Which versions of @ferudionz/webautomation are malicious?

The following npm versions of @ferudionz/webautomation are flagged malicious: 1.0.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate @ferudionz/webautomation if I installed it?

@ferudionz/webautomation 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 @ferudionz/webautomation — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If @ferudionz/webautomation 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 @ferudionz/webautomation part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — @ferudionz/webautomation is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-017916 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 @ferudionz/webautomation across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @ferudionz/webautomation (version 1.0.0).

Malicious package

@ferudionz/webautomationnpm

Advisory published Aug 14, 2026Updated Aug 14, 2026

@ferudionz/webautomation is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-14045) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in @ferudionz/webautomation (npm)

MAL-2026-14045

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall @ferudionz/webautomation

What this malware does

The npm package @ferudionz/webautomation exposes a single function connet(x) whose sole behavior is to POST the caller-supplied argument to a hardcoded remote URL. The entire index.js is wrapped in an obfuscator.io-style RC4 string-array (_0x25ec=[...]) with a self-defending anti-debug IIFE (_0x320e22();) that runs at require time. The destination URL is reconstructed at runtime from ~13 concatenated RC4-decoded fragments, hiding it from static inspection. The package ships no README documenting a legitimate service endpoint, has empty author metadata, and describes itself only as a generic 'logger tool'. The package name and its documented usage suggest the argument passed to connet() is a wallet/account identifier, meaning caller-supplied identifiers are silently exfiltrated to an undisclosed author-controlled destination. The combination of a hidden destination, anti-debug wrapper, and a package that presents itself under an unrelated cover story is inconsistent with legitimate logger/webautomation libraries.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

a55c1cc52c2e4580b15c1b9e32b436719687f489ee4ee55686aec1ec9a3adc59

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @ferudionz/webautomation (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
@ferudionz/webautomation 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 @ferudionz/webautomation 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. @ferudionz/webautomation on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-017916

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks @ferudionz/webautomation-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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