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Malicious package

forecolor5PyPI

Malicious code in forecolor5 (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2024-5147
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall forecolor5

Malicious versions

9 flagged
0.0.10.0.20.0.30.0.40.0.60.0.90.1.00.1.10.1.5

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

2e8a7913db8cbe7732a804a64ede59383362be6de5e944a0d2a953a61ba71251
c4cdc6f59c1a75cf0f661f035bbff5ec6588ca6e3123f1caeac6e7dd4fb82725

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 forecolor5 (9 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging forecolor5 across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove forecolor5 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 forecolor5 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 forecolor5 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. forecolor5 on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.0.3, 0.0.4, 0.0.6, 0.0.9, 0.1.0, 0.1.1, and 1 more flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-03927RLUA-2024-08284

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks forecolor5-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.

forecolor5 (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5147 | O3 Security