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Malicious package

elf-stats-candlelit-reindeer-881npm

Malicious code in elf-stats-candlelit-reindeer-881 (npm) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2025-191995
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall elf-stats-candlelit-reindeer-881

What this malware does

The package elf-stats-candlelit-reindeer-881 was found to contain malicious code.

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

13 flagged
1.0.11.0.21.0.31.0.41.0.51.2.02.0.03.0.03.0.13.0.210.0.050.0.099.99.99

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

4e17c4164dea7c4435a892242a4ee747087457be70a2af7d65b46ed9f00b50c8
c72713caa3870f2474d93a219704ba8e7747900a47c43325aee59ed4b53f8a54

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for elf-stats-candlelit-reindeer-881 (13 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging elf-stats-candlelit-reindeer-881 across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove elf-stats-candlelit-reindeer-881 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 elf-stats-candlelit-reindeer-881 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.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks elf-stats-candlelit-reindeer-881 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.

Frequently asked questions

No. elf-stats-candlelit-reindeer-881 on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.2.0, 2.0.0, 3.0.0, and 5 more flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GHSA-39rc-w9m8-hj3g

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks elf-stats-candlelit-reindeer-881-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.

elf-stats-candlelit-reindeer-881 (npm) malicious package — MAL-2025-191995 | O3 Security