Which versions of iufgbewroibgfowiebc are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of iufgbewroibgfowiebc are flagged malicious: 0.0.1, 0.0.2. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate iufgbewroibgfowiebc if I installed it?

Remove iufgbewroibgfowiebc 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 iufgbewroibgfowiebc — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If iufgbewroibgfowiebc 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 iufgbewroibgfowiebc part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — iufgbewroibgfowiebc is associated with the 2024-10-lokopoil23 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 iufgbewroibgfowiebc across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for iufgbewroibgfowiebc (2 malicious versions).

Part of a larger attack: 2024-10-lokopoil23 published 8 malicious packages. See the full campaign →

Malicious package

iufgbewroibgfowiebcPyPI

Advisory published Oct 16, 2024Updated Dec 12, 2025

iufgbewroibgfowiebc is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-9306) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 0.0.1, 0.0.2). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in iufgbewroibgfowiebc (PyPI)

MAL-2024-9306

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall iufgbewroibgfowiebc

What this malware does

According to the description, packages should demonstrate the dependency confusion attack. The realisation is, in fact, a spamming with packages having as the only purpose reporting basic data like hostname and current working directory.

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: 2024-10-lokopoil23

Reasons (based on the campaign):

dependency-confusion

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'iufgbewroibgfowiebc' @ 0.0.2 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

Malicious versions

2 flagged

0.0.10.0.2

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

c2b2b09ca0baae5d76aae6930f72f167ac70938e3cf7f95a2372133bd49ddbeb

b8e3ff85c394d4f8c08b22c007ca1030388be4139a505b44e59b5228f679a356

06029514a813cf9b228f1be7c997bffc2510869a5f0130d6036fa63ee6ea2fbc

49360ba1adc73fb91d4e78db770d408f657fd5a1d4ae0bfd4b2a7f4148b4782c

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for iufgbewroibgfowiebc (2 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
Remove iufgbewroibgfowiebc 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 iufgbewroibgfowiebc 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. iufgbewroibgfowiebc on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.0.1, 0.0.2 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2024-10-lokopoil23

References

bad-packages.kam193.eu

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks iufgbewroibgfowiebc-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.

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