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Malicious package

security-testing-research99npm

Advisory published Updated

security-testing-research99 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-192860) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in security-testing-research99 (npm)

MAL-2025-192860
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall security-testing-research99

What this malware does

The package security-testing-research99 was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

3 flagged
1.0.61.0.71.0.8

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

db2a34ba4e632bea58cf0385560021358a68c6ad8718222542da58b28bb909fa
27dd5ce37aabbab8cb14a3f44bb2d702062de69035cdc6dd9c15be236b11fd0a

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for security-testing-research99 (3 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove security-testing-research99 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 security-testing-research99 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. security-testing-research99 on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2025-06473

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks security-testing-research99-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.

Explore

security-testing-research99 (npm) malicious package — MAL-2025-192860 | O3 Security