Which versions of process-mite are malicious?

The following npm versions of process-mite are flagged malicious: 1.1.79. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate process-mite if I installed it?

Remove process-mite 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.

I already installed process-mite — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If process-mite 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.

Is process-mite part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — process-mite is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-020110 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find process-mite across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for process-mite (version 1.1.79).

Malicious package

process-mitenpm

Advisory published Sep 16, 2026Updated Sep 16, 2026

process-mite is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-16224) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 1.1.79). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in process-mite (npm)

MAL-2026-16224

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

npm uninstall process-mite

What this malware does

This package is part of a malicious npm campaign published by the max233 account. Importing the package automatically launches a detached JavaScript loader that retrieves and executes additional code from npoint.io. The retrieved payload communicates with an attacker-controlled server and implements clipboard collection, keyboard and mouse event collection, filesystem scanning, and theft of Chrome extension storage.

On import of the package main, index.js auto-invokes an initialize() routine that spawns a detached node loader.js process. loader.js performs an HTTPS GET against the hardcoded endpoint https://api.npoint.io/33e8d008c334b060adad, base64-decodes the code field of the returned JSON, and executes the decoded string via new Function("require","__dirname","__filename","module","exports", decodedCode)(...), granting the fetched payload full Node.js capabilities on the installer's host. npoint.io is a user-editable JSON hosting service, so the executed code is mutable by whoever controls the note and is unpinned and unverified. package.json and README present the package as a 'runtime-utils' library exporting getRuntimeInfo, but no such API is shipped; the advertised purpose is a cover story for the dropper. In-source comments self-describe the module as an embedded remote-code-execution client.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.1.79

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

4763fac30373bc805351d0eb8e0989cde9dcd2ab2c1b18f9eb7bde4e61765191

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for process-mite (version 1.1.79).
If you installed it — respond
Remove process-mite 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.
Did it already run?
If process-mite 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. process-mite on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.1.79 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-020110

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks process-mite-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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