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Malicious package

pycolorstrexPyPI

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

MAL-2024-5664
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall pycolorstrex

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

5bd5b39f3ae3779d12191a2032273f68c5994a4f761e7173c7401e7a77319346
2fdc6e64606dfb3cc9ed806d4428afb6434a18179eee73a9eb729cf18ed4e964

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 pycolorstrex (version 1.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging pycolorstrex across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove pycolorstrex 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 pycolorstrex 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 pycolorstrex 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. pycolorstrex on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04447RLUA-2024-08884

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks pycolorstrex-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.

pycolorstrex (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5664 | O3 Security