Package evidence

[email protected]

New Account With Lifecycle Hook: package first published 1 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.

Versions published: 7
First published: Jun 2026
Publisher: brendanreilly

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":["[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"}'

Publisherbrendanreilly

Artifact bytes4,818

Previous version2.1.8

Published2026-06-10T12:39:03.782Z

SHA-25677e3210eceb74c72b39a4434b6f725e0875865df8ebab28da5cf71e029c1eb47

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

New Lifecycle Script Vs Previous: postinstall added in 2.1.9 vs 2.1.8: "node index.js"

1 candidate cluster(s) currently reference this release.

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

Availability ledger

available

high

27h agoLast checked

highRisk

45Score

2.1.9Version

Status history (1 event)

new → available27h ago · risk high · score 45 · status changed

Related candidates

Linked campaigns and clusters

Publisher / release actor burstactive

brendanreilly

2 members · evidence strength 51

Publisher / release actor burstcandidate

brendanreilly

2 members · max score 50

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 2.1.9 vs 2.1.8: "node index.js"	40
medium	New Account With Lifecycle Hook	package.json	package first published 1 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 2.1.9 vs 2.1.8: "node index.js"	40
medium	New Account With Lifecycle Hook	package.json	package first published 1 day(s) ago, 7 total version(s), has lifecycle hook	10
low	Install-time lifecycle script	package.json	postinstall="node index.js"	5

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts6

linteslint index.js test/
postinstallnode index.js
pretestnpm run lint
testnpm run test:node && npm run test:browser
test:browserweb-test-runner
test:nodemocha