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Malicious package

elf-stats-festive-hollyberry-572npm

Advisory published Updated

elf-stats-festive-hollyberry-572 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-192029) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 9.9.8, 9.9.9, 9.9.10). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in elf-stats-festive-hollyberry-572 (npm)

MAL-2025-192029
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall elf-stats-festive-hollyberry-572

What this malware does

The package elf-stats-festive-hollyberry-572 was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

3 flagged
9.9.89.9.99.9.10

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

bd17fd20dd9750de5b4fdc310e58619c14cb767dc6642d088cb790a3779cbb22
10b944a2bed11d523e1284747562b581267784422dc840b15e9eb6338321e4bb

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for elf-stats-festive-hollyberry-572 (3 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove elf-stats-festive-hollyberry-572 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-festive-hollyberry-572 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-festive-hollyberry-572 on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 9.9.8, 9.9.9, 9.9.10 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2025-06180

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks elf-stats-festive-hollyberry-572-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.

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elf-stats-festive-hollyberry-572 (npm) malicious package — MAL-2025-192029 | O3 Security