Which versions of mozautomation are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of mozautomation are flagged malicious: 2.2160.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate mozautomation if I installed it?

Remove mozautomation 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 network activity or persistence. Use O3 Security's dependency scanner to confirm the package and its artifacts are fully purged across your stack.

Is mozautomation part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — mozautomation is associated with the GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

Can O3 Security detect mozautomation in my codebase?

Yes. O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, blocking mozautomation and packages like it before any post-install script runs.

Malicious package

mozautomationPyPI

Malicious code in mozautomation (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2026-5819

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall mozautomation

What this malware does

Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.

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: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest

Reasons (based on the campaign):

The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.
The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

2.2160.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

26d0e7dfb965969f23786d4bde7d70e597b83df522434aea471171d48442cd12

Frequently asked questions

No. mozautomation on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 2.2160.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest

References

bad-packages.kam193.eu

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter

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