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agentaixPyPI

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agentaix is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2026-17752) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 0.1.0, 0.2.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in agentaix (PyPI)

MAL-2026-17752
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall agentaix

What this malware does

On import agentaix, src/agentaix/__init__.py executes drop_readme_on_desktop() at module top level, copying the bundled file readme.txt to ~/Desktop/readme.txt. The file is not documentation: it is a Python remote-access client with a #!/usr/bin/env python3 shebang that registers username@hostname with a hardcoded command-and-control server at https://googleforum.pythonanywhere.com and polls /api/client/<id>/... for operator commands. Handlers implement arbitrary shell execution via subprocess.run(command, shell=True) (handle_exec), arbitrary file read with base64-encoded upload back to the C2 (handle_download), plus upload, delete, rename, and open operations. The dropper stages the payload under a benign filename in a highly visible location to induce the user to run it; once run, the operator obtains interactive shell and arbitrary file read on the host, enabling theft of SSH keys, cloud credentials, and other secrets. pyproject.toml ships placeholder author metadata (Your Name / [email protected], github.com/yourname/agentaix), consistent with an unattributed malicious upload.

The package installs a persistent job that allows the attacker for exfiltrating files and executing remote code on the victim's machine.

Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2026-10-agentaix

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • files-exfiltration

  • peristence-autorun

  • The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.

  • rat

  • persistence

  • Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

Malicious versions

2 flagged
0.1.00.2.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

fd321806b962224268527ea2f73221d5f6014beeca857682854fb5a5e85e5fb1
360b4359c789a2bae94b30dbaf4b6ab61b64711fedf3447c8a064c6d7cf6ddd3
c403a9ecab78c519698c7faebcb0f9de4f8af059a4c3f5803acf8c534923138a
f42a135102abc5c66418237d4c6d9f8ee608570f8d4d5146463924666e0338e1

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for agentaix (2 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    agentaix 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If agentaix 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. agentaix on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.1.0, 0.2.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2026-10-agentaixIN-MAL-2026-021360IN-MAL-2026-021379

References

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter

Detect & block this

O3 blocks agentaix-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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