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Malicious package

@httpactions/strict-uri-encodenpm

Malicious code in @httpactions/strict-uri-encode (npm) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2026-6140
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall @httpactions/strict-uri-encode

What this malware does

@httpactions/strict-uri-encode impersonates the popular unscoped npm package 'strict-uri-encode' (~30M weekly downloads) by republishing the same name under a lookalike scope. The package ships no URI-encoding functionality; index.js is a heavily obfuscated dropper (obfuscator.io-style 110-entry rotating string array, base64-decoded module names for 'https', 'child_process', 'writeFileSync', 'exec', 'spawn', 'hostname', 'username') that executes immediately on require() and again every ~10 minutes via setInterval. The dropper assembles a hardcoded IP-based URL from base64 fragments (e.g. 'MC44Ni4x' → '0.86.117.x'), HTTPS-GETs a remote payload, writes it to disk via fs.writeFileSync, and executes it via child_process.exec/spawn — yielding arbitrary remote code execution on any machine that requires the module. In parallel, bt() POSTs {ts, type, hid, ss, cc} containing os.hostname() and os.userInfo().username to the same hardcoded IP, exfiltrating installer host identity unconditionally on import and on the 10-minute timer. Combination of typosquatted name, zero legitimate functionality, heavy obfuscation, hardcoded IP C2, host-identity exfiltration, and require-time fetch-and-execute is an unambiguous supply-chain attack.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

b90fd30f5d52b139ea7be77aa1782a5339f39355ec7ad532af2fa7a49616ff88

Frequently asked questions

No. @httpactions/strict-uri-encode on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-007015

References

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