LWA-2026-5127 MAL-2026-5750 ↗ confirmed malware

mailconfirmer@3.3.12

Malicious code in mailconfirmer (npm)

T1059.001 · PowerShellT1059.007 · JavaScriptT1105 · Ingress Tool TransferT1070.004 · File DeletionT1204.002 · Malicious File

Analysis

The postinstall script (install-hook.js) spawns a hidden PowerShell process that decodes an embedded base64 payload. The payload downloads a second-stage binary from hxxps://github[.]com/Dimitrijenco/Sticky_note/releases/download/v2/launcher[.]bin, XOR-decrypts it with key 0x42, writes it to %TEMP%\tmp.exe, executes it with -WindowStyle Hidden, then deletes the temporary file. A second hidden PowerShell process removes the entire mailconfirmer package directory 30 seconds later as self-destruction. The package's index.js exports are stub functions that only log placeholder text — the real payload is entirely in the install hook.

analyzed by
Leitwacht
first seen
Jun 13, 2026, 06:18 PM
analyzed
Jun 13, 2026, 06:19 PM
weekly installs
8,004

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