Which versions of adafruit-imageload are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of adafruit-imageload are flagged malicious: 1.0.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate adafruit-imageload if I installed it?

adafruit-imageload is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.

I already installed adafruit-imageload — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If adafruit-imageload 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.

Is adafruit-imageload part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — adafruit-imageload is associated with the RLMA-2024-07774, GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest, RLUA-2026-00036 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find adafruit-imageload across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for adafruit-imageload (version 1.0.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging adafruit-imageload across your stack and pipelines.

Malicious package

adafruit-imageloadPyPI

Malicious code in adafruit-imageload (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2024-9935

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

pip uninstall adafruit-imageload

What this malware does

Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.

Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.

Campaign: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest

Reasons (based on the campaign):

The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.
The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

bb2a9ed11e04125aab7f5b6ddbc04cba46dec7bcbdb23a5e2cf37f640f69134b

6ae718caac657e34fb6acda33ad070b4fb7708a7f2d3da92ec8faf1521c48dd0

e0e8ec25dd99d8d025b6caf7867a8f047bf68ee2cea72415e42435d9e000d212

d367944b121c15a500b9eefe8dea3072067b3cf4e36508302bbf6a23487dc3b5

fe7ccc2ee35595c97177cb90e4dc9f361b5693353fb53e5cb904debeb9d40fa8

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for adafruit-imageload (version 1.0.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging adafruit-imageload across your stack and pipelines.
If you installed it — respond
adafruit-imageload is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.
Did it already run?
If adafruit-imageload 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.
How O3 protects you
O3 blocks adafruit-imageload 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. adafruit-imageload on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-07774GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentestRLUA-2026-00036

References

bad-packages.kam193.eu

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks adafruit-imageload-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

Malware detection Runtime egress monitoring