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Malicious package

elf-stats-wintry-northstar-674npm

Advisory published Updated

elf-stats-wintry-northstar-674 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-191974) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in elf-stats-wintry-northstar-674 (npm)

MAL-2025-191974
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall elf-stats-wintry-northstar-674

What this malware does

The package elf-stats-wintry-northstar-674 was found to contain malicious code.

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'elf-stats-wintry-northstar-674' @ 1.0.0 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

84edbb849aab6ad2b158dd3afcffd9fb3f711aac305629cf2d5953bf1bbe36ae
2b7bc183055d78b3145c502a959b208876ab67dcd3e5ccd1da2a97731914fa6c
1ae3effd8483b580f4f53d7c85fde4dc95d4eb5dc2fe79288725262d228d2ae6

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for elf-stats-wintry-northstar-674 (version 1.0.0).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove elf-stats-wintry-northstar-674 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-wintry-northstar-674 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-wintry-northstar-674 on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2025-06343

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder
  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks elf-stats-wintry-northstar-674-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-wintry-northstar-674 (npm) malicious package — MAL-2025-191974 | O3 Security