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Malicious package

bestcolorsever2PyPI

Malicious code in bestcolorsever2 (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2024-12216
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall bestcolorsever2

What this malware does

Packages either test the malicious behaviour, or actually download and run a simple remote script during the installation.

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: 2023-12-valuent

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.

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

  • Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

dad845b52ea2334b85ac47195ffc7d373b03ccbfe5b508a3fe81268f31eaa6fc
fa4352627d3e53d9bea22f4b439c0749f5a88407f6dda914fe43ca7612c5b101
c472267013b6a18a675f5e072887fe489994e2f8a9dd9341c1e3df1c73d265ab

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 bestcolorsever2 (version 1.0.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging bestcolorsever2 across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    bestcolorsever2 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 bestcolorsever2 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 bestcolorsever2 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. bestcolorsever2 on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2023-12-valuent

References

Credits

  • Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)

Detect & block this

O3 blocks bestcolorsever2-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

bestcolorsever2 (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-12216 | O3 Security