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Malicious package

pypackagehelpPyPI

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

MAL-2024-5756
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall pypackagehelp

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

a87664ceac9d69dfa6104ba31c187d69d8403f2b7bd047f67ad948e953d23906
873373daa81615ebaf86d11365b20dc27d8b32d326bf9f8e980d81e894fd90f4

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 pypackagehelp (version 1.0.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging pypackagehelp across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove pypackagehelp 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 pypackagehelp 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 pypackagehelp 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. pypackagehelp on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04551RLUA-2024-08981

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks pypackagehelp-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.

pypackagehelp (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5756 | O3 Security