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  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (2d88bf5533b182da36c514791c3e6841d83565d4d7f7065a09cdebddc2509453)\nInstalling the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research \u0026 co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.\n\n\nCampaign: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.\n\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n\n## Source: ossf-package-analysis (de8fcd89ceac4710fb35902553838b859dfcfcee125fb2abea28362019be0ce9)\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified \u0027faker-python\u0027 @ 999.0.0 (pypi) as malicious.\n\nIt is considered malicious because:\n\n- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.\n",
  "id": "MAL-2025-49310",
  "modified": "2025-12-31T02:45:15Z",
  "published": "2025-11-02T23:05:33Z",
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  "summary": "Malicious code in faker-python (PyPI)"
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