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Malicious package

backwwiiPyPI

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

MAL-2024-12212
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall backwwii

What this malware does

When importing the module, the obfuscated code downloads and runs a remote executable

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

Campaign: 2024-11-backwwii

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • Downloads and executes a remote executable.

  • clones-real-package

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.1.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

309b793eea00b74f13d9fe5015483ed73a2c2b807acb98a589df05c792232825
cf5e7427061483e779c53f125b5792b2e650261bcdca0a9f4d90e9ca883c04d0
24a7fb4f4004bf9dc5cc3747a1eb878bfb45fa5f22f1e6f6b1a39624bdd03018

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for backwwii (version 0.1.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging backwwii across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

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

Campaign

2024-11-backwwii

References

Credits

  • Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)

Detect & block this

O3 blocks backwwii-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

backwwii (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-12212 | O3 Security