Which versions of hijuko-pilara are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of hijuko-pilara are flagged malicious: 1.0.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate hijuko-pilara if I installed it?

Remove hijuko-pilara 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 hijuko-pilara — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If hijuko-pilara 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 hijuko-pilara part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — hijuko-pilara is associated with the 2026-10-vacsdk 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 hijuko-pilara across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for hijuko-pilara (version 1.0.0).

Malicious package

hijuko-pilaraPyPI

Advisory published Nov 3, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026

hijuko-pilara is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2026-18581) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in hijuko-pilara (PyPI)

MAL-2026-18581

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall hijuko-pilara

What this malware does

The package uses fake http-downloaded dependencies to track downloads, and has no other purpose.

Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.

Campaign: 2026-10-vacsdk

Reasons (based on the campaign):

dependency-confusion

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

3e03de70d14b6b6e3965178f06a73eecdd7197978d8363aaa7c83cf8f3d32696

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for hijuko-pilara (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
Remove hijuko-pilara 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 hijuko-pilara 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. hijuko-pilara on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2026-10-vacsdk

References

bad-packages.kam193.eu

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter

Detect & block this

O3 blocks hijuko-pilara-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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