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Malicious package

roblox-api-clientnpm

Advisory published Updated

roblox-api-client is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-6097) 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 roblox-api-client (npm)

MAL-2026-6097
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall roblox-api-client

What this malware does

On npm install, postinstall.js fetches http://betterminecraft.fun/nettspend.bat over plain HTTP, writes it to the OS temp directory, and executes it via cmd /c on Windows (postinstall.js line 7 hardcodes the URL; line 15 spawns the temp file with windowsHide: true). The destination domain is unrelated to the package's stated purpose (a Roblox API client), the URL is mutable and unpinned, no hash or signature verification is performed, and the transport is cleartext HTTP — the operator can swap the served bytes at will. package.json metadata is placeholder-only (author: your-name, repo github.com/your-username/roblox-api-client), consistent with a hit-and-run squat rather than a legitimate publisher. This is a textbook install-time RCE dropper: any Windows developer running npm install roblox-api-client silently executes attacker-controlled code under their user account.

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

06fae89087d7a50d6397199d5fe1d5fc925c7c353e72a7f8a84e9aeca08224e6
2e462e360d5bce0dd4c26a0b03976f8428da4d202fb5add1c0a9bd16ca5e8546

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for roblox-api-client (version 1.0.0).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove roblox-api-client 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 roblox-api-client 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. roblox-api-client 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-2026-006973GHSA-hmpp-mfgc-mq8p

References

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks roblox-api-client-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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roblox-api-client (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-6097 | O3 Security