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Malicious package

MoneroNuGet

Malicious code in Monero (NuGet) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2024-4553
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
remove Monero

Malicious versions

2 flagged
2.3.4.412.3.4.42

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

b29e8d10180606411379b9d5b3fbd69a710810fec4a8f5ab3a044ca6cceb60cd
3d5e7694c93ea48719d8df3af4babdd31d9e8ba18e3617a7ed1325833fdad69a

Detection & response playbook

Cryptominer
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for Monero (2 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging Monero across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Monero hijacks resources to mine cryptocurrency. Remove it, check for abnormal CPU/GPU and cloud-cost spikes, and rotate any credentials exposed to the compromised process.

  3. Did it already run?

    If Monero was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks Monero before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.

Frequently asked questions

No. Monero on NuGet has been identified as a malicious package (versions 2.3.4.41, 2.3.4.42 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-03349RLUA-2024-07683

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks Monero-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the mining traffic and severs the channel.

Monero (NuGet) malicious package — MAL-2024-4553 | O3 Security