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Malicious package

dontdownloadthisPyPI

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

MAL-2024-5094
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall dontdownloadthis

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

0252c121f831554106e7ec346cb9db65a2884a6dc927b67e1be3f34277814bcf
f18edf4b38e423842f1654acacfb68a2ab0fda48b2e46b96ea5a321da52fbb9c

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for dontdownloadthis (version 0.0.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging dontdownloadthis across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove dontdownloadthis 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 dontdownloadthis 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 dontdownloadthis 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. dontdownloadthis on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-03874RLUA-2024-08171

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks dontdownloadthis-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.

dontdownloadthis (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5094 | O3 Security