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discord-resolversnpm

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discord-resolvers is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-16214) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 3.4.2). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in discord-resolvers (npm)

MAL-2026-16214
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall discord-resolvers

What this malware does

The package published as discord-resolvers is unrelated to Discord. On require, index.js invokes startBackupLoop() at top level, which recursively archives the /root directory on Linux (or the drive root, typically C:, on Windows) into a ZIP and uploads it via the Telegram Bot API to a hardcoded chat controlled by the package author. The loop repeats every hour and all errors are silently swallowed. The exclude list (node_modules,.git,.cache, tmp) does not exclude credential-bearing paths such as ~/.ssh, ~/.aws, ~/.npmrc,.env files, browser profiles, or wallet stores, so SSH keys, cloud credentials, source code, and other secrets under the archived root are shipped off-host. The Telegram bot token (8296271388:AAH-...) and chatId (8851479019) ship in cleartext in config.json and are the transport mechanism for the exfiltration; the destination is not caller-configurable. The package.json description ("Cross-platform automated server backup tool with Telegram delivery") self-labels the behavior but the package name and the silent auto-execution on require make this a covert exfiltration payload rather than an opt-in backup tool.

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
3.4.2

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

6aa01ed90340a9458c2906ec74fd9277bb7d0e4da48ef09487639aa6c45e6791
55190e72768fe3097d180a9ab559f286193f109b0aea457a90e02dc405458ad5

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for discord-resolvers (version 3.4.2).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    discord-resolvers 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If discord-resolvers 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. discord-resolvers on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 3.4.2 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-020091GHSA-whmq-ffxc-4jpc

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks discord-resolvers-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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