vps-maintenance-paperclip-adapternpm
Malicious code in vps-maintenance-paperclip-adapter (npm) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
What this malware does
package.json declares a postinstall lifecycle script that runs an inline node -e payload opening a TCP socket to 185.112.147.174:7007 and piping it bidirectionally to a spawned /bin/sh process. On npm install, this immediately grants the operator of that hardcoded endpoint an interactive shell on the installer's host with the installing user's privileges, enabling arbitrary command execution, credential theft, and persistence. The package's stated 'VPS maintenance adapter' purpose does not require any outbound shell connection; the reverse-shell code path is unambiguous backdoor / install-time RCE.
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Detection & response playbook
Credential / info stealerFind it
Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for vps-maintenance-paperclip-adapter (version 0.1.2). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging vps-maintenance-paperclip-adapter across your stack and pipelines.
If you installed it — respond
vps-maintenance-paperclip-adapter is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.
Did it already run?
If vps-maintenance-paperclip-adapter 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 vps-maintenance-paperclip-adapter 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 vps-maintenance-paperclip-adapter-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.