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Malicious package

elf-stats-joyous-mailbag-164npm

Advisory published Updated

elf-stats-joyous-mailbag-164 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-192068) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7…). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in elf-stats-joyous-mailbag-164 (npm)

MAL-2025-192068
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall elf-stats-joyous-mailbag-164

What this malware does

The package elf-stats-joyous-mailbag-164 was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

15 flagged
1.0.51.0.61.0.71.0.91.0.101.0.111.0.121.0.131.0.141.0.151.0.161.0.171.0.181.0.191.0.20

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

2516c2d6caba7d1bb2d0edcc4cf2903c6f3e8df39517bae257f5d2b433092a40

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for elf-stats-joyous-mailbag-164 (15 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove elf-stats-joyous-mailbag-164 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-joyous-mailbag-164 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-joyous-mailbag-164 on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.9, 1.0.10, 1.0.11, 1.0.12, 1.0.13, and 7 more flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks elf-stats-joyous-mailbag-164-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-joyous-mailbag-164 (npm) malicious package — MAL-2025-192068 | O3 Security