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The article is totally mistitled. It refers to Python being used to create Windows malware using compilers, instead of using C or somethign else. Packages ar
by thewileyone 6y ago
The article is totally mistitled. It refers to Python being used to create Windows malware using compilers, instead of using C or somethign else.
Packages are not targeted for now.
- vesche 6y agoAuthor here. Wasn't my intention to mislead, but I also don't think the article is mistitled. What would have been a better name? This article is about actual Python malware that would affect an endpoint like a remote access trojan (RAT). If the article was about malware within the Python package index, I would have named it "Malicious Python packages within PyPI on the rise!" It could also be a confusing professional domain interlap, as I exist typically within the security world.