What does the youreallydontwantthispackage2132 malware do?

Generic campaign for all (likely) research / pentests, where the amount or art of collected data raises questions about the privacy, security and ethical side. Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: GENERIC-questionable-pentest Reasons (based on the campaign): - exfiltration-env-variables - exfiltration-generic - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation. - typosquatting The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'youreallydontwantthispackage2132' @ 1.0.3 (pypi) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package communicates with a domain associated

Which versions of youreallydontwantthispackage2132 are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of youreallydontwantthispackage2132 are flagged malicious: 1.0.3. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate youreallydontwantthispackage2132 if I installed it?

youreallydontwantthispackage2132 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 youreallydontwantthispackage2132 — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If youreallydontwantthispackage2132 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 youreallydontwantthispackage2132 part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — youreallydontwantthispackage2132 is associated with the GENERIC-questionable-pentest 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 youreallydontwantthispackage2132 across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for youreallydontwantthispackage2132 (version 1.0.3).

Malicious package

youreallydontwantthispackage2132PyPI

Advisory published Sep 6, 2024Updated Dec 12, 2025

youreallydontwantthispackage2132 is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2025-5239) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.0.3). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in youreallydontwantthispackage2132 (PyPI)

MAL-2025-5239

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall youreallydontwantthispackage2132

What this malware does

Generic campaign for all (likely) research / pentests, where the amount or art of collected data raises questions about the privacy, security and ethical side.

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

Campaign: GENERIC-questionable-pentest

Reasons (based on the campaign):

exfiltration-env-variables
exfiltration-generic
The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
typosquatting

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'youreallydontwantthispackage2132' @ 1.0.3 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.3

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

21fdb6e91faa7704f17031212a0d8e492ac26c32a6fce5180dca9b5d2ae30958

d74de26641233f9e2755c16bd6f22457a3c0b86413311249221d8f882cd0cb79

594e65e2115609e28b51abcb8b97695199a1eda6a4b72b2513bef87f5a74a211

88acf1eb70c780c25d9e53bb7bf4666a97ff0c83c501ed9b165933db82cd884d

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for youreallydontwantthispackage2132 (version 1.0.3).
If you installed it — respond
youreallydontwantthispackage2132 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 youreallydontwantthispackage2132 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. youreallydontwantthispackage2132 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

GENERIC-questionable-pentest

References

bad-packages.kam193.eu

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks youreallydontwantthispackage2132-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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