Which versions of rectutils are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of rectutils are flagged malicious: 1.1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate rectutils if I installed it?

Remove rectutils 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.

I already installed rectutils — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If rectutils was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Is rectutils part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — rectutils is associated with the RLMA-2024-09113 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find rectutils across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for rectutils (version 1.1).

Malicious package

rectutilsPyPI

rectutils is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-10151) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 1.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in rectutils (PyPI)

MAL-2024-10151

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

pip uninstall rectutils

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

257ca616c574367ee0ce0fffb1b09c72d7291aac9645e7f55f84f553b0a64349

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for rectutils (version 1.1).
If you installed it — respond
Remove rectutils 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.
Did it already run?
If rectutils was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Frequently asked questions

No. rectutils on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-09113

Credits

ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks rectutils-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.

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