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Malicious package

partpythPyPI

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

MAL-2024-11654
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall partpyth

What this malware does

Importing a module starts downloading and executing an infostealer, widely identified by AV/sandboxes.

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

Campaign: 2024-08-embeds-RealtekHDAudioManager

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • infostealer

  • Downloads and executes a remote executable.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

7b6bb53b25efd1cb925e4fbf3b18ad369a65e2f7af3e83b88aaeb7a2d2dcfb1c
76371d96e5fccf245b110002ec3cd6d4b17f1eded7c47eac8861e06509bd8380
10b94529eaedc3a17c5c94e13a371b59109c0713856e4a5ba371ec57d6717122
92e649370cec80b409e94e217657133d9c1b53335669eb0aef244fe6084cab1d
3b2d03c7f02c75996ed15d393c7289bde9ec0200689250c4fa2eedb34baef6ba

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for partpyth (version 0.1). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging partpyth across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    partpyth 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 partpyth was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks partpyth before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.

Frequently asked questions

No. partpyth on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-111102024-08-embeds-RealtekHDAudioManagerRLUA-2026-00582

References

Credits

  • Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

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

partpyth (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-11654 | O3 Security