hxq-misc-utils-0379PyPI
Advisory published Updated
hxq-misc-utils-0379 is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2026-1453) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 2026.310.1, 2026.313.1, 2026.314.1…). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in hxq-misc-utils-0379 (PyPI)
What this malware does
This package includes an encrypted payload file that appears to be used to deliver code or resources to other packages. The payload changes between releases, and because its contents cannot be inspected, it lacks transparency and violates PyPI’s publishing rules.
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Malicious packageFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for hxq-misc-utils-0379 (5 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
Remove hxq-misc-utils-0379 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 hxq-misc-utils-0379 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
Credits
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Detect & block this
O3 blocks hxq-misc-utils-0379-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.