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Malicious MAL-2026-1018

do-not-install-this-package-003

PyPI package · versions 0.1.0

Reported Feb 24, 2026 · Updated Mar 15, 2026

If this package is installed

Remove it, treat the machine (or CI runner) as compromised, and rotate every secret, token and key it could access — from a different, clean machine.

Details

Source: kam193 (3b7a8f2037bd4c28a5474af17179da0c12e37019623f5efa4d081d60758d4ac9)
During installation, the package exfiltrates env variables and data from different process memory to a remote location

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

Campaign: 2026-01-do-not-install-this-package-002

Reasons (based on the campaign):

- exfiltration-generic

- exfiltration-credentials

- exfiltration-env-variables

- The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

Indicators of compromise

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