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Malicious package

argsreqPyPI

Malicious code in argsreq (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2024-4777
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall argsreq

Malicious versions

8 flagged
1.11.21.31.51.61.71.82.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

827f0f15d731cfef923916ba20516c5b5422a141b91bbef515be28a2184d8a95
432a5838fd0b871048da64d1990d204e110be2da86bae5391edbc7c412892876

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for argsreq (8 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging argsreq across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove argsreq from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.

  3. Did it already run?

    If argsreq 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.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks argsreq 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. argsreq on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 2.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-03557RLUA-2024-07828

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks argsreq-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

argsreq (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-4777 | O3 Security