Which versions of pill9w are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of pill9w are flagged malicious: 1.0.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate pill9w if I installed it?

Remove pill9w 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 activity or persistence.

I already installed pill9w — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If pill9w 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 pill9w part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — pill9w is associated with the RLMA-2024-04250, RLUA-2024-08678 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 pill9w across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for pill9w (version 1.0.0).

Malicious package

pill9wPyPI

pill9w is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-5468) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in pill9w (PyPI)

MAL-2024-5468

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall pill9w

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

beeeb3c9028344fbd2ed3b049db218569c0c256e4288d907004295164162853e

55824300c37ce1add1df5c579437e21400cb86fcfca76468c493acbc6d45031f

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for pill9w (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
Remove pill9w 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 activity or persistence.
Did it already run?
If pill9w 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. pill9w on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04250RLUA-2024-08678

References

Credits

ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks pill9w-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

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