eth-slintnpm
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eth-slint is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-11034) that typosquats a legitimate package to trick installs (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in eth-slint (npm)
What this malware does
eth-slint is a typosquat of web3-core-subscriptions. src/index.js contains a clean 2119-byte copy of the legitimate web3.js subscriptions module, while lib/index.js (the shipped main entry) contains that same code plus an appended ~149KB obfuscated blob passed to a top-level Function(...) constructor with a custom decoder routine, signed-int mixing table, and hex-escaped byte array. The Function() invocation fires at module load time, executing the decoded payload on the installer's host whenever the package is required or imported. The payload is present only in lib/, not in src/, indicating post-build injection rather than a normal compilation artifact.
Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
TyposquatFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for eth-slint (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
eth-slint is a typosquat — you almost certainly intended a legitimately-named package. Remove eth-slint, install the correct package, and rotate any secrets exposed during the install since post-install scripts may have already run.
Did it already run?
If eth-slint 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.
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Credits
- Amazon Inspector · finder
Detect & block this
O3 blocks eth-slint-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.