Which versions of dahood are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of dahood are flagged malicious: 0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.0.3. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate dahood if I installed it?

dahood 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.

I already installed dahood — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If dahood 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 dahood part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — dahood is associated with the RLMA-2024-08100, 2024-08-embeds-RealtekHDAudioManager, RLUA-2026-00246 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 dahood across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for dahood (3 malicious versions).

Part of a larger attack: 2024-08-embeds-RealtekHDAudioManager published 40 malicious packages. See the full campaign →

Malicious package

dahoodPyPI

Advisory published Sep 4, 2024Updated Mar 19, 2026

dahood is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-9966) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.0.3). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in dahood (PyPI)

MAL-2024-9966

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall dahood

What this malware does

Importing a module starts downloading and executing an infostealer, widely identified by AV/sandboxes.

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

Campaign: 2024-08-embeds-RealtekHDAudioManager

Reasons (based on the campaign):

infostealer
Downloads and executes a remote executable.

Malicious versions

3 flagged

0.0.10.0.20.0.3

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

67e5eb121e4b32e14c4995ab4ff1b74566bfec81b7db0ab5714a70a4ad8259d7

3516bc3394bd125c44dfc0836d7200cff8f3f50039fd2cf4dbbc03030d6f0cfa

b9cc2a4186b5ad68e11dc68aa719583b8f3a746c9f13b8b3b950f9653df0e909

426ed2594b4e36629865b7f100cb09981baa23acc5453f673553355e583fb4fb

91d355dba4593b39f841b234816f1c681d8c2f25afe49185db2b00b9d53f7837

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for dahood (3 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
dahood 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.
Did it already run?
If dahood 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. dahood on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.0.3 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-081002024-08-embeds-RealtekHDAudioManagerRLUA-2026-00246

References

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

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

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