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Malicious package

snort-security-toolnpm

Malicious code in snort-security-tool (npm) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2026-1851
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall snort-security-tool

What this malware does

The package snort-security-tool was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

6 flagged
1.0.11.0.21.0.31.0.41.0.51.0.6

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

1aff3a703c4939956a0b4d16252af5992eea5244a5f3ff6d74c528c5a2c88920
27bb4a30a492a84e3b126941b2ca78dd48b2c494c55ee4e4861527e7c2bf1524

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 snort-security-tool (6 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging snort-security-tool across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove snort-security-tool 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 snort-security-tool 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 snort-security-tool 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. snort-security-tool on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2026-01581

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks snort-security-tool-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.

snort-security-tool (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-1851 | O3 Security