pywin-simple-gui

{"modified":"2026-02-17T23:14:17Z","published":"2026-02-17T23:14:17Z","schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-933","summary":"Malicious code in pywin-simple-gui (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (43b40c0dbbbc187822a28a401194873adc73d13e531f2789c4227374f7ec9e26)\nThe package pretends to be a development helper but, in fact, downloads a remote executable. Dynamic analysis reveals actions like disabling Windows Defender and interest in cryptocurrencies as well as using Telegram as C2.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-02-pywin-simple-gui\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - impersonation\n\n\n - Downloads and executes a remote executable.\n\n\n - modify-system-without-consent\n\n\n - crypto-related\n","affected":[{"package":{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"pywin-simple-gui"},"versions":["1.0.0"]}],"references":[{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1d26323ed3271a04242cb9054eb2ea2c52fb64a971cff9affa38d55e02cd50d2/detection"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://tria.ge/260217-2y4mksat6h/behavioral1"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/pywin-simple-gui"}],"credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","type":"REPORTER","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"]}],"database_specific":{"iocs":{"domains":["loejfrw2.ignorelist.com"],"urls":["http://loejfrw2.ignorelist.com/opt/adm/lct/util32X.exe","http://loejfrw2.ignorelist.com/opt/adm/lct/Mont.txt"]},"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"pypi/2026-02-pywin-simple-gui/pywin-simple-gui","import_time":"2026-02-17T23:43:33.858164494Z","modified_time":"2026-02-17T23:14:17.43781Z","sha256":"43b40c0dbbbc187822a28a401194873adc73d13e531f2789c4227374f7ec9e26","source":"kam193","versions":["1.0.0"]}]}}