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Malicious package

asciicolorPyPI

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

MAL-2024-4780
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall asciicolor

Malicious versions

12 flagged
1.01.11.21.31.41.51.61.81.92.94.14.2

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

73b69315b9113a2e46e0e46c739f64647da6051791eed65fb28e4ac634f77b4f
2efa3fb3a9fba4411bc5713797bb1992eea13de5859fc9db0a6cf691c0b24a5b

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 asciicolor (12 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging asciicolor across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove asciicolor 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 asciicolor 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 asciicolor 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. asciicolor on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, and 4 more flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-03560RLUA-2024-07833

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks asciicolor-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.

asciicolor (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-4780 | O3 Security