LWA-2026-11090 confirmed malware
gaarf-node@1.0.0
Malicious code in gaarf-node (npm)
T1059.007 · JavaScriptT1082 · System Information DiscoveryT1071.001 · Web Protocols
Analysis
The postinstall hook (postinstall.js) collects host metadata — hostname, platform, architecture, Node.js version, and the npm lifecycle event — and sends it as a JSON POST over HTTPS to ze0buq23[.]instances[.]poc[.]jchunt[.]top on port 443 at path /gaarf-node. The beacon runs automatically on package install.
- analyzed by
- Leitwacht
- first seen
- Aug 12, 2026, 04:59 PM
- analyzed
- Aug 12, 2026, 05:01 PM
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Independently detected by the Leitwacht supply-chain probe. IOCs are defanged. Published CC0. Think this is a mistake? See the dispute policy.