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Novel PyPI Malware Uses Compiled Python Bytecode to Evade Detection

In a new twist on software supply chain attacks, researchers have discovered a Python package hiding malware inside of compiled code, allowing it to evade ordinary detection measures. On April 17, ...
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Python interpreter adds tail calls

When running a Python program, the interpreter compiles the program to custom Python bytecode — instructions for a high-level stack-based virtual machine. This is a big speed advantage because the ...
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Attacks on Bytecode Interpreters Conceal Malicious Injection Activity

Attackers can hide their attempts to execute malicious code by inserting commands into the machine code stored in memory by the software interpreters used by many programming languages, such as ...
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Researchers use PyInstaller to create stealth malware

A popular Python developer tool could also become a potent malware accessory, according to new research. A group of researchers from the University of Piraeus in Greece said that PyInstaller, a tool ...
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Faster CPython at PyCon, part one

The first line applies the offset for the y axis, while the second gets a reference to the Point class (in preparation for returning a new instance by calling cls(x, y)). He used the dis module to ...