Which versions of apachelicense are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of apachelicense are flagged malicious: 0.1a1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate apachelicense if I installed it?

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

If apachelicense 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 apachelicense part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — apachelicense is associated with the 2026-03-license-utils-kit 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 apachelicense across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for apachelicense (version 0.1a1).

Malicious package

apachelicensePyPI

Advisory published Mar 23, 2026Updated Apr 8, 2026

apachelicense is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2026-2119) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 0.1a1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in apachelicense (PyPI)

MAL-2026-2119

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall apachelicense

What this malware does

Malicious clone of legitimate "license" package. When using the find_by_key function, the malicious code from strongly obfuscated files is loaded. It then at least collects data from cryptowallets and password managers and exfiltrate them to a hardcoded remote location.

Prior version 0.1b2, the malicious code was hosted externally and downloaded when triggered.

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

Campaign: 2026-03-license-utils-kit

Reasons (based on the campaign):

infostealer
obfuscation
crypto-related
action-hidden-in-lib-usage
exfiltration-credentials
clones-real-package

Malicious versions

1 flagged

0.1a1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

9d96d45a87e117e72107d6d6dfbe8c4e94323323bc28ce9accd8ccba39a0a46c

8cb3d989a52bed71e3c0c981edf8cf82632c1fc6e3a0ea9c39f812e7967848a7

031eef30ab036b21c588c2057db7591f222501d19364223cc502b09d63811c6f

9860722a2a2aed103df780cb27b4c599301607ba92d3827a8e7fd1aabcd4fe55

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for apachelicense (version 0.1a1).
If you installed it — respond
apachelicense 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 apachelicense 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. apachelicense on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.1a1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2026-03-license-utils-kit

References

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter

Detect & block this

O3 blocks apachelicense-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

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