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Malicious package

turbo-wsnpm

Advisory published Updated

turbo-ws is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-16440) 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 turbo-ws (npm)

MAL-2026-16440
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall turbo-ws

What this malware does

package.json at line 43 declares the sole dependency 'node-net-pool' as an HTTPS tarball of the 'main' branch of an unrelated GitHub account (https://github.com/trktgq0wbre1/node-net-pool/archive/refs/heads/main.tar.gz), not a registry version range. npm install fetches whatever bytes that URL currently serves, unpinned and with no integrity check, and runs any lifecycle scripts inside it; the package's postinstall then require()s node-net-pool so its top-level code executes on the installer's machine. The dependency source is under an account unrelated to the declared repository turbo-ws-dev/turbo-ws, and the package's own description advertises 'zero dependencies', contradicting the manifest. Whoever controls the referenced GitHub account controls code executed on every installer of turbo-ws.

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)

a25d8c29cbfb317e1c88568514a999618bdeee25b2716b76e3db5062e9dd7a67
71a94f67778999b9ca3320ab83c7c2df9958d169c79b35fc7e2d03eb99b4e776

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for turbo-ws (version 1.0.0).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove turbo-ws 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 turbo-ws 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. turbo-ws 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-2026-020333GHSA-3933-m2c5-xfm8

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks turbo-ws-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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turbo-ws (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-16440 | O3 Security