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Malicious package

elf-stats-frostbitten-drum-529npm

Advisory published Updated

elf-stats-frostbitten-drum-529 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-192256) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in elf-stats-frostbitten-drum-529 (npm)

MAL-2025-192256
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall elf-stats-frostbitten-drum-529

What this malware does

The package elf-stats-frostbitten-drum-529 was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

2 flagged
1.0.01.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

14422d15abb2382265e157641fd9b6dec4b0a3e09e42e0acad1969e29fc7bae4
4726a7676e6b2655570e7564d49ec137e2c3adb8b6fd76e820bcc68362c28b6b
e8830e490184a93dfaa6133638fbce287f9090373fd018471c6eb2efd6895da0

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for elf-stats-frostbitten-drum-529 (2 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove elf-stats-frostbitten-drum-529 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-frostbitten-drum-529 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-frostbitten-drum-529 on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2025-06190

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks elf-stats-frostbitten-drum-529-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-frostbitten-drum-529 (npm) malicious package — MAL-2025-192256 | O3 Security