Which versions of install-crypto are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of install-crypto are flagged malicious: 4.18.5. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate install-crypto if I installed it?

Remove install-crypto 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 install-crypto — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If install-crypto 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 install-crypto across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for install-crypto (version 4.18.5).

Malicious package

install-cryptoPyPI

install-crypto is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2023-1370) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 4.18.5). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in install-crypto (PyPI)

MAL-2023-1370

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall install-crypto

What this malware does

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'install-crypto' @ 4.18.5 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

4.18.5

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

6226d5b0f89ec8275730cc47b85f33998f62c7a555a51ae59917a445ffb9e1d1

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for install-crypto (version 4.18.5).
If you installed it — respond
Remove install-crypto 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 install-crypto 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. install-crypto on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 4.18.5 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 install-crypto-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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