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Malicious package

streak-grid-corenpm

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streak-grid-core is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-12807) 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 streak-grid-core (npm)

MAL-2026-12807
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall streak-grid-core

What this malware does

The package advertises itself as dependency-free calendar/streak math primitives, but the main entry (index.mjs, resolved via package.json exports ".") contains a top-level 'Background sync' block that concatenates a large array of base64 chunks (each beginning with the ELF magic marker 'f0VMRg' = \x7fELF), decodes the result with Buffer.from(..., 'base64'), writes it to disk with mode 0o755, and executes it via a dynamically imported node:child_process. Any consumer that imports this module (including transitively via svelte-streak-grid referenced in the README) triggers native code execution on the installer/build host. The payload is split across multiple quoted string chunks and joined at runtime to evade simple string scanners, and file header comments reference unrelated package names ('streak-larq-hydration', 'svelte-insight-hydration') that do not match the published name, consistent with cover-story framing.

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)

b40df62bf7b6dcc3bc33d5b2b876ea57e4f355dd326f48ec7a6d3750fa6148d7
3776343fdcdc470296be2d095ec8d00a2fa91edb7d63362dbb902b17e4f85b34

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for streak-grid-core (version 1.0.0).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove streak-grid-core 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 streak-grid-core 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. streak-grid-core 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-2026-014917GHSA-jwcj-rx9q-cxm8

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks streak-grid-core-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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