MalwarePublished 10 Nov 2025

agus-lutis78-ruro (npm) · Malicious Code

Affects agus-lutis78-ruroSource GCVE Database

Malicious package : remove agus-lutis78-ruro and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 19:19 UTC

Classification

Malicious package

Published to npm · OSV MAL-2025-49756

What to do

Remove agus-lutis78-ruro from every project, lockfile and image that pulls it in. Treat any host that installed it as compromised: rotate the credentials, tokens and keys it could read, from a clean machine.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
npmagus-lutis78-ruro	Affected–	Fixed in–

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Description

The npm package agus-lutis78-ruro contains malicious code linked to the tea.xyz token reward campaign that flooded npm with over 15,000 spam packages in 2024. The malicious payload includes autopublish scripts that automatically generate and publish derivative packages with randomized names to inflate developer reputation scores for token rewards. It modifies package.json files to remove private flags, changes version numbers, and generates random Indonesian-themed package names. This behavior results in continuous republishing of variants, polluting the npm registry.

Impact

This malicious package undermines the integrity of the npm registry by flooding it with spam packages, which can degrade the quality and trustworthiness of the ecosystem. It also manipulates developer reputation scores within the tea.xyz token reward system, potentially enabling fraudulent gain. There is no indication of direct exploitation or compromise of user systems beyond registry pollution and reputation inflation.

Defensive guidance

Users and maintainers should avoid installing or depending on the agus-lutis78-ruro package and other related spam packages from the tea.xyz campaign. Registry maintainers should consider removing these malicious packages and monitoring for similar autopublish scripts. Developers should verify package authenticity and provenance before use.

Summary

The package agus-lutis78-ruro is part of a large-scale malicious campaign targeting the npm ecosystem, specifically the tea.xyz token reward system. It contains autopublish scripts (auto.js, autopublish.js, autopublish2.js, autopublish3.js) that automate the creation and publication of derivative packages with randomized names. The malicious code alters package.json by removing private flags and changing version numbers to enable repeated publication. This activity inflates developer reputation scores fraudulently and causes registry pollution by flooding npm with numerous spam packages.

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