# MAL-2026-16112: Malicious code in etoro-analytics (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `etoro-analytics` (npm)
- **Published:** 10 Sep 2026

## What is MAL-2026-16112?

MAL-2026-16112 is a malicious package in etoro-analytics, published on 10 Sep 2026. 

### Official description

etoro-analytics@99.0.2 ships a preinstall lifecycle script (preinstall.js) that automatically runs on `npm install`. The script collects installer host identifiers (hostname, username, cwd, platform) and issues an initial HTTP GET to http://209.126.81.147/etoro-nuget-verify1f8eaa57a875/v4/<host>/<user>/<platform>/<cwd>. It then invokes child_process.execSync on platform-branched reconnaissance commands (`whoami /all`, `ipconfig /all`, `tasklist` on Windows; `whoami`, `ifconfig`, `ps aux`, `env` on POSIX) plus home/root directory listings and POSTs the output back to the same hardcoded bare-IP endpoint over plain HTTP. The package name, implausibly high version number (99.0.2), and canary-token URL path are consistent with a dependency-confusion beacon targeting an internal etoro package namespace.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-16112?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2026-16112 is a malicious package: etoro-analytics (npm). Every version was published to cause harm.

Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16112/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16112/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-16112

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16112/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.