Which versions of etherum are malicious?

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

How do I remediate etherum if I installed it?

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

If etherum 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 etherum part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — etherum is associated with the RLMA-2024-08236, 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 etherum across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

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

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

Malicious package

etherumPyPI

Advisory published Jun 28, 2024Updated Dec 12, 2025

etherum is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-10009) 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 etherum (PyPI)

MAL-2024-10009

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall etherum

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)

6e4e034da7c69a4ddbfa12c96d0756bc4e9ad18330789b681d8552417c5e72dd

967f230b5ca5a9c64990bb28f800d25a1a40ca867b417d095938ab17a53164e3

0759ef9ae36badf09539422f1df78ed8b5a8fd08681ccd2e94df9f23c428fbc5

8d0d1e7ae15538d2db5e44447fa8fa544ab814dc7b04ed3ebbd74a95d382993d

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for etherum (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
etherum 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 etherum 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. etherum 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-2024-08236funcaptcha-ru

References

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

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

Malware detection Runtime egress monitoring

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