Which versions of pinloggertest are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of pinloggertest are flagged malicious: 3.0.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate pinloggertest if I installed it?

pinloggertest 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.

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

If pinloggertest 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 pinloggertest part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — pinloggertest 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.

How do I find pinloggertest across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for pinloggertest (version 3.0.0).

Malicious package

pinloggertestPyPI

Advisory published Jul 26, 2024Updated Dec 12, 2025

pinloggertest is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-12323) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 3.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in pinloggertest (PyPI)

MAL-2024-12323

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall pinloggertest

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

3.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

e86a9ecac517a994faefc58bbbd243f7847d836754d5af3f0f243aa85c85813a

d5f6beadd08c32e5fd2f899428285a58ab3d696ef0fc06d2eff10e2d8630fa9a

1e3e789f09a106d40d34cb66bf5f485b8e7eb00a097c9bb2b4603f1c1ec11120

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for pinloggertest (version 3.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
pinloggertest 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.
Did it already run?
If pinloggertest 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. pinloggertest on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 3.0.0 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)

Detect & block this

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

Malware detection Runtime egress monitoring

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