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Malicious package

vizplotlibPyPI

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

MAL-2024-11745
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall vizplotlib

What this malware does

Running the module triggers obfuscated code that downloads a DLL containing reverse shell and injects it to a benign process.

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

Campaign: 2024-10-alfooou

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • backdoor

  • obfuscation

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1.0.3

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

222efa5a026444e3f648b4959eab0ccc926ca976a6e0cad30d014ce75e6e9a35
fa10782ed95e3d086b3eead0a8ca3f298693dfdc2baf06a4736c470545070a41
198e2d1a1b349ccb49cf0b7f0e25594a096a2bead4a732926c5862cf0764b012
87eb682fe330f0725991e7f5b9f5e2043c87865445f53e507b996bb4bb01ffbd
676971cebaad0a22bcb9e9a5eed511aebb7ce6137ba73f4a4fdda421d33c33cc

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for vizplotlib (version 1.0.3). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging vizplotlib across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    vizplotlib 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If vizplotlib 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 vizplotlib 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. vizplotlib on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.3 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-112062024-10-alfooouRLUA-2026-00894

References

Credits

  • Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

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

vizplotlib (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-11745 | O3 Security