36 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Product: syswatch

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

PyPIghsa
syswatch
Affected versions
=1.0.0

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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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