Which versions of hidden-powershell-runner-ax7 are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of hidden-powershell-runner-ax7 are flagged malicious: 0.1.0, 0.1.1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate hidden-powershell-runner-ax7 if I installed it?

hidden-powershell-runner-ax7 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 hidden-powershell-runner-ax7 — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If hidden-powershell-runner-ax7 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.

Is hidden-powershell-runner-ax7 part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — hidden-powershell-runner-ax7 is associated with the 2025-12-foxloveyou 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 hidden-powershell-runner-ax7 across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for hidden-powershell-runner-ax7 (2 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging hidden-powershell-runner-ax7 across your stack and pipelines.

Malicious package

hidden-powershell-runner-ax7PyPI

Malicious code in hidden-powershell-runner-ax7 (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2025-192659

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall hidden-powershell-runner-ax7

What this malware does

Importing the module downloads and starts remote executable identified as malware

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

Campaign: 2025-12-foxloveyou

Reasons (based on the campaign):

malware
Downloads and executes a remote executable.

Malicious versions

2 flagged

0.1.00.1.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

5785c01837ec1727b89125cf1a3fec3ad941c4ff0b1246d8d16fec1dff53223a

b35338995e5b550abd756253b53383880e21fd0896e5a7f1bf7822b0cf051c1b

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for hidden-powershell-runner-ax7 (2 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging hidden-powershell-runner-ax7 across your stack and pipelines.
If you installed it — respond
hidden-powershell-runner-ax7 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 hidden-powershell-runner-ax7 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.
How O3 protects you
O3 blocks hidden-powershell-runner-ax7 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. hidden-powershell-runner-ax7 on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.1.0, 0.1.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2025-12-foxloveyou

References

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · analyst

Detect & block this

O3 blocks hidden-powershell-runner-ax7-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