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Malicious package

korvicanpm

korvica is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-11140) 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 korvica (npm)

MAL-2026-11140
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall korvica

What this malware does

On import, a top-level async IIFE in index.mjs gates on process.platform === 'linux' and NODE_ENV!== 'production', checks for a WSL host mount at /mnt/c, locates the Windows user profile, fetches an opaque binary from https://f004.backblazeb2.com/file/dp8hbvocjd2fpza/vite-dep.dat, and writes it to the Windows Startup folder as %APPDATA%/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Startup/vite-native-helper.exe so that the binary executes on the next Windows login. The URL host, bucket, filename, and dropped executable name are assembled from single-letter variables and template literals rather than appearing as string literals, and the dropped file uses a vite-adjacent name to blend in with legitimate tooling. The fetched payload is not pinned, not verified, and unrelated to any documented package purpose.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

065729796ad9ceb2c9939587ce1f61b78bdf36fc13807ace7e2383c22f5e61ba

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for korvica (version 1.0.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging korvica across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove korvica 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 korvica was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks korvica before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.

Frequently asked questions

No. korvica 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

IN-MAL-2026-010965

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks korvica-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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korvica (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-11140 | O3 Security