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 (dc0f1ed2645f37e4b8df59ccca64288a02f6cc07009489c54565dfc5b0089f19)
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.
Source: ossf-package-analysis (82312af7ebb91754d9d7a0e27de4da9742dba55a496367be1689b9b28fedbf56)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'do-not-install-this-package-002' @ 0.1.0 (pypi) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
Indicators of compromise
Shown defanged and not clickable. Search any indicator to find other packages using it.
Domains
- bachelor-thesis-001[.]proxy[.]beeceptor[.]com other packages →
URLs
- hxxps://bachelor-thesis-001[.]free[.]beeceptor[.]com other packages →