Package evidence

@frozencrow/[email protected]

New Account With Lifecycle Hook: package first published 58 day(s) ago, 7 total version(s), has lifecycle hook

Trust signals

Why this verdict

PkgRadar discounts a release’s score when public reputation argues against novel malware. The verdict above already reflects these — the panel just explains what was applied.

Weekly downloads: 12
Versions published: 7
First published: Apr 2026
Publisher: thelettereproduction

Recommended action

Block this update

Static evidence trips multiple high-signal indicators. Quarantine the release until the publisher validates the change or you can rule out the indicators below.

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Fail the build when this package version is added or upgraded. Replace $PKGRADAR_TOKEN with a Pro / Team API key from your dashboard.

curl -fsS https://pkgradar.com/gate/npm \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PKGRADAR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"specs":["@frozencrow/[email protected]"],"fail_on":"high"}'

GitHub Actions step:

- name: PkgRadar gate
  run: |
    curl -fsS https://pkgradar.com/gate/npm \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.PKGRADAR_TOKEN }}" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{"specs":["@frozencrow/[email protected]"],"fail_on":"high"}'

Publisherthelettereproduction

Artifact bytes7,670

Previous version1.1.1

Published2026-04-21T05:44:03.784Z

SHA-2563e430f9ab3ba86e7b93ee13707fc5451a57f217ed65750c974816afb304d95b6

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

New Lifecycle Script Vs Previous: postinstall added in 1.2.0 vs 1.1.1: "node scripts/postinstall.js"

Not observed: package install, lifecycle script execution, or sandbox execution. PkgRadar only inspects on-disk artifacts.

Availability ledger

available

high

5h agoLast checked

highRisk

45Score

1.2.0Version

Status history (1 event)

new → available5h ago · risk high · score 45 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

2 static · 1 from release diff · showing high-signal first.

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	New Lifecycle Script Vs Previous	package.json	postinstall added in 1.2.0 vs 1.1.1: "node scripts/postinstall.js"	40
medium	New Account With Lifecycle Hook	package.json	package first published 58 day(s) ago, 7 total version(s), has lifecycle hook	10

Show all 3 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	New Lifecycle Script Vs Previous	package.json	postinstall added in 1.2.0 vs 1.1.1: "node scripts/postinstall.js"	40
medium	New Account With Lifecycle Hook	package.json	package first published 58 day(s) ago, 7 total version(s), has lifecycle hook	10
low	Install-time lifecycle script	package.json	postinstall="node scripts/postinstall.js"	5

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts2

postinstallnode scripts/postinstall.js
testecho "Error: no test specified" && exit 1

Dependencies6

boxen^8.0.1
chalk^5.3.0
commander^12.1.0
execa^9.3.0
inquirer^10.0.1
ora^8.0.1