Spectra Assure
Community
failIncident: Malware
Scanned: 11 days ago

awsutil

Artifact:
latest
malicious
RESEARCH PROJECT - FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY - DO NOT INSTALL - PoC: Dependency confusion demonstration
License: unknown
Published: about 2 months ago
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SAFE Assessment

Compliance

Licenses
No license compliance issues
Secrets
No sensitive information found

Security

Vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities detected
Hardening
No application hardening issues

Threats

Tampering
2 malware-like behaviors found
Malware
3 supply chain attack artifacts

INCIDENTS FOR THIS VERSION:

malware
about 2 months agoReported By: Community (OpenSSF)
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malware
about 2 months agoReported By: ReversingLabs (Researcher)
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FAQ for awsutil

What is awsutil?

RESEARCH PROJECT - FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY - DO NOT INSTALL - PoC: Dependency confusion demonstration.

Is awsutil malicious or is it safe to use?

The Python package awsutil was scanned for malware, software tampering, risky behaviors, exposed secrets and known vulnerabilities. Malware or tampering has been detected, making it unsafe to download and use. 2 other issues and risky behaviors were found. The package contains risks, and the analysis results should be reviewed before it is downloaded and used. Visit the Issues and Behaviors sections of the analysis for more details. All versions of the awsutil package were malicious.

Is awsutil popular?

The Python package awsutil is not widely used. It has 703 recorded downloads. A package's popularity is not a good indicator of its safety, visit the SAFE Assessment section to see the full analysis of package deployment risk categories.

How do I secure awsutil once it is in my app?

Since we can't know when or where malicious attacks will happen, we recommend tracking how awsutil behaviors change over multiple software releases. By adopting differential analysis in your release process, you can detect unexpected changes to a awsutil version, which can prevent advanced software supply chain attacks. Read how our technology can help prevent future attacks similar to SolarWinds and 3CX.

Did you know...

... that you can use ReversingLabs’ Spectra Assure platform to perform regular risk assessments of packages you develop in-house?

We recommend continuous software safeness monitoring through CI/CD integrations and pre-release/deployment checks. In addition to basic package information found on this page our platform offers rich reports for developers and DevSecOps that help them remediate all reported issues.

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