Package evidence

[email protected]

New Account With Lifecycle Hook: package first published 38 day(s) ago, 8 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: 13
Versions published: 8
First published: May 2026
Publisher: piplupness

Recommended action

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

Publisherpiplupness

Artifact bytes547,004

Previous version0.2.8

Published2026-06-11T12:52:25.463Z

SHA-256cdc69bfbd087dcceb782b37f56eaaeab03b275be56cf145778a20d78ff09f59d

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

New Lifecycle Script Vs Previous: postinstall added in 0.3.0 vs 0.2.8: "node scripts/postinstall.js"

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

Availability ledger

available

high

13h agoLast checked

highRisk

55Score

0.3.0Version

Status history (1 event)

new → available13h ago · risk high · score 55 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

4 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 0.3.0 vs 0.2.8: "node scripts/postinstall.js"	40
medium	New Account With Lifecycle Hook	package.json	package first published 38 day(s) ago, 8 total version(s), has lifecycle hook	10

Show all 5 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	New Lifecycle Script Vs Previous	package.json	postinstall added in 0.3.0 vs 0.2.8: "node scripts/postinstall.js"	40
medium	New Account With Lifecycle Hook	package.json	package first published 38 day(s) ago, 8 total version(s), has lifecycle hook	10
low	Credential file access	package/src/cli.js	matched "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"	5
low	Credential file access	package/src/sync.js	matched "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"	5
low	Install-time lifecycle script	package.json	postinstall="node scripts/postinstall.js"	5

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts12

build:binarynode scripts/build-binary.js
checknode scripts/check-syntax.js && npm run security:lockfile
pack:drynpm pack --dry-run
postinstallnode scripts/postinstall.js
prepacknpm run check && npm test
prepare:updatenode scripts/prepare-update.js
securitynpm run security:lockfile && npm run security:audit && npm run security:signatures
security:auditnpm audit --audit-level=high --omit=dev
security:lockfilenode scripts/check-supply-chain.js
security:signaturesnpm audit signatures
smoke:packnode scripts/smoke-pack.js
testnode --test

Dependencies1

better-sqlite312.9.0