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Malicious package

pywincompilerPyPI

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

MAL-2024-5838
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall pywincompiler

Malicious versions

5 flagged
0.9.00.11.00.12.00.13.00.14.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

21461e3e52fb84cb3054b2107d42a3130c6f91f74fcea9e60221b774958cb013
18b64d633d9f8057fb8ee661b233a7314de85325f5e932aabaa8620b8cc92615

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 pywincompiler (5 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging pywincompiler across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove pywincompiler 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 pywincompiler 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 pywincompiler 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. pywincompiler on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.9.0, 0.11.0, 0.12.0, 0.13.0, 0.14.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04637RLUA-2024-09092

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks pywincompiler-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.

pywincompiler (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5838 | O3 Security