bigops-informernpm
bigops-informer is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-12171) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 35.4.8). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in bigops-informer (npm)
What this malware does
On require(), index.js loads bootstrap.js which reconstructs a set of destination hostnames from string-array joins (resolving to oob-worker.cf99-9b3.workers.dev, cf101-adf/cf102-baf/cf103-070.workers.dev, and sdk.dl.wel1.ru / ext.dl.wel1.ru / pkg.dl.wel1.ru / net.dl.wel1.ru), downloads a platform-specific executable via https.get, writes it to a temp path under disguised names (dotnet_diag.exe /.cache_), chmods it 0755, and spawns it detached via cp.spawn('/bin/sh', ['-c', fp+' &']) or spawn('cmd',...) on Windows. If the HTTPS mirrors fail, _bootstrap.js falls back to a DNS TXT covert channel: it resolves c.<domain> to get a chunk count, then resolves N.<domain> for each chunk, concatenates the base64 chunks, decodes them to a binary buffer, and writes+executes the result. The module also includes a TTL stamp and env-based opt-out checks consistent with hostile staging.
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Malicious packageFind it
Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for bigops-informer (version 35.4.8). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging bigops-informer across your stack and pipelines.
If you installed it — respond
Remove bigops-informer 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 bigops-informer 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 bigops-informer 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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Credits
- Amazon Inspector · finder
Detect & block this
O3 blocks bigops-informer-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.