gugodapisnpm
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gugodapis is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-18608) 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 gugodapis (npm)
What this malware does
Dropper. At run time the package downloads a Windows batch file from a remote URL into the system temporary directory and executes it with child_process.exec. The payload is fetched, not shipped, so the code that runs is controlled by the remote host. Version examined: 1.0.0; tarball SHA-256 ea725cf1c5c950a7a8f091a717cfd2a76e7dd7b81000afe37b7398c76f3c4e3a.
Malicious versions
Detection & response playbook
Malicious packageFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for gugodapis (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
Remove gugodapis 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.
Did it already run?
If gugodapis 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
Credits
- Oluwatosin Amokeodo · finder
Detect & block this
O3 blocks gugodapis-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.