Which versions of tronapihelper are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of tronapihelper are flagged malicious: 0.1.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate tronapihelper if I installed it?

tronapihelper is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.

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

If tronapihelper 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 tronapihelper part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — tronapihelper is associated with the 2025-08-tronapisync 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 tronapihelper across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for tronapihelper (version 0.1.0).

Malicious package

tronapihelperPyPI

Advisory published Aug 10, 2025Updated Dec 3, 2025

tronapihelper is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2025-191911) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 0.1.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in tronapihelper (PyPI)

MAL-2025-191911

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall tronapihelper

What this malware does

Package is prepared to exfiltrate private keys, most probably for Tron cryptocurrency. There is no other purpose of the package

Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2025-08-tronapisync

Reasons (based on the campaign):

exfiltration-crypto

Malicious versions

1 flagged

0.1.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

a50ae29970696a88414492cb3697418f0c1f996ba5f52c8099999c2effb9620e

8668b25d81460ff9ac1973c8f9ad6e6092350a4a08d6a4b5ba1fc827a553dc38

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for tronapihelper (version 0.1.0).
If you installed it — respond
tronapihelper is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.
Did it already run?
If tronapihelper 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. tronapihelper on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.1.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2025-08-tronapisync

References

bad-packages.kam193.eu

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)

Detect & block this

O3 blocks tronapihelper-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

Malware detection Runtime egress monitoring

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