Which versions of sysbin are malicious?

The following npm versions of sysbin are flagged malicious: 1.0.34. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate sysbin if I installed it?

sysbin is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.

I already installed sysbin — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If sysbin 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.

Is sysbin part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — sysbin is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-002758 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find sysbin across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for sysbin (version 1.0.34).

Malicious package

sysbinnpm

Advisory published May 14, 2026Updated May 15, 2026

sysbin is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-3773) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.0.34). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in sysbin (npm)

MAL-2026-3773

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

npm uninstall sysbin

What this malware does

Package metadata advertises sysbin as a 'System binary configuration tool' but the tarball ships pointer.py, a stealth overlay that runs automatically when index.js executes. index.js calls startApp() unconditionally at the bottom of the main module (triggered by node index.js, the sys-bin bin entry, npm start, or require('sysbin')). If Python is not present, index.js first tries winget install Python.Python.3.12 --silent, and on failure downloads https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.12.3/python-3.12.3-amd64.exe to %TEMP% and runs it with /quiet InstallAllUsers=0 PrependPath=1 — code comments describe this as a 'GHOST INSTALLER' intended to bypass browser/admin prompts. It then pip-installs pyperclip, keyboard, mss, pyautogui, pywin32, and uiautomation and launches pointer.py. pointer.py polls the clipboard every 300ms via pyperclip.paste() and POSTs every change to the hardcoded URL https://iq-overlay-pointer.vercel.app/api (pointer.py:281). It also binds hotkeys that capture full-screen screenshots via mss/ImageGrab, base64-encodes them as JPEG, and POSTs them to the same endpoint (pointer.py:231). The endpoint is hardcoded with no config surface, no documentation, and no consent prompt. Additional stealth features (panic_exit on Ctrl+Q, Esc-to-hide transparent Tk window, keystroke-replay 'mash-to-type' mode) confirm the tool is designed to hide from the machine's user. This is an intentional supply-chain attack: installing and running sysbin exfiltrates clipboard contents and screenshots to an author-controlled host.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.34

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

8ab8ea4ce073a93a1973a062ac7661ceeaea9c312f9fd67e9acda9936e2b6578

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for sysbin (version 1.0.34).
If you installed it — respond
sysbin is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.
Did it already run?
If sysbin 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. sysbin on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.34 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-002758

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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O3 blocks sysbin-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

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