Novel ELF64 Remote Access Tool Embedded in Malicious PyPI Uploads

2024-02-29 Vipyrsec

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Vipyr Security analyzed malicious PyPI uploads by the user real-ids that placed payloads in os.py files inside typosquatted Python packages. The campaign targeted Linux systems, downloaded an x86_64 ELF remote access tool from domains such as arcashop[.]org or pypi[.]online, and used jdkgradle[.]com for command-and-control. The RAT supported beaconing, file upload and download, command execution, and command polling over libcurl-based HTTPS requests using custom parameters and XOR-encoded payload handling. The listed IOCs include /home/*/oshelper, /tmp/xweb_log.md, a SHA-256 hash for the ELF payload, and the domains pypi[.]online, arcashop[.]org, and jdkgradle[.]com. The report matters for software-supply-chain defense because the initial delivery abused the Python Package Index and package-name typos to reach developer environments.

Indicators of Compromise

Type Value First Seen Last Seen
HASH 973f7939ea03fd2c9663dafc21bb968… 2024-02-29 2025-09-01
DOMAIN arcashop.org 2024-02-29 2025-09-01
DOMAIN jdkgradle.com 2024-02-29 2025-09-01
HASH 33c9a47debdb07824c6c51e13740bdfe 2024-02-29 2024-07-05
URL https://jdkgradle.com/jdk/updat… 2024-02-29 2024-07-05
URL https://arcashop.org/boards.php… 2024-02-29 2024-02-29
URL https://pypi.online/cloud.php?t… 2024-02-29 2024-02-29

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