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Malicious package

lyroxpyPyPI

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lyroxpy is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2026-841) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in lyroxpy (PyPI)

MAL-2026-841
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall lyroxpy

What this malware does

The package contains an embedded archive with an executable. When importing the module, the embedded archive is run as a module. Code inside extracts the executable and saves it to a temporary file. Further the code keeps an open file handler and removes the original file, effectively making the impression the file no longer exists. Using the file handler the executable (which is either a native Python module or was created from Python code) is run. Further behavior is not known.

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

Campaign: 2026-02-lyroxpy

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • obfuscation

  • covering-tracks

Malicious versions

2 flagged
1.0.01.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

a9016ac99840c4d68028c7b724382974154c9bf75b410da9c6b4a75ff6d20b1f

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

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

  2. If you installed it — respond

    lyroxpy 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If lyroxpy 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. lyroxpy on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2026-02-lyroxpy

References

Credits

  • Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter

Detect & block this

O3 blocks lyroxpy-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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