Package evidence

[email protected]

Install Lifecycle Remote Or Exec: postinstall="node lib/install.js"

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: 95,287Mainstream · −50% score
Versions published: 224Mature · −50% score
First published: May 2017
Publisher: castrodd

Effective trust discount applied: −50% (max across signals — discounts don’t stack). New install-lifecycle deltas vs the previous release would clear the discount.

Recommended action

Review before promoting

Mixed signals: the package has indicators worth reading before allowing the update in automated dependency flows.

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      -d '{"specs":["[email protected]"],"fail_on":"review"}'

Publishercastrodd

Artifact bytes18,589

Previous version4.10.0

Published2026-05-22T15:38:53.138Z

SHA-25606eb366f5ecb6f57f761469b722eda40b234cbd006dd3d1ff86d4cdcf61fd9ee

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Install Lifecycle Remote Or Exec: postinstall="node lib/install.js"

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

Availability ledger

available

review

15d agoLast checked

reviewRisk

10Score

4.11.0Version

Status history (1 event)

new → available15d ago · risk review · score 10 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

2 static · 0 from release diff · showing high-signal first.

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	Install Lifecycle Remote Or Exec	package.json	postinstall="node lib/install.js"	30

Show all 2 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	Install Lifecycle Remote Or Exec	package.json	postinstall="node lib/install.js"	30
low	Install-time lifecycle script	package.json	postinstall="node lib/install.js"	5

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts2

postinstallnode lib/install.js
prepublishOnlynode lib/copy-metadata.js

Dependencies5

chalk5.6.2
extract-zip^2.0.1
https-proxy-agent9.0.0
progress2.0.3
rimraf^6.1.3