Which versions of real-router-utils are malicious?

The following npm versions of real-router-utils are flagged malicious: 1.0.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate real-router-utils if I installed it?

Remove real-router-utils 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 real-router-utils — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If real-router-utils 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 real-router-utils part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — real-router-utils is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-019353 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 real-router-utils across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for real-router-utils (version 1.0.0).

Malicious package

real-router-utilsnpm

Advisory published Sep 2, 2026Updated Sep 2, 2026

real-router-utils is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-15825) 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 real-router-utils (npm)

MAL-2026-15825

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall real-router-utils

What this malware does

package.json declares a preinstall script that runs an inline node command reading the installer's OS hostname, username, and current working directory and sending them as query parameters to a hardcoded webhook.site collector URL (https://webhook.site/e32d3b8a-a5df-40cc-ae60-7a8343b581e4). The request fires automatically on npm install, before any user interaction, and the destination is an anonymous ephemeral webhook endpoint unrelated to any documented package purpose.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

f91fd520ae94997277ef7d591d30dc728b895611fd45b890e2ec1a68233e29a8

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for real-router-utils (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
Remove real-router-utils 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 real-router-utils 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. real-router-utils 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-2026-019353

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks real-router-utils-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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