Which versions of leavemealone are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of leavemealone are flagged malicious: 0.1.1, 0.1.2. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate leavemealone if I installed it?

leavemealone 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 leavemealone — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If leavemealone 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 leavemealone part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — leavemealone is associated with the 2026-04-leavemealone 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 leavemealone across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

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

Malicious package

leavemealonePyPI

Advisory published Apr 20, 2026Updated Apr 20, 2026

leavemealone is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2026-2948) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 0.1.1, 0.1.2). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in leavemealone (PyPI)

MAL-2026-2948

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall leavemealone

What this malware does

During building the package, it executes encrypted code. The content is unclear as the decryption key bases on the local environment variable. Given leaving a "flag" file at the end, this package can also be part of a CTF-like exercise, but it's not possible to be sure given the encrypted payload.

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

Campaign: 2026-04-leavemealone

Reasons (based on the campaign):

obfuscation

Malicious versions

2 flagged

0.1.10.1.2

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

5628eb1d01e8eb7de8a582cd9ea85dff68eafde06f4e1164ae92842354db0bf7

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for leavemealone (2 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
leavemealone 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 leavemealone 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. leavemealone on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.1.1, 0.1.2 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2026-04-leavemealone

References

bad-packages.kam193.eu

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter

Detect & block this

O3 blocks leavemealone-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

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