node-calculator-ac24npm
Advisory published Updated
node-calculator-ac24 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-190522) that opens a backdoor for remote access (malicious version 2.1.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in node-calculator-ac24 (npm)
What this malware does
The package node-calculator-ac24 was found to contain malicious code.
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'node-calculator-ac24' @ 2.1.0 (npm) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Backdoor / remote accessFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for node-calculator-ac24 (version 2.1.0).
If you installed it — respond
node-calculator-ac24 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 node-calculator-ac24 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
- Amazon Inspector · finder
- OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder
Detect & block this
O3 blocks node-calculator-ac24-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the C2 callback and severs the channel.