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Malicious package

elf-stats-candystriped-hollyberry-986npm

Advisory published Updated

elf-stats-candystriped-hollyberry-986 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-191997) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 99.9.9, 99.9.99). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in elf-stats-candystriped-hollyberry-986 (npm)

MAL-2025-191997
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall elf-stats-candystriped-hollyberry-986

What this malware does

The package elf-stats-candystriped-hollyberry-986 was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

2 flagged
99.9.999.9.99

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

ca5acbeb6736c3bff7350f212f165c878a1234585ffeaa8b40520ae6bfd9b870
21820f9910fb3f29261ee5fc69f0f19b704ad6d1857fc2d551021fc5148631e0

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for elf-stats-candystriped-hollyberry-986 (2 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove elf-stats-candystriped-hollyberry-986 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-candystriped-hollyberry-986 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. elf-stats-candystriped-hollyberry-986 on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 99.9.9, 99.9.99 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2025-06132

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks elf-stats-candystriped-hollyberry-986-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.

Explore

elf-stats-candystriped-hollyberry-986 (npm) malicious package — MAL-2025-191997 | O3 Security