What does the google-requests malware do?

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'google-requests' @ 99.3.9 (pypi) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity. - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

Which versions of google-requests are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of google-requests are flagged malicious: 99.3.9. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate google-requests if I installed it?

Remove google-requests 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.

I already installed google-requests — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If google-requests 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.

How do I find google-requests across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for google-requests (version 99.3.9).

Malicious package

google-requestsPyPI

google-requests is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-1144) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 99.3.9). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in google-requests (PyPI)

MAL-2024-1144

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall google-requests

What this malware does

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'google-requests' @ 99.3.9 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

99.3.9

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

6e7f92b7d079e1dd3eac61bdcb4202ec2e5415b3925d6cf58b0a7bad0e20159f

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for google-requests (version 99.3.9).
If you installed it — respond
Remove google-requests 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.
Did it already run?
If google-requests 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. google-requests on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 99.3.9 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Credits

OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks google-requests-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.

Malware detection Runtime egress monitoring

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