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Malicious package

varshade-afcnpm

Malicious code in varshade-afc (npm) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2025-192883
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall varshade-afc

What this malware does

The package varshade-afc was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

5 flagged
4.6.144.6.154.6.164.6.174.6.18

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

048dd8a21e015013e0fd38cbbccd515dcbd5a390dade56238d7a7a58fc533fda
8c090ef4ab6892af3d5f4b03ce4af456c7a50f5aa6411bfe1644ce3772a2407c

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for varshade-afc (5 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging varshade-afc across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove varshade-afc 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 varshade-afc 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.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks varshade-afc 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.

Frequently asked questions

No. varshade-afc on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 4.6.14, 4.6.15, 4.6.16, 4.6.17, 4.6.18 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2025-06522

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks varshade-afc-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.

varshade-afc (npm) malicious package — MAL-2025-192883 | O3 Security