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Malicious package

app-hotmart-blog-headlessnpm

Advisory published Updated

app-hotmart-blog-headless is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-6654) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 99.9.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in app-hotmart-blog-headless (npm)

MAL-2026-6654
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall app-hotmart-blog-headless

What this malware does

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

1 flagged
99.9.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

2d84025bf61426d455a22babbef859c4d8e9cd9d9312bd6c93dfcdb8ad5264db
1df52f362da6ad31078da341f6df13d376b896ea1a7c350447b0c902ef77bd7f
3a27af923ab1aaf0724e06c61b86621ac71e1d33dd59acfafcd71bd07609a6ef

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for app-hotmart-blog-headless (version 99.9.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove app-hotmart-blog-headless 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If app-hotmart-blog-headless 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. app-hotmart-blog-headless on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 99.9.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GHSA-vq57-p4j4-v553RLMA-2026-04930RLUA-2026-05496

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks app-hotmart-blog-headless-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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