Which versions of trongridor are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of trongridor are flagged malicious: 0.0.1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate trongridor if I installed it?

trongridor 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 trongridor — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If trongridor 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 trongridor part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — trongridor is associated with the 2025-04-tronix 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 trongridor across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for trongridor (version 0.0.1).

Part of a larger attack: 2025-04-tronix published 67 malicious packages. See the full campaign →

Malicious package

trongridorPyPI

Advisory published Aug 30, 2026Updated Aug 30, 2026

trongridor is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2026-15578) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 0.0.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in trongridor (PyPI)

MAL-2026-15578

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall trongridor

What this malware does

Package appears to be designed for private key exfiltration, but no known usage. The name appears to be related to the cryptocurrency TRX (Tron / Tronix). Some packages additionally clone the readme of other, legit libraries. The similar packages are repeating uploaded to PyPI

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

Campaign: 2025-04-tronix

Reasons (based on the campaign):

exfiltration-generic
crypto-related

Malicious versions

1 flagged

0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

46fcd4ed6da56295fe0a0b4a25cbaf848f10874c6905723472a57e7f59341341

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for trongridor (version 0.0.1).
If you installed it — respond
trongridor 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 trongridor 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. trongridor on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.0.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2025-04-tronix

References

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter

Detect & block this

O3 blocks trongridor-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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