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Malicious package

streak-math-libnpm

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streak-math-lib is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-12469) 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-math-lib (npm)

MAL-2026-12469
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall streak-math-lib

What this malware does

On module import, index.js decodes a hex-obfuscated string table to reconstruct a Backblaze B2 URL and a set of Windows filesystem paths, then gates execution on running under WSL (Linux with WSL_DISTRO_NAME set) and NODE_ENV!= 'production'. When gated in, it downloads helper.tar.gz from https://f004.backblazeb2.com/file/dp8hbvocjd2fpza/helper.tar.gz, extracts helper/RenameMe.exe into the Windows-side user profile at AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/syscache/helper/, and writes an env-setup.cmd loader into the Windows Start Menu Startup folder that launches the extracted binary at next Windows login. The destination URL, executable name, AppData subpath, Startup folder path, and.cmd loader body are all stored as hex strings in a _c table and reassembled at runtime via a Buffer.from(s,'hex').toString() helper; comments frame the routine as a benign 'cache-resolver'. The WSL-only gating, NODE_ENV production skip, hex obfuscation of all identifying strings, opaque binary payload from an anonymous cloud bucket, and Startup-folder persistence together constitute an import-time dropper delivering an unverified Windows executable with autorun on the installer's host.

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)

e5ca17a73b4b4b7a21d7ccbad12df26ca3c6ad524689f2e1520bd34724b61fbb
6e853449d6c65e84f8a7c044a633ba268a44921bed8c197454de0a3804441cb9

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for streak-math-lib (version 1.0.0).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove streak-math-lib 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-math-lib 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-math-lib 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-2026-014777GHSA-h6vq-775w-5ccg

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks streak-math-lib-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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