Which versions of advertising-podlet are malicious?

The following npm versions of advertising-podlet are flagged malicious: 99.0.0, 99.0.1, 99.0.2. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate advertising-podlet if I installed it?

Remove advertising-podlet from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.

I already installed advertising-podlet — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If advertising-podlet 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 advertising-podlet part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — advertising-podlet is associated with the RLMA-2026-01097 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 advertising-podlet across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for advertising-podlet (3 malicious versions).

Malicious package

advertising-podletnpm

Advisory published Mar 18, 2026Updated Mar 23, 2026

advertising-podlet is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-1649) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 99.0.0, 99.0.1, 99.0.2). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in advertising-podlet (npm)

MAL-2026-1649

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall advertising-podlet

What this malware does

The package advertising-podlet was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

3 flagged

99.0.099.0.199.0.2

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

2ebe175bd53943613948d4a76daeff8fdfacb723f76b3022c79189c53ac4b99d

6bb234dd090695707ab05d6b4726b89a073ae2f517cad9b2fb7069aa58d08360

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for advertising-podlet (3 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
Remove advertising-podlet from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.
Did it already run?
If advertising-podlet 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. advertising-podlet on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 99.0.0, 99.0.1, 99.0.2 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2026-01097

Credits

Amazon Inspector · finder
ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks advertising-podlet-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

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