async-chain-domnpm
Malicious code in async-chain-dom (npm) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
What this malware does
On require, index.js spawns a detached, unref'd node lib/vcall.js child process. lib/vcall.js fetches JavaScript from https://api.jsonsilo.com/public/df71fd55-4f0c-4326-9b5b-a285e38023a5, extracts the .model field from the response, and executes it via new Function.constructor("require", src) with require passed in, giving the remote endpoint arbitrary code execution inside the installer's Node process. The detached+unref pattern decouples the loader from the parent lifecycle so it persists after the consumer process exits, and a retry loop keeps the fetch running. The package masquerades as the pino logger (module.exports.pino = vCheck; keywords fast/logger/stream/json; lib files mimicking pino) despite the name async-chain-dom, providing a cover story for a developer to require it. The remote endpoint is a mutable jsonsilo.com blob under attacker control, so the executed payload can be swapped at any time.
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Detection & response playbook
TyposquatFind it
Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for async-chain-dom (version 1.3.5). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging async-chain-dom across your stack and pipelines.
If you installed it — respond
async-chain-dom is a typosquat — you almost certainly intended a legitimately-named package. Remove async-chain-dom, install the correct package, and rotate any secrets exposed during the install since post-install scripts may have already run.
Did it already run?
If async-chain-dom was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.
How O3 protects you
O3 blocks async-chain-dom before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.
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- Amazon Inspector · finder
Detect & block this
O3 blocks async-chain-dom-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.