Which versions of adandu are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of adandu are flagged malicious: 92.6. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate adandu if I installed it?

adandu 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 adandu — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If adandu was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Is adandu part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — adandu is associated with the 2024-11-byted-dast 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 adandu across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for adandu (version 92.6).

Part of a larger attack: 2024-11-byted-dast published 183 malicious packages. See the full campaign →

Malicious package

adanduPyPI

Advisory published Nov 6, 2024Updated Dec 12, 2025

adandu is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-10579) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 92.6). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in adandu (PyPI)

MAL-2024-10579

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall adandu

What this malware does

A campaign of probably pentest packages flooding PYPI. Installing the package or importing the module triggers reporting basic info like hostname, path and the username to the package author. There is no other purpose of the package.

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: 2024-11-byted-dast

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.
typosquatting
dependency-confusion

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'adandu' @ 92.6 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

92.6

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

a77979dac95c1a8949091ec8e71abdd7a44f015fa22fb348b6d27ba15e84f004

57c2cced2f2955dfb345b53e3a8ea73738590ad74839ad391afef1d580802238

5f79b041fd4b5d0177f66a15f603d406d6eaeae16e312194b27685e261ce50fc

6e4d5a163bebeb59fa6bca3d0fa6fcbcffb8bbc4de82dff9cebffd51af396104

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for adandu (version 92.6).
If you installed it — respond
adandu 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 adandu was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Frequently asked questions

No. adandu on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 92.6 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2024-11-byted-dast

References

bad-packages.kam193.eu

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder

Detect & block this

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

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