Which versions of etherrium are malicious?

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

How do I remediate etherrium if I installed it?

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

If etherrium 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 etherrium part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — etherrium is associated with the RLMA-2024-08228, 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 etherrium across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

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

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

Malicious package

etherriumPyPI

Advisory published Jun 28, 2024Updated Dec 12, 2025

etherrium is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-10003) 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 etherrium (PyPI)

MAL-2024-10003

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall etherrium

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)

bfdb735f2bfe16e2a164274827b2052481f164defb553e9a1fdfca831e405a86

2aa52697515b5adae1fd82e1c529eaa4128724b23818dc04df9c15cab7021d80

8dedc19d271c98d3e5e1a8a5eb292cddca740e837f576d6663dcda82e27c860c

3e07b911a1fec6db571bb9b34fe38fa3972a1104df208c02e96e439b4c84a16c

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for etherrium (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
etherrium 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 etherrium 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. etherrium 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-2024-08228funcaptcha-ru

References

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks etherrium-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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