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Malicious package

@insiderintelligence/googleadmanagernpm

Advisory published Updated

@insiderintelligence/googleadmanager is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-16290) that opens a backdoor for remote access (malicious versions 9.9.9, 9.9.10). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in @insiderintelligence/googleadmanager (npm)

MAL-2026-16290
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall @insiderintelligence/googleadmanager

What this malware does

The package's install lifecycle script runs node index.js, which loads lib/core.js. On install, that module collects os.userInfo().username, os.hostname(), and the basename of the current working directory, then issues a dns.resolve4 for a subdomain composed of those values under the hardcoded external domain oob.algamil7x.xyz. Module loads and the destination hostname are hex-array obfuscated: lib/g7h8i9.js uses module.constructor._load with hex-decoded strings to require os, dns, and process, and lib/h8i9j0.js stores the destination as hex arrays that decode to oob.algamil7x.xyz. The package name typosquats a legitimate ad-tech scope, and no functionality matching that stated purpose is present — the install-time DNS beacon is the package's only observable behavior.

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

Malicious versions

2 flagged
9.9.99.9.10

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

a659995af42be0d4f8360b45a37295eab4d68f513c6b3aa49903b3028e0567f5
87660ea8b14f898cd7e26e1dcd6e3440a8a283ad0cb6e90a97b153146803a122
9797e5a1a8d19eabe246250455c2ca3c4d764ab7263bab80b428da1de0b30813

Detection & response playbook

Backdoor / remote access
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @insiderintelligence/googleadmanager (2 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    @insiderintelligence/googleadmanager establishes remote access, so treat any host that installed it as fully compromised. Isolate the machine, remove the package, rotate all credentials it could reach, and rebuild from a trusted image rather than cleaning in place — a backdoor may have planted additional persistence.

  3. Did it already run?

    If @insiderintelligence/googleadmanager 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. @insiderintelligence/googleadmanager on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 9.9.9, 9.9.10 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-020190GHSA-q699-336h-g385IN-MAL-2026-020745

References

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks @insiderintelligence/googleadmanager-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the C2 callback and severs the channel.

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@insiderintelligence/googleadmanager (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-16290 | O3 Security