Which versions of azure-projects are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of azure-projects are flagged malicious: 0.1a0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate azure-projects if I installed it?

Remove azure-projects 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.

I already installed azure-projects — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If azure-projects 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 azure-projects part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — azure-projects is associated with the GENERIC-simple-tests 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 azure-projects across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for azure-projects (version 0.1a0).

Malicious package

azure-projectsPyPI

Advisory published Aug 23, 2024Updated Dec 12, 2025

azure-projects is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-12211) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 0.1a0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in azure-projects (PyPI)

MAL-2024-12211

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall azure-projects

What this malware does

Packages that might be part of testing for pentesting / malicious activity / joy, with suspicious activity that does not present any real harm.

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-simple-tests

Reasons (based on the campaign):

The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

0.1a0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

43fa8767344a908efd607450386494a59fe61a41159c66496d310638159885a7

aa8974ecfad0d7fc824d50482bd3fb2954373e3b2227d1adc2220bc309c258f1

b72a7f6073a12857698409f9ee0c15aeab3a99dc737202bb0e298ce868ba4b1f

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for azure-projects (version 0.1a0).
If you installed it — respond
Remove azure-projects 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.
Did it already run?
If azure-projects 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. azure-projects on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.1a0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GENERIC-simple-tests

References

bad-packages.kam193.eu

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)

Detect & block this

O3 blocks azure-projects-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.

Malware detection Runtime egress monitoring

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