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failIncident: Malware

Scanned:

web3node

Artifact:

latest

removed

malicious

Research

node implementation for Web3

License: Permissive (MIT)

Published:

See on PyPI

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

3 suspicious application behaviors

Malware

5 supply chain attack artifacts

INCIDENTS FOR THIS VERSION:

malware

Reported By: ReversingLabs (Researcher)

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malware

Reported By: Community (OpenSSF)

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malware

Reported By: Community (VirusTotal)

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malware

Reported By: Community (GitHub Advisory)

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removal

Reported By: Community

malware

N/AReported By: Community (kam193)

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Overview issues8 vulnerabilities0 malware3 behaviors37 dependencies8 contributors0 versions4

Popularity

959

Total Downloads

Contributors

Declared Dependencies

Dependents

Top issues

See all issues

Problem

Proprietary ReversingLabs malware detection algorithms have determined that the software package contains one or more malicious components. The detection was made by either a static byte signature, software component identity, or a complete file hash. This malware detection method is considered highly accurate, and can typically attribute malware to previously discovered software supply chain attacks. It is common to have multiple supply chain attack artifacts that relate to a single malware incident.

Prevalence in PyPI community

0 packages

found in

Top 100

0 packages

found in

Top 1k

11 packages

found in

Top 10k

14.01k packages

in community

Next steps

If the software intent does not relate to malicious behavior, investigate the build and release environment for software supply chain compromise.

Avoid using this software package.

Problem

Threat researchers have manually inspected the software package and determined that it contains one or more malicious files. The detection was made by a hash-based file reputation lookup. This malware detection method is considered highly accurate, and can typically identify the malware family by name.

Prevalence in PyPI community

0 packages

found in

Top 100

0 packages

found in

Top 1k

10 packages

found in

Top 10k

14.02k packages

in community

Next steps

Investigate the build and release environment for software supply chain compromise.

Avoid using this software package.

Problem

Software components contain executable code that performs actions implemented during its development. These actions are called behaviors. In the analysis report, behaviors are presented as human-readable descriptions that best match the underlying code intent. Python Package Index (PyPI) repository is often abused by threat actors to publish software packages that exhibit malicious behaviors. Malware authors use numerous tactics to lure developers into including malicious PyPI packages in their software projects. Most malicious packages published on PyPI target developers and their workstations. However, some are designed to activate only when deployed in the end-user environment. Both types of Python malicious packages are detected by proprietary ReversingLabs threat hunting algorithms. This detection method is considered proactive, and it is based on Machine Learning (ML) algorithms that can detect novel malware. The detection is strongly influenced by behaviors that software components exhibit. Behaviors similar to previously discovered malware and software supply chain attacks may cause some otherwise benign software packages to be detected by this policy.

Prevalence in PyPI community

1 packages

found in

Top 100

18 packages

found in

Top 1k

104 packages

found in

Top 10k

16.5k packages

in community

Next steps

Investigate reported detections.

If the software intent does not relate to the reported behavior, investigate your build and release environment for software supply chain compromise.

You should delay the software release until the investigation is completed, or until the issue is risk accepted.

Consider rewriting the flagged code without using the marked behaviors.

Problem

Software developers use programming and design knowledge to build reusable software components. Software components are the basic building blocks for modern applications. Software consumed by an enterprise consists of hundreds, and sometimes even thousands of open source components. Software developers publish components they have authored to public repositories. Open source projects are the intellectual property of their respective authors. At any time, the authors may choose to completely remove the software component from a public repository. This often occurs when a software project reaches its end-of-life stage, or when the software authors lose interest in maintaining the project. This kind of removal frees up the software package name, its unique software identifier in the public repository, for other developers to use. However, new software project owners might have malicious intent. Threat actors are continuously monitoring popular package names in case their unique identifiers suddenly become available for hijacking. Once the software projects falls under new ownership, the new maintainers may opt to use the project popularity to spread malware to unsuspecting users.

Prevalence in PyPI community

0 packages

found in

Top 100

1 packages

found in

Top 1k

20 packages

found in

Top 10k

83.87k packages

in community

Next steps

Inspect behaviors exhibited by the detected software components.

If the software behaviors differ from expected, investigate the build and release environment for software supply chain compromise.

Revise the use of components that raise these alarms. If you can't deprecate those components, make sure that their versions are pinned.

Avoid using this software package until it is vetted as safe.

Problem

Software developers use programming and design knowledge to build reusable software components. Software components are the basic building blocks for modern applications. Software consumed by an enterprise consists of hundreds, and sometimes even thousands of open source components. Software developers publish components they have authored to public repositories. While a new software project is a welcome addition to the open source community, it is not always prudent to indiscriminately use the latest components when building a commercial application. Irrespective of the software quality, the danger of being the first to try out a new project lies in the fact that the software component may contain novel, currently undetected malicious code. Therefore, it is prudent to review software component behaviors and even try out software component in a sandbox, an environment meant for testing untrusted code.

Prevalence in PyPI community

1 packages

found in

Top 100

13 packages

found in

Top 1k

37 packages

found in

Top 10k

443.06k packages

in community

Next steps

Check the software component behaviors for anomalies.

Consider exploratory software component testing within a sandbox environment.

Consider replacing the software component with a more widely used alternative.

Avoid using this software package until it is vetted as safe.

Top behaviors

See all behaviors

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)

8 packages

found in

Top 100

47 packages

found in

Top 1k

320 packages

found in

Top 10k

12.52k packages

in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)

12 packages

found in

Top 100

75 packages

found in

Top 1k

385 packages

found in

Top 10k

8.9k packages

in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)

36 packages

found in

Top 100

281 packages

found in

Top 1k

1802 packages

found in

Top 10k

66.4k packages

in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)

69 packages

found in

Top 100

506 packages

found in

Top 1k

3612 packages

found in

Top 10k

163.85k packages

in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)

68 packages

found in

Top 100

540 packages

found in

Top 1k

3680 packages

found in

Top 10k

150.76k packages

in community

Top vulnerabilities

No vulnerabilities found.

FAQ for web3node

What is web3node?

node implementation for Web3. For more information about this package, visit its homepage.

Is web3node malicious or is it safe to use?

The Python package web3node has been removed from registry. It was scanned for malware, software tampering, risky behaviors, exposed secrets and known vulnerabilities. Malware or tampering has been detected, making it unsafe to use. 3 other issues and risky behaviors were found. The package contains risks, and the analysis results should be reviewed before it is used. Visit the Issues and Behaviors sections of the analysis for more details. All versions of the web3node package were malicious.

Is web3node popular?

The Python package web3node is not widely used. It has 959 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 web3node once it is in my app?

Since we can't know when or where malicious attacks will happen, we recommend tracking how web3node behaviors change over multiple software releases. By adopting differential analysis in your release process, you can detect unexpected changes to a web3node version, which can prevent advanced software supply chain attacks. Read how our technology can help prevent future attacks similar to SolarWinds and 3CX.

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Popularity

959

Total Downloads

Contributors

Declared Dependencies

Dependents

Top issues

See all issues

Problem

Prevalence in PyPI community

0 packages

found in

Top 100

0 packages

found in

Top 1k

11 packages

found in

Top 10k

14.01k packages

in community

Next steps

If the software intent does not relate to malicious behavior, investigate the build and release environment for software supply chain compromise.

Avoid using this software package.

Problem

Prevalence in PyPI community

0 packages

found in

Top 100

0 packages

found in

Top 1k

10 packages

found in

Top 10k

14.02k packages

in community

Next steps

Investigate the build and release environment for software supply chain compromise.

Avoid using this software package.

Problem

Prevalence in PyPI community

1 packages

found in

Top 100

18 packages

found in

Top 1k

104 packages

found in

Top 10k

16.5k packages

in community

Next steps

Investigate reported detections.

If the software intent does not relate to the reported behavior, investigate your build and release environment for software supply chain compromise.

You should delay the software release until the investigation is completed, or until the issue is risk accepted.

Consider rewriting the flagged code without using the marked behaviors.

Problem

Prevalence in PyPI community

0 packages

found in

Top 100

1 packages

found in

Top 1k

20 packages

found in

Top 10k

83.87k packages

in community

Next steps

Inspect behaviors exhibited by the detected software components.

If the software behaviors differ from expected, investigate the build and release environment for software supply chain compromise.

Revise the use of components that raise these alarms. If you can't deprecate those components, make sure that their versions are pinned.

Avoid using this software package until it is vetted as safe.

Problem

Software developers use programming and design knowledge to build reusable software components. Software components are the basic building blocks for modern applications. Software consumed by an enterprise consists of hundreds, and sometimes even thousands of open source components. Software developers publish components they have authored to public repositories. While a new software project is a welcome addition to the open source community, it is not always prudent to indiscriminately use the latest components when building a commercial application. Irrespective of the software quality, the danger of being the first to try out a new project lies in the fact that the software component may contain novel, currently undetected malicious code. Therefore, it is prudent to review software component behaviors and even try out software component in a sandbox, an environment meant for testing untrusted code.

Prevalence in PyPI community

1 packages

found in

Top 100

13 packages

found in

Top 1k

37 packages

found in

Top 10k

443.06k packages

in community

Next steps

Check the software component behaviors for anomalies.

Consider exploratory software component testing within a sandbox environment.

Consider replacing the software component with a more widely used alternative.

Avoid using this software package until it is vetted as safe.

Top behaviors

See all behaviors

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)

8 packages

found in

Top 100

47 packages

found in

Top 1k

320 packages

found in

Top 10k

12.52k packages

in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)

12 packages

found in

Top 100

75 packages

found in

Top 1k

385 packages

found in

Top 10k

8.9k packages

in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)

36 packages

found in

Top 100

281 packages

found in

Top 1k

1802 packages

found in

Top 10k

66.4k packages

in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)

69 packages

found in

Top 100

506 packages

found in

Top 1k

3612 packages

found in

Top 10k

163.85k packages

in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)

68 packages

found in

Top 100

540 packages

found in

Top 1k

3680 packages

found in

Top 10k

150.76k packages

in community

Top vulnerabilities

No vulnerabilities found.

web3node

SAFE Assessment

Compliance

Security

Threats

IMPORTANT: All versions of this package have been maliciousLatest version with malware incident detected: over 1 year agoVersion: 0.1.3

INCIDENTS FOR THIS VERSION:

Popularity

Top issues

SQ30105Detected presence of known software supply chain attack artifacts.Causes risk: supply chain attack artifactsthreats

Problem

Prevalence in PyPI community

Next steps

SQ30109Detected presence of malicious files through analyst-vetted file reputation.Causes risk: analyst-vetted malware foundthreats

Problem

Prevalence in PyPI community

Next steps

TH15501Detected presence of files with behaviors similar to malicious packages published on PyPI.Causes risk: suspicious application behaviorshunting

Problem

Prevalence in PyPI community

Next steps

TH30103Detected presence of software components that were removed from the public package repository.Causes risk: components prone to hijackinghunting

Problem

Prevalence in PyPI community

Next steps

TH30106Detected presence of software components that have low popularity or number of downloads.hunting

Problem

Prevalence in PyPI community

Next steps

Top behaviors

Prompts user for credentials.behavior

Prevalence in PyPI community

Queries the passwd database entry for a given user ID.steal

Prevalence in PyPI community

Encodes data using the Base64 algorithm.packer

Prevalence in PyPI community

Creates a process.execution

Prevalence in PyPI community

Renames a file or directory.file

Prevalence in PyPI community

Top vulnerabilities

FAQ for web3node

What is web3node?

Is web3node malicious or is it safe to use?

Is web3node popular?

How do I secure web3node once it is in my app?

Did you know...

Popularity

Top issues

SQ30105Detected presence of known software supply chain attack artifacts.Causes risk: supply chain attack artifactsthreats

Problem

Prevalence in PyPI community

Next steps

SQ30109Detected presence of malicious files through analyst-vetted file reputation.Causes risk: analyst-vetted malware foundthreats

Problem

Prevalence in PyPI community

Next steps

TH15501Detected presence of files with behaviors similar to malicious packages published on PyPI.Causes risk: suspicious application behaviorshunting

Problem

Prevalence in PyPI community

Next steps

TH30103Detected presence of software components that were removed from the public package repository.Causes risk: components prone to hijackinghunting

Problem

Prevalence in PyPI community

Next steps

TH30106Detected presence of software components that have low popularity or number of downloads.hunting

Problem

Prevalence in PyPI community

Next steps

Top behaviors

Prompts user for credentials.behavior

Prevalence in PyPI community

Queries the passwd database entry for a given user ID.steal

Prevalence in PyPI community

Encodes data using the Base64 algorithm.packer

Prevalence in PyPI community

Creates a process.execution

Prevalence in PyPI community

Renames a file or directory.file

Prevalence in PyPI community