Which versions of etheerium are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of etheerium are flagged malicious: 1.0.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate etheerium if I installed it?

etheerium is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.

I already installed etheerium — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If etheerium was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Is etheerium part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — etheerium is associated with the RLMA-2024-08202, funcaptcha-ru campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find etheerium across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for etheerium (version 1.0.0).

Part of a larger attack: funcaptcha-ru published 161 malicious packages. See the full campaign →

Malicious package

etheeriumPyPI

Advisory published Jun 28, 2024Updated Dec 12, 2025

etheerium is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-9978) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in etheerium (PyPI)

MAL-2024-9978

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

pip uninstall etheerium

What this malware does

Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: funcaptcha-ru

Reasons (based on the campaign):

infostealer

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

fcab8039139ed6c1ecc511232bcd4a9a7741361f01c6863cbd5bf94245a23cfc

fdc128883bcddb45fca087a7262e904bae13865710afabb0b02c111f578fb43c

ec8856d2533a8fb4b7d6a1ce3b37fd68eac65046863f268f39a3c0b25b496f70

7b3f4eaae0259be8fda7987142df56d9bd824f0a1a89e633067bb714ae901c59

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for etheerium (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
etheerium is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.
Did it already run?
If etheerium was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Frequently asked questions

No. etheerium on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-08202funcaptcha-ru

References

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks etheerium-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

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