vvvv4234npm
Advisory published Updated
vvvv4234 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-1873) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 1.0.0, 1.0.2, 1.0.3…). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in vvvv4234 (npm)
What this malware does
The package vvvv4234 was found to contain malicious code.
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Malicious packageFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for vvvv4234 (14 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
Remove vvvv4234 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.
Did it already run?
If vvvv4234 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.
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Credits
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Detect & block this
O3 blocks vvvv4234-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.