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Malicious package

qsteempPyPI

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

MAL-2024-5844
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall qsteemp

Malicious versions

3 flagged
0.20.40.5

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

68ea560494b5eb9ab1f4d4a1cafb045f6efaabb5b18e31fa55ec4a1339eaf415
cc33573797f0ec96e8a22f5896c2e136739c398b9e10935abf49fcf3ea5fab86

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 qsteemp (3 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging qsteemp across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove qsteemp 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 qsteemp 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 qsteemp 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. qsteemp on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.2, 0.4, 0.5 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04645RLUA-2024-09099

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks qsteemp-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.

qsteemp (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5844 | O3 Security