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Part of a larger attack: 2025-07-prof-quotex published 11 malicious packages. See the full campaign →
Malicious package

prof-tg-to-quPyPI

Advisory published Updated

prof-tg-to-qu is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2025-191828) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.0.3…). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in prof-tg-to-qu (PyPI)

MAL-2025-191828
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall prof-tg-to-qu

What this malware does

Package silently exfiltrates user's credentials ahead of starting the promised functionality. First batch used simple code, the newer attempt to hide functionality by using compiled modules

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

Campaign: 2025-07-prof-quotex

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • action-hidden-in-lib-usage

  • A Telegram webhook is used to send collected data.

  • exfiltration-credentials

Malicious versions

5 flagged
0.0.10.0.20.0.30.0.40.0.5

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

193b0c8eb7a737cf57b46131e26894f7b3fe7181262b281cd99ccc117abda3b2
e590e0ed82342410566d6866a770346dcbe14dc6f93bc6294d245148d6c28a51
feb5208e65abe21ac7ac7362a597f6fc0eced98a97ead4d2da72d65cc7f49b0a
bd1d6a02767fc0ff5fd536756a5fb078fc4c042f803fe253a45dd4d4376d279c

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for prof-tg-to-qu (5 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    prof-tg-to-qu 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 prof-tg-to-qu 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. prof-tg-to-qu on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.0.3, 0.0.4, 0.0.5 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2025-07-prof-quotex

References

Credits

  • Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)

Detect & block this

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

Explore

prof-tg-to-qu (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2025-191828 | O3 Security