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Malicious npm packages delivering Windows RAT

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A set of malicious npm packages is delivering a Windows-based RAT through a multi-stage install chain, creating risk of credential theft, host profiling, and remote control on infected Windows systems. The packages—aes-decode-runner-pro, postcss-minify-selector, and postcss-minify-selector-parser—masquerade as legitimate build tooling while handing off execution to a downloader chain. The malware uses settings.ps1, update.vbs, curl.exe, and wscript.exe to fetch and launch the next stage. The resulting payload can steal Google Chrome credentials and extension data, run shell commands, transfer files, and talk to a C2 server at 95.216.92[.]207:8080.

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  1. 23.06.2026 11:54 2 articles · 22d ago

    Malicious npm packages deliver a Windows RAT through a staged install chain

    Initial Disclosure

    Cybersecurity researchers identified malicious npm packages published by the npm user "abdrizak" that masquerade as PostCSS-related tooling and deliver a Windows-based remote access trojan through a multi-stage install chain. The packages write `settings.ps1`, fetch a ZIP from `nvidiadriver[.]net`, launch `update.vbs` with `wscript.exe`, and ultimately enable host profiling, Google Chrome credential theft, Chrome extension data collection, shell execution, file transfer, and C2 communication to `95.216.92[.]207:8080`.

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