Which versions of etherim are malicious?

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

How do I remediate etherim if I installed it?

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

If etherim 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 etherim part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — etherim is associated with the RLMA-2024-08219, 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 etherim across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

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

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

Malicious package

etherimPyPI

Advisory published Jun 28, 2024Updated Dec 12, 2025

etherim is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-9994) 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 etherim (PyPI)

MAL-2024-9994

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall etherim

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)

2885d432b02d6b4e8d843fe46ed347da062d685a4023b974fe40860caefb1833

e6e88a321709ede435f19d3029d9f604a84c3c835b144c959bb750a55306aa17

64feb3e3a8051c947ba28acb9f30dfae0fdadb246f560d436d3260a10f3ef57d

ec4a6b8a13d1cc7e8b99878163a0d11d5d76139d61b3cadfc37557970277e024

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for etherim (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
etherim 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 etherim 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. etherim 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-2024-08219funcaptcha-ru

References

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks etherim-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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