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Malicious package

elf-stats-sparkly-candy-805npm

Advisory published Updated

elf-stats-sparkly-candy-805 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-192283) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 1.0.0, 2.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in elf-stats-sparkly-candy-805 (npm)

MAL-2025-192283
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall elf-stats-sparkly-candy-805

What this malware does

The package elf-stats-sparkly-candy-805 was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

2 flagged
1.0.02.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

604bccab8df7d0898478ee7f58c010dbc4d632595944bbddf5c782e15e62a6c7
833df5ce3ccf5e5eb63ae3f0ce82e6d5ed0421c5550a40f1bbc3ce0a96d542f8
f738bf5360a765c37104905200e1c9508f3157bd59d3dd42b5cb946ef74125d7

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for elf-stats-sparkly-candy-805 (2 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove elf-stats-sparkly-candy-805 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-sparkly-candy-805 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-sparkly-candy-805 on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0.0, 2.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2025-06295

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks elf-stats-sparkly-candy-805-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-sparkly-candy-805 (npm) malicious package — MAL-2025-192283 | O3 Security