Which versions of adent-core-api are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of adent-core-api are flagged malicious: 999.999.999. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate adent-core-api if I installed it?

adent-core-api 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 adent-core-api — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If adent-core-api 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 adent-core-api part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — adent-core-api is associated with the GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest 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 adent-core-api 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 adent-core-api (version 999.999.999). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging adent-core-api across your stack and pipelines.

Malicious package

adent-core-apiPyPI

Malicious code in adent-core-api (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2024-12188

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall adent-core-api

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

999.999.999

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

3121e239782e2d1a6c9f63206634a78ea43377a4461e861dbd263869fd97e971

7df6de918146aa733c034d9906a45d312d291156e2d227ef5fcf92ae370e79aa

7a6404bdaf24c33ccefaf9d0eafcb0c31fbb6f1cfa03b9cedf9875be2d45c9a7

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 adent-core-api (version 999.999.999). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging adent-core-api across your stack and pipelines.
If you installed it — respond
adent-core-api 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 adent-core-api 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 adent-core-api 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. adent-core-api on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 999.999.999 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest

References

bad-packages.kam193.eu

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)

Detect & block this

O3 blocks adent-core-api-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