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Malicious package

pywinrequestPyPI

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

MAL-2024-5839
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall pywinrequest

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

fb5c4a5cea1edf2af01862f0039b2902f4988946166cbea811b0411954aca00b
2a48110d1a16c701db4fd7d7f56214739bd8fbdc6900b2df9d1668f173ca1589

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 pywinrequest (version 1.0.1). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging pywinrequest across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove pywinrequest 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 pywinrequest 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 pywinrequest 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. pywinrequest on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04638RLUA-2024-09093

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks pywinrequest-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.

pywinrequest (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5839 | O3 Security