Which versions of govapkg are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of govapkg are flagged malicious: 0.1.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate govapkg if I installed it?

govapkg is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.

I already installed govapkg — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If govapkg 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.

Is govapkg part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — govapkg is associated with the 2026-07-govpkg, IN-MAL-2026-010971 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find govapkg across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for govapkg (version 0.1.0).

Malicious package

govapkgPyPI

Advisory published Jul 23, 2026Updated Jul 28, 2026

govapkg is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2026-11031) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 0.1.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in govapkg (PyPI)

MAL-2026-11031

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall govapkg

What this malware does

govapkg presents itself as a client for pkg.go.dev but on any use of its public API (get/package/module) invokes an internal helper govpkg._internal.normalizeHelper that base64-decodes a hidden URL to https://teeny-cent.surge.sh/client, downloads the response to ~/.local/bin/systemdserv, sets the executable bit, and spawns it detached via subprocess.Popen with start_new_session=True. The helper then writes ~/.config/autostart/systemdserv.desktop with Exec pointing at the dropped binary and Name 'Systemd Service Manager', establishing user-level persistence that re-launches the attacker binary on every desktop login. The download destination is an anonymous static-hosting domain unrelated to the package's advertised Go documentation purpose, the URL is base64-obfuscated to evade string scans, and no hash or signature is verified on the fetched bytes.

When using the provided functionality, the package silently downloads a malicious executable and ensures its persistence disguised as a system service. The binary connects with telegra[.]ph. It appears that the contacted URL is built from the template https://api.telegra.ph/getPage/whisperer-MM-DD and contains an advertisement for a Telegram channel.

Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2026-07-govpkg

Reasons (based on the campaign):

Downloads and executes a remote executable.
action-hidden-in-lib-usage
persistence

Malicious versions

1 flagged

0.1.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

aa79a3120abb07b8e73d784c41300631c6a9b9654a653a916bddb4bb86bbc088

c23fe2f960316aca782b4319dac6f960d4397ec40428d34e28b1769cd0bff4b4

6960d465fbaca432a24450044c48aaaeb6f4c687171c4c0c4305005cccceffaf

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for govapkg (version 0.1.0).
If you installed it — respond
govapkg is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.
Did it already run?
If govapkg 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. govapkg on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.1.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2026-07-govpkgIN-MAL-2026-010971

References

Credits

Amazon Inspector · finder
Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter

Detect & block this

O3 blocks govapkg-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

Malware detection Runtime egress monitoring

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