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  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (f1490f970bd52c80c89f33029f9e875f1fb595014621d50e0ce87a167d1cd348)\nsetup.py installs a site-wide.pth file (gt_tester_exp_profiler_exp_00000017_probe.pth) into site-packages that imports the package\u0027s probe module and calls run_probe() at every Python interpreter startup. probe.py performs a plaintext HTTP GET to the bare IP 104.236.116.157 with a per-call random hex tag, fingerprinting the installer\u0027s machine to a third party on every Python invocation \u2014 not just when the package is explicitly imported. The User-Agent string claims an \u0027Academic research study\u0027 but no consent is obtained at install or runtime. Package metadata is a generic placeholder with no author, homepage, or publisher identification, and the destination is a bare IP not associated with any declared publisher. The.pth mechanism converts what would be an import-time call into persistent host beaconing across every CI job, virtualenv activation, and script execution on the machine.\n",
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  "published": "2026-05-22T08:57:49Z",
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  "summary": "Malicious code in gt-tester-exp-profiler-exp-00000017 (PyPI)"
}