# Taming bad Python packages: Assessing Python malware detectors with a benchmark dataset

DevFeed: [Taming bad Python packages: Assessing Python malware detectors with a benchmark dataset](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/taming-bad-python-packages-assessing-python-malware-detectors-with-a-benchmark-dataset-13246.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/taming-bad-python-packages-assessing-python-malware-detectors-with-a-benchmark-dataset>)

Published: 2023-08-23T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [Benchmark](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/benchmark.md>), [dataset](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dataset.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [psrt](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/psrt.md>)

Tags: [benchmark](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/benchmark.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [dataset](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dataset.md>), [false-positive](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/false-positive.md>), [false-positives](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/false-positives.md>), [malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware.md>), [open-source-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source-security.md>), [pypi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pypi.md>), [pypi-malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pypi-malware.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/review.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

This article describes a benchmark dataset containing malicious and benign Python packages, created to evaluate PyPI malware checks and alternative approaches to detecting malicious open-source software. The reported analysis found high alert rates among both popular and randomly selected packages, indicating substantial false-positive concerns.

## Source excerpt

Enhance your Python security! Learn how Chainguard's new dataset is revolutionizing malware detection in Python environments.