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 ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.

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?

Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for etherum (version 1.0.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging etherum across your stack and pipelines.

Malicious package

etherumPyPI

Malicious code in etherum (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

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
Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for etherum (version 1.0.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging etherum across your stack and pipelines.
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 ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.
How O3 protects you
O3 blocks etherum before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.

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