MalwarePublished 10 Nov 2025

agus-rangginang23-sukiwir (npm) · Malicious Code

Affects agus-rangginang23-sukiwirSource GCVE Database

Malicious package : remove agus-rangginang23-sukiwir and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 19:20 UTC

Classification

Malicious package

Published to npm · OSV MAL-2025-49761

What to do

Remove agus-rangginang23-sukiwir 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-rangginang23-sukiwir	Affected–	Fixed in–

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Description

The npm package 'agus-rangginang23-sukiwir' was identified as containing malicious code linked to the tea.xyz token reward campaign. This campaign involved flooding the npm registry with over 15,000 spam packages in 2024. The malicious code includes autopublish scripts that automatically generate and publish derivative packages with randomized Indonesian-themed names. These scripts modify package.json files to remove private flags, alter version numbers, and continuously republish variants to inflate developer reputation scores for token rewards, thereby polluting the npm registry.

Impact

This malicious package contributes to the pollution of the npm registry by flooding it with numerous spam packages, which can degrade the quality and trustworthiness of the ecosystem. It manipulates package metadata to bypass restrictions and repeatedly publishes variants, potentially misleading users and automated systems that rely on npm package data. While no direct exploitation or code execution impact on end users is described, the campaign undermines the integrity of the npm package ecosystem and developer reputation systems.

Defensive guidance

Users and organizations should avoid installing or using the 'agus-rangginang23-sukiwir' package and other related spam packages from the tea.xyz campaign. Registry maintainers and security teams should monitor for and remove such spam packages to preserve ecosystem integrity. Since this is a malicious package rather than a software vulnerability, remediation involves blocking and removing the package rather than patching software.

Summary

The 'agus-rangginang23-sukiwir' npm package is part of a large-scale malicious campaign associated with tea.xyz token rewards. It contains autopublish scripts (e.g., auto.js, autopublish.js) that automate the creation and publication of numerous derivative packages with randomized names. The payload modifies package.json by removing private flags and changing version numbers to enable repeated publication. This activity aims to artificially inflate developer reputation scores within the tea protocol token ecosystem and results in widespread pollution of the npm registry with spam packages.

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