asynchelpers @1.2.0
Vulnerability report · Last retrieved from osv.dev August 14, 2026 at 11:32 AM UTC
OSV ID
MAL-2025-1965
Ecosystem
pypi
Summary
Importing the module starts (through __init__.py) the code that download, extracts and starts a remote executable. This has been identified by any.run as a AsyncRAT. The VirtusTotal detection rate was originally at the edge of false positive, but increased significantly during a few hours. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2025-01-asynchelpers Reasons (based on the campaign): - infostealer - Downloads and executes a remote executable. - malware
Source: kam193 (e262ab4b975a2de9c0216656ca3e760d84f3cdacb526340248dd476c31ddeb0d)
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