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Package evidence

balancing-services==1.15.0

Remote Payload: matched "curl "

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.

Versions published
19Established · −30% score
First published
Oct 2025
Publisher
Balancing Services Team

Effective trust discount applied: −30% (max across signals — discounts don’t stack). New install-lifecycle deltas vs the previous release would clear the discount.

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":["balancing-services==1.15.0"],"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":["balancing-services==1.15.0"],"fail_on":"high"}'
PublisherBalancing Services Team
Artifact bytes44,993
Previous versionnone
Published2026-06-10T15:19:57
SHA-256ce15132cc1015261d3bc45d06c91175e22a21b3b86d174906f80e0d2abc17a46

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Remote Payload: matched "curl "

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

Availability ledger

available

high
Last checked
highRisk
25Score
1.15.0Version
Status history (1 event)
  1. new → available · risk high · score 25 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
mediumRemote Payloadbalancing_services-1.15.0/check.shmatched "curl "12
mediumRemote Payloadbalancing_services-1.15.0/generate.shmatched "curl "12
mediumRemote Payloadbalancing_services-1.15.0/test-and-publish.shmatched "curl "12