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Malicious package

pyhttpxhelperPyPI

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

MAL-2024-5723
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall pyhttpxhelper

Malicious versions

2 flagged
0.3.01.3.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

2fc3d3b0b9d9cb4ce100a3d7311fa23146a46b4e26f32eb8f46a8aa2ca590b38
e6909fceab2a87f258b115036d3e0ae14a1a6396fbe59c4d574925f8bec31321

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 pyhttpxhelper (2 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging pyhttpxhelper across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove pyhttpxhelper 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 pyhttpxhelper 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 pyhttpxhelper 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. pyhttpxhelper on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.3.0, 1.3.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04509RLUA-2024-08947

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks pyhttpxhelper-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.

pyhttpxhelper (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5723 | O3 Security