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Malicious package

forenithPyPI

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

MAL-2024-5149
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall forenith

Malicious versions

1 flagged
7.6.9

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

4221ae88dadab4bc09c5470ae8a3f67fbfc362d4a3d88c8e993338c265622f0f
bf4f55844d57791bb122812b1812ae4445acfd14ddbde2e49175fc16acd52cf1

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 forenith (version 7.6.9). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging forenith across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove forenith 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 forenith 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 forenith 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. forenith on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 7.6.9 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-03929RLUA-2024-08286

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks forenith-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.

forenith (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5149 | O3 Security