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Malicious package

ntoctfutilsPyPI

Advisory published Updated

ntoctfutils is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2026-850) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 0.1.0, 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in ntoctfutils (PyPI)

MAL-2026-850
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall ntoctfutils

What this malware does

Importing the module downloads and runs a remote executable identified as malware

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

Campaign: 2026-02-ntoutils

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • Downloads and executes a remote executable.

  • malware

Malicious versions

2 flagged
0.1.01.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

f65404ba7442c7d16e3f569b7c84afc4d1df23f9497ac3a6101d5ec3c168956f

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

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

  2. If you installed it — respond

    ntoctfutils 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 ntoctfutils 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. ntoctfutils on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.1.0, 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2026-02-ntoutils

References

Credits

  • Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter

Detect & block this

O3 blocks ntoctfutils-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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