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Malicious package

dependency00011124931PyPI

Advisory published Updated

dependency00011124931 is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-12253) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 1.0.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in dependency00011124931 (PyPI)

MAL-2024-12253
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall dependency00011124931

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
1.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

936a25f4b0e311939767caf84d7b698d99eab04fdb75dfc8d2e37595a07ef795
8fa6dafeedc48e6511a70676806da412d047f7f235f471a29c98afb9931cbbf2
fe4fbf7a411ba6f163d72d91587edf383ddf00c611f21b311fd94695701139b2
a9fdcfb1731f08b502ef724f11416e2cea13dde887972adb80d4251e4c4f4dc2
5b8d21b44567147defff8b712192abc7488f31f08dec444c7d446c2cf931a2bd

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for dependency00011124931 (version 1.0.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove dependency00011124931 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 dependency00011124931 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. dependency00011124931 on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GENERIC-simple-tests

References

Credits

  • Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)

Detect & block this

O3 blocks dependency00011124931-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.

Explore

dependency00011124931 (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-12253 | O3 Security