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Malicious package

pitest117PyPI

Malicious code in pitest117 (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2024-12326
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall pitest117

What this malware does

Packages that might be part of testing for pentesting / malicious activity / joy, with suspicious activity that does not present any real harm.

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-simple-tests

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

Malicious versions

12 flagged
1.0.01.0.11.0.21.0.31.0.41.0.51.0.61.0.71.0.81.0.91.1.11.1.2

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

c3bf9319a2e230bc6fa4d1aaa812a56ad10b5edf7e920d497f6d6ad10c2de256
43f26cba5babf757388adacc9a7c7affeb182356ccf10416c13e9826e6eaf9a4
76a9f39bd8a14389b4e9842a4d338e4528db058c52636750daab15fe6853642f
cac4a1a98fc7a1e15789421f2ef9465d579ad5311120c79189e733a0dc767e3d

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for pitest117 (12 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging pitest117 across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove pitest117 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If pitest117 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 pitest117 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. pitest117 on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, and 4 more flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GENERIC-simple-tests

References

Credits

  • Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)

Detect & block this

O3 blocks pitest117-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.

pitest117 (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-12326 | O3 Security