Top issues
Problem
Operating systems allow multiple user accounts to coexist on a single computer system. Each registered user has identity information associated with their account. At the very least, user accounts consist of a user name and an optional password. In some cases, user account data may also include personally identifiable information. Extended personal information may include user's given and last name, their email and mailing address, personal photo and their telephone number. Financially motivated attackers may seek to collect personal information for purposes of selling the private data to a third-party. Malicious code that typically exhibits these behavior traits is commonly referred to as an information stealer. While the presence of code that accesses identity information does not necessarily imply malicious intent, all of its uses in a software package should be documented and approved. Accessing identity information is a very common behavior for software packages. One example of acceptable use for such functions is verifying that the active user has purchased a software license that allows them to run the application.Prevalence in PyPI community
14 packages
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 94 packages
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 529 packages
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 17318 packages
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Next steps
Investigate reported detections as indicators of software tampering.
Consult Mitre ATT&CK documentation: T1033 - System Owner/User Discovery.
Top behaviors
Modifies file/directory permissions.
permissions
Prevalence in PyPI community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
34 packages
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 185 packages
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 1062 packages
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 25867 packages
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Sends data on a connected TCP socket.
network
Prevalence in PyPI community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
13 packages
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 99 packages
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 566 packages
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 19246 packages
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Opens a socket listening for an incoming connection.
network
Prevalence in PyPI community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
9 packages
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 75 packages
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 309 packages
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 9292 packages
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Changes file ownership.
file
Prevalence in PyPI community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
17 packages
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 54 packages
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Top 1k
 426 packages
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 8152 packages
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Queries the passwd database entry for a given user name.
steal
Prevalence in PyPI community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
10 packages
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 50 packages
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 265 packages
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 5875 packages
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Top vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Exploitation Lifecycle
(8 Active Vulnerabilities)
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Exploits Unknown
Exploits Exist
Exploited by Malware
Patching Mandated