Which versions of alelo-payment are malicious?

The following npm versions of alelo-payment are flagged malicious: 99.0.0, 99.0.2. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate alelo-payment if I installed it?

alelo-payment 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 alelo-payment — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If alelo-payment 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 alelo-payment part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — alelo-payment is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-017757, IN-MAL-2026-017774, RLMA-2026-10686 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 alelo-payment across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for alelo-payment (2 malicious versions).

Malicious package

alelo-paymentnpm

Advisory published Aug 14, 2026Updated Sep 24, 2026

alelo-payment is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-14025) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 99.0.0, 99.0.2). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in alelo-payment (npm)

MAL-2026-14025

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall alelo-payment

What this malware does

On npm install, preinstall.js collects hostname, username, platform, cwd, and the full process.env and POSTs the payload over HTTPS (with TLS verification disabled via rejectUnauthorized:false) to a hardcoded bare IP at 209.99.185.109/preinstall. A postinstall path additionally reads.env,../.env,../../.env,.npmrc, and package.json from the install directory, captures whoami/id output and the full process.env, and POSTs the bundle to 209.99.185.109/postinstall with TLS verification disabled..npmrc contains npm _authToken values and.env typically holds CI/CD secrets and cloud credentials. A bundled PowerShell artifact references publishing under npm account [email protected] and the package name and 99.0.0 version resemble a typosquat / dependency-confusion lure targeting an internal Alelo utility, with no legitimate functionality shipped.

Malicious versions

2 flagged

99.0.099.0.2

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

43320a7e68c63b6272ce891892270531d86018bcdc95584f461b0f97ddd15997

ef5aceecfb22fd66b4e0861399aa6864ba19a983f3483294dd0740e7e24d1c34

89fdda8d1f17a7ed408f05598830968ba7e947afb70ff24853d71a5266394818

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for alelo-payment (2 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
alelo-payment 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 alelo-payment 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. alelo-payment on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 99.0.0, 99.0.2 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-017757IN-MAL-2026-017774RLMA-2026-10686

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks alelo-payment-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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