What does the bettermode-icons malware do?

The package bettermode-icons was found to contain malicious code. The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'bettermode-icons' @ 999.1.0 (npm) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity. - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

Which versions of bettermode-icons are malicious?

The following npm versions of bettermode-icons are flagged malicious: 999.1.0, 999.1.1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate bettermode-icons if I installed it?

Remove bettermode-icons 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 bettermode-icons — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If bettermode-icons 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.

How do I find bettermode-icons across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for bettermode-icons (2 malicious versions).

Malicious package

bettermode-iconsnpm

Advisory published Dec 25, 2025Updated Jan 2, 2026

bettermode-icons is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-192938) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 999.1.0, 999.1.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in bettermode-icons (npm)

MAL-2025-192938

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall bettermode-icons

What this malware does

The package bettermode-icons was found to contain malicious code.

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'bettermode-icons' @ 999.1.0 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

Malicious versions

2 flagged

999.1.0999.1.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

fc392f20a867c724f16f8b1e018f4789fc1a0e2bf878b64d1f752aa7188697cf

1ceadc93d3c27bfa5499a085742877e862d4e5a284ecb5cfdabd1a7e7b411c24

cea8112bbccd7b047a03169d6591f7ab7f756044a4203b2435152fe708cad5d5

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for bettermode-icons (2 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
Remove bettermode-icons 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 bettermode-icons 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. bettermode-icons on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 999.1.0, 999.1.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Credits

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OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks bettermode-icons-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.

Malware detection Runtime egress monitoring

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