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Malicious package

lite-maternpm

Advisory published Updated

lite-mater is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-17511) 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 lite-mater (npm)

MAL-2026-17511
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall lite-mater

What this malware does

package.json declares a postinstall lifecycle hook wscript.exe 4444.vbs that runs automatically on npm install on Windows hosts. The shipped 4444.vbs (~765 KB) is a multi-layer obfuscated loader: an embedded payload is stored as a large ArtifactBundleHX[] string array, Base64-decoded via MSXML DOM into a byte buffer, then decrypted through a custom XOR routine, an AES forward S-box, and a ChaCha20-IETF stream layer. The reconstructed payload is written to %TEMP%\pfNNNNN.dat and handed to powershell.exe via a two-tier loader whose in-source comments reference PowerShell process hollowing. Identifier and comment strings (Device Telemetry Aggregator, Verdant Signals Corp) act as a cover story, and the README explicitly claims the package has No installation scripts — directly contradicting the postinstall hook. The package ships no library code or legitimate functionality consistent with its stated purpose; its only install-time effect is to detonate the obfuscated Windows loader on the installer's machine.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

532663c4102d3cf7310e29ca1eb2b389c5c32c1e541da219b7c4364968f4e807

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for lite-mater (version 1.0.0).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove lite-mater 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 lite-mater 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. lite-mater 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-2026-020966

References

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks lite-mater-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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lite-mater (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-17511 | O3 Security