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Malicious package

othwnpm

Malicious code in othw (npm) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2025-192681
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall othw

What this malware does

The package othw was found to contain malicious code.

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'othw' @ 999.0.0 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
999.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

1b703e37491c7489a512923ceefa27880a0555859eaa98605b6a6fed4637f159
f6aa8994c57ee31c123cc2e817e82c8bd399d9b3448023298e1dc6b5c8e04494

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 othw (version 999.0.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging othw across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove othw 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 othw 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 othw 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. othw on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 999.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks othw-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.

othw (npm) malicious package — MAL-2025-192681 | O3 Security