Which versions of vtvqa are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of vtvqa are flagged malicious: 99.6. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate vtvqa if I installed it?

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

If vtvqa 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 vtvqa part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — vtvqa is associated with the 2024-11-byted-dast 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 vtvqa across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for vtvqa (version 99.6).

Part of a larger attack: 2024-11-byted-dast published 183 malicious packages. See the full campaign →

Malicious package

vtvqaPyPI

Advisory published Nov 6, 2024Updated Dec 12, 2025

vtvqa is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-10839) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 99.6). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in vtvqa (PyPI)

MAL-2024-10839

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall vtvqa

What this malware does

A campaign of probably pentest packages flooding PYPI. Installing the package or importing the module triggers reporting basic info like hostname, path and the username to the package author. There is no other purpose of the package.

Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.

Campaign: 2024-11-byted-dast

Reasons (based on the campaign):

The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.
typosquatting
dependency-confusion

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'vtvqa' @ 99.6 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

99.6

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

5ac411f9dcd01b4aead058849fb650a1a7a347b45a7cd305f0f90489a17e1831

41c636b5694ddb78c9d685300b2eccb9b665b44b038e645ee706c630d0c538d3

a75cd5d8a43971f2b5f1c33b2adb3a0aaa153eb79508eb121c940a1f3c4d161f

07cd3a39234c8ca0082930d33830084f90a130215f9f3bdb91d09a7bb27b9b40

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for vtvqa (version 99.6).
If you installed it — respond
vtvqa 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 vtvqa 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. vtvqa on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 99.6 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2024-11-byted-dast

References

bad-packages.kam193.eu

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder

Detect & block this

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

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