tailwind-animationpacknpm
tailwind-animationpack is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-12220) that opens a backdoor for remote access (malicious version 2.3.7). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in tailwind-animationpack (npm)
What this malware does
src/index.js appends an obfuscated eval(atob(...)) block after a legitimate-looking Tailwind plugin export. The decoded loader hides module names and constants behind \uXXXX escapes, queries Ethereum JSON-RPC endpoints (eth.blockscout.com/api, 1rpc.io/eth, eth.drpc.org, ethereum-rpc.publicnode.com, eth-mainnet.public.blastapi.io) for the latest transaction from hardcoded address 0xa322E5f3D311D3080e6f0121063e9aDC2490Ef1a, decodes the transaction's to field into two IPv4 addresses, fetches an XOR-encoded second-stage payload from those hosts, then runs it via eval() and a detached spawn('node', ['-e', payload], {detached:true, stdio:'ignore', windowsHide:true}).unref(). The loader executes whenever a consumer require()s the package, giving the operator of the referenced Ethereum address arbitrary code execution on the installer's machine with a detached child process that survives the parent.
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Backdoor / remote accessFind it
Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for tailwind-animationpack (version 2.3.7). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging tailwind-animationpack across your stack and pipelines.
If you installed it — respond
tailwind-animationpack establishes remote access, so treat any host that installed it as fully compromised. Isolate the machine, remove the package, rotate all credentials it could reach, and rebuild from a trusted image rather than cleaning in place — a backdoor may have planted additional persistence.
Did it already run?
If tailwind-animationpack 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.
How O3 protects you
O3 blocks tailwind-animationpack 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.
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Detect & block this
O3 blocks tailwind-animationpack-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the C2 callback and severs the channel.