A transpiler that converts Python code to LLVM IR and compiles it to machine code. - take-cheeze/pyc ...

Python Package Index hit by a novel cyberattack! Cybercriminals sidestepping security with compiled Python bytecode (PYC) files.

General Overview This project explores an interesting Python behavior starting with Python 3.8: Python files (.py or .pyc) that begin with a valid ZIP archive header (PK\x03\x04) are treated as zip ...

However, PYC files are different. They are not human-readable like plaintext PY scripts. PYC files are generated when the Python interpreter imports or executes a Python script.

The Trojan, Python.Pytroj, infected .pyc Python files with arbitrary code and was discovered in a proof of concept form by Symantec researchers. It was not considered a "serious risk", researcher ...