Which versions of requess are malicious?

Every published version of requess on PyPI is considered malicious. Remove the package entirely.

How do I remediate requess if I installed it?

requess is a typosquat — you almost certainly intended a legitimately-named package. Remove requess, install the correct package, and rotate any secrets exposed during the install since post-install scripts may have already run.

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

If requess 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.

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

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for requess (all published versions).

Malicious package

requessPyPI

requess is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2022-7437) that typosquats a legitimate package to trick installs. Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in requess (PyPI)

MAL-2022-7437

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall requess

What this malware does

Malicious packages typosquatting the popular requests package. payload execute a cryptomining malware

Malicious versions

all versions

Every published version of this package is considered malicious — remove it entirely.

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

c2f8ad6ce2f92726fe81822a7b0221d62e01f1c48c7eb6ad87e0758cfca42ccf

Detection & response playbook

Typosquat

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for requess (all published versions).
If you installed it — respond
requess is a typosquat — you almost certainly intended a legitimately-named package. Remove requess, install the correct package, and rotate any secrets exposed during the install since post-install scripts may have already run.
Did it already run?
If requess 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. requess on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (all published versions flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

References

medium.com

Credits

Checkmarx · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks requess-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.

Malware detection Runtime egress monitoring

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