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
- 53Mature · −50% score
- First published
- Jun 2025
- Publisher
- 7ucg
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
Block this updateStatic evidence trips multiple high-signal indicators. Quarantine the release until the publisher validates the change or you can rule out the indicators below.
Block this release in CIcurl · GitHub Actions
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":["[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"}'Why flagged
What the scanner saw
Remote Payload: matched "raw.githubusercontent.com"
Not observed: package install, lifecycle script execution, or sandbox execution. PkgRadar only inspects on-disk artifacts.
Availability ledger
available
Status history (3 events)
- available → available · risk high · score 46 · status available -> available, risk high -> high, score 69 -> 46
- available → available · risk high · score 69 · status available -> available, risk high -> high, score 104 -> 69
- new → available · risk high · score 104 · status changed
Evidence
Static findings
5 static · 1 from release diff · showing high-signal first.
| Severity | Kind | Path | Detail | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | Remote Payload | package/src/Utils/generics.js | matched "raw.githubusercontent.com" | 12 |
| medium | Remote Dependency Spec | package.json | dependencies.whatsapp-rust-bridge="github:7ucg/whatsapp-rust-bridge" | 12 |
| medium | Dependency Changed To Remote Vs Previous | package.json | dependencies.whatsapp-rust-bridge changed to remote spec in 1.5.4 vs 1.5.3: "github:7ucg/whatsapp-rust-bridge" | 12 |
Show all 6 findings (low-signal and informational)
| Severity | Kind | Path | Detail | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | Remote Payload | package/src/Utils/generics.js | matched "raw.githubusercontent.com" | 12 |
| medium | Remote Dependency Spec | package.json | dependencies.whatsapp-rust-bridge="github:7ucg/whatsapp-rust-bridge" | 12 |
| medium | Dependency Changed To Remote Vs Previous | package.json | dependencies.whatsapp-rust-bridge changed to remote spec in 1.5.4 vs 1.5.3: "github:7ucg/whatsapp-rust-bridge" | 12 |
| low | Messenger Bot Endpoint | package/src/antiban.js | matched "api.telegram.org/bot" — messenger-bot URL without exfil context (likely a notification handler) | 5 |
| low | Install-time lifecycle script | package.json | preinstall="node ./engine-requirements.js" | 5 |
| low | Large Javascript Payload | package/WAProto/index.js | 10866843 bytes | 0 |
Manifest
Package metadata
Scripts6
formatprettier --write "src/**/*.{js,json,md}"linttsc && eslint src --ext .jslint:fixnpm run format && npm run lint -- --fixncunpm-check-updatespreinstallnode ./engine-requirements.jstestjest --runInBand
Dependencies13
@adiwajshing/keyed-db^0.2.4@cacheable/node-cache^3.0.1@hapi/boom^10.0.1async-mutex^0.5.0cache-manager^7.2.8libphonenumber-js^1.13.3lru-cache^11.5.0music-metadata^11.12.3p-queue^9.3.0pino^10.3.1protobufjs^7.6.1whatsapp-rust-bridgegithub:7ucg/whatsapp-rust-bridgews^8.21.0