axois-http@1.0.0
Malicious code in axois-http (npm)
Analysis
axois-http@1.0.0 is a typosquat of the axios HTTP library. Its postinstall hook (scripts/postinstall.js) runs on install and fingerprints the host (platform, architecture, Node version, WSL detection), then POSTs a JSON beacon containing the platform to the C2 endpoint 193[.]70[.]34[.]101:20099/vote. On Windows and WSL hosts it additionally XOR-decodes a remote URL, downloads a binary addon to the temp directory as main.exe, and spawns it as a detached background process (hidden window, stdio ignored) so it outlives the installer; on WSL it executes the addon through a shell bridge command. The C2 host is 193[.]70[.]34[.]101 on port 20099.
- analyzed by
- Leitwacht
- first seen
- Aug 16, 2026, 02:55 AM
- analyzed
- Aug 16, 2026, 03:00 AM
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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.