Which versions of vite-plugin-compress-plus are malicious?

Every published version of vite-plugin-compress-plus on npm is considered malicious. Remove the package entirely.

How do I remediate vite-plugin-compress-plus if I installed it?

vite-plugin-compress-plus 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.

I already installed vite-plugin-compress-plus — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If vite-plugin-compress-plus 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.

How do I find vite-plugin-compress-plus across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for vite-plugin-compress-plus (all published versions).

Malicious package

vite-plugin-compress-plusnpm

Advisory published Apr 16, 2026Updated Apr 23, 2026

vite-plugin-compress-plus is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-2913) that opens a backdoor for remote access. Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in vite-plugin-compress-plus (npm)

MAL-2026-2913

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall vite-plugin-compress-plus

What this malware does

vite-plugin-compress-plus is a malicious npm package that when imported downloads and executes a C2 dropper from https://www.jsonkeeper[.]com/b/OTOAQ.

The package vite-plugin-compress-plus was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

all versions

Every published version of this package is considered malicious — remove it entirely.

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

65e37bfe23d9bb451691cffd0333e0900835c8982785dde1908973adf2beaa7a

Detection & response playbook

Backdoor / remote access

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for vite-plugin-compress-plus (all published versions).
If you installed it — respond
vite-plugin-compress-plus 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 vite-plugin-compress-plus 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. vite-plugin-compress-plus on npm has been identified as a malicious package (all published versions flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks vite-plugin-compress-plus-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the C2 callback and severs the channel.

Malware detection Runtime egress monitoring

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