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lab-helpernpm

Malicious code in lab-helper (npm) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2026-5835
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall lab-helper

What this malware does

On npm install, the package's postinstall hook runs sec_check.js, which enumerates the host's network interfaces and proceeds only if an IPv4 address begins with 18.175. — a subnet-based targeting gate that hides the behavior on most developer/CI machines. When the gate passes, the script reads <INIT_CWD>/myfile.txt from the installer's working directory and uses curl -X POST to upload its contents to a hardcoded plaintext C2 at http://18.175.63.47:8080/collect. The combination of a lifecycle-script auto-execute path, network-identity targeting to evade scanners, hardcoded bare-IP exfiltration endpoint, and reading installer-side files matches a targeted supply-chain attack against a specific environment (likely an AWS/lab subnet).

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.3

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

9bbde4e4075983db0c5aba255bc29f84fb2536681b13e8289412cce5c3ee7a2e

Frequently asked questions

No. lab-helper on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.0.3 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-006719

References

Credits

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