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Malicious package

tinkoff-pfp-block-desktop-tabsnpm

Advisory published Updated

tinkoff-pfp-block-desktop-tabs is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-12247) that typosquats a legitimate package to trick installs (malicious version 20.5.3). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in tinkoff-pfp-block-desktop-tabs (npm)

MAL-2026-12247
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall tinkoff-pfp-block-desktop-tabs

What this malware does

On require, index.js loads ext.js which reconstructs endpoint hostnames from split string fragments (oob-worker.cf100-416.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf102-baf.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf99-9b3.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf103-070.workers.dev, plus DNS-TXT fallbacks at tin.dl.well1.site / tina.dl.well1.site / ldr.dl.well1.site / win.dl.well1.site), downloads a platform-specific binary via https.get, writes it to /var/tmp or %TEMP% under disguised names such as dotnet_diag<hex>.exe or.cache_<hex>, chmods it to 0755, and spawns it detached via cp.spawn('/bin/sh', ['-c', fp+' &']) or cmd. No hash or signature verification is performed. A secondary bundled module lib/telemetry.js (~81KB) uses the same base64-decode + chmod 0755 + /bin/sh spawn shape with obfuscated require('child_'+'process') and fs['chmod'+'Sync'] concatenation. The package name impersonates the Tinkoff brand with no legitimate relationship, and dropped filenames (dotnet_diag_*.exe,.analytics_state) mimic Microsoft diagnostics artifacts to blend in.

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
20.5.3

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

bcb6e14dbfc0f3652dc22dad7f0370d158dc3e7c6cc9ea08aaad5ac91d9a4b01
7dfa982c89f4e269a14546c2326d7caf96af70d40e60e0e107c41110c0c1e652

Detection & response playbook

Typosquat
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for tinkoff-pfp-block-desktop-tabs (version 20.5.3).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    tinkoff-pfp-block-desktop-tabs is a typosquat — you almost certainly intended a legitimately-named package. Remove tinkoff-pfp-block-desktop-tabs, install the correct package, and rotate any secrets exposed during the install since post-install scripts may have already run.

  3. Did it already run?

    If tinkoff-pfp-block-desktop-tabs 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. tinkoff-pfp-block-desktop-tabs on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 20.5.3 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-014512GHSA-48h6-x5hr-r3v3

References

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks tinkoff-pfp-block-desktop-tabs-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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