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      "name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)"
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    {
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      "name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
      "type": "REPORTER"
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        "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.276544894Z",
        "modified_time": "2024-10-06T11:51:02Z",
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        "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:57.546449056Z",
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        "sha256": "0cf8d254f1c5749f6ddfe72b66f839ba14e41435398f3db183e43d1726eae58f",
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        "import_time": "2025-12-30T22:39:04.106544403Z",
        "modified_time": "2024-10-06T11:51:02Z",
        "sha256": "44eab4e373a635e4c89555c65855a4dfd9961f838dc8438343392f6d3e5e45ca",
        "source": "kam193",
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          "0.1.2",
          "0.1.3"
        ]
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  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (792748013463fb0303ff6033b47dcb48c23dc944d5075a8859b6997eafd47a56)\nThe file bc2556d1c1ea2a2d00.js contains an AdWare LNKR, this file is included in read_article.html template and effectively used when the user requests to see the downloaded article in the webbrowser (function \"read\" from instaread.py). Note: the template may have been copied from the website, so \u0027maybe\u0027 including adware is unintentional.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2024-10-old-instaread\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - action-hidden-in-lib-usage\n\n\n - The package is used to advertise a service or product.\n",
  "id": "MAL-2024-12292",
  "modified": "2025-12-31T02:45:15Z",
  "published": "2024-10-06T11:51:02Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/bf7d5b37aa1365e5e79376921304dde4767d1055fc62cc898f5b6b02b5607614/detection"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/instaread"
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  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in instaread (PyPI)"
}