maila-talijah-alpha-128npm
Advisory published Updated
maila-talijah-alpha-128 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-18662) that opens a backdoor for remote access (malicious version 1.1.11). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in maila-talijah-alpha-128 (npm)
What this malware does
Part of a self-republishing campaign: the package ships loop.js, which in a loop gives the package a new random name, bumps its version, rewrites package.json and runs npm publish to publish the package again under the new name. Self-replicating publication is the propagation step of a registry worm and fills the registry with copies. Version examined: 1.1.11; tarball SHA-256 ada56a62bf0b24e80c2cf729e7513e9a7072e3eb2ef9193c3f511beded852041.
Malicious versions
Detection & response playbook
Backdoor / remote accessFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for maila-talijah-alpha-128 (version 1.1.11).
If you installed it — respond
maila-talijah-alpha-128 establishes remote access, so treat any host that installed it as fully compromised. Isolate the machine, remove the package, rotate all credentials it could reach, and rebuild from a trusted image rather than cleaning in place — a backdoor may have planted additional persistence.
Did it already run?
If maila-talijah-alpha-128 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 maila-talijah-alpha-128-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the C2 callback and severs the channel.