Which versions of web-pixels-manager are malicious?

The following npm versions of web-pixels-manager are flagged malicious: 76.2.4. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate web-pixels-manager if I installed it?

Remove web-pixels-manager 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.

I already installed web-pixels-manager — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If web-pixels-manager 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 web-pixels-manager across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for web-pixels-manager (version 76.2.4).

Malicious package

web-pixels-managernpm

Advisory published Oct 15, 2026Updated Oct 16, 2026

web-pixels-manager is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-17895) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 76.2.4). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in web-pixels-manager (npm)

MAL-2026-17895

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall web-pixels-manager

What this malware does

[email protected] describes itself as a package for getting IP location and metadata. Its preinstall hook runs node index.js on npm install and requests https://realwbx.com/ip.php?ip=8.8.8.8 with the hardcoded Authorization value 207e4133bd083b9e3e89c5556fc8677e, which differs from the value in each of the account's other packages. The npm account conx3993 published it on 2026-10-15, one of 9 packages from that account between 2026-09-30 and 2026-10-15 whose preinstall hook calls realwbx.com.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

76.2.4

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for web-pixels-manager (version 76.2.4).
If you installed it — respond
Remove web-pixels-manager 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 web-pixels-manager 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. web-pixels-manager on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 76.2.4 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

References

npmjs.com

Credits

InvisiRisk, Inc. · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks web-pixels-manager-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.

Malware detection Runtime egress monitoring

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