Which versions of etheerum are malicious?

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

How do I remediate etheerum if I installed it?

etheerum 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 etheerum — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If etheerum 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 etheerum part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — etheerum is associated with the RLMA-2024-08205, 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 etheerum across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

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

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

Malicious package

etheerumPyPI

Advisory published Jun 28, 2024Updated Dec 12, 2025

etheerum is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-9981) 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 etheerum (PyPI)

MAL-2024-9981

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall etheerum

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)

fe68e67af2da7380d6d901bafcba130a06347b2dc5ce5546a927d011b2c68d3d

b8f2e9d64d6209e131e6dbdb1e1df7b2810aa376fb33f88847e4cfc317510c24

4f116d23a37e9b35737d70caa227a83a67e387de2ff2cccef342c0ad5487fe1f

0b27c9b6e6226c5643a99dea346b19e87e20b44ac2a51b37b7e9d98cf7bf045a

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for etheerum (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
etheerum 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 etheerum 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. etheerum 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-2024-08205funcaptcha-ru

References

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks etheerum-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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