Which versions of etherem are malicious?

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

How do I remediate etherem if I installed it?

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

If etherem 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 etherem part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — etherem is associated with the RLMA-2024-08212, 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 etherem across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

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

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

Malicious package

etheremPyPI

Advisory published Jun 28, 2024Updated Dec 12, 2025

etherem is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-9987) 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 etherem (PyPI)

MAL-2024-9987

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall etherem

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)

e0d168c56bbad64608d826f80b4ecf9015ec087c8fbcd003804822328b73753e

e76d2f13064340b6c25a91602a7cd3f47bc0279e11270c2d5f7a0c92fdfd143f

7262c9095d12ad225212433e5d5ffe489471cc9b91babb7c0b84f9babccf609c

010630ebea3e4f6f18003eab39b662cd10efb48bd11bbc38df50f90a77314bee

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for etherem (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
etherem 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 etherem 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. etherem 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-2024-08212funcaptcha-ru

References

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks etherem-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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