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Package evidence

[email protected]

Js Hidden Powershell: Hidden / non-interactive PowerShell invocation in package code — `-WindowStyle Hidden`, `irm | iex`, `windowsHide: true`, or equivalent — used to download-and-run payloads on Windows installers.

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
538
Versions published
17
First published
May 2026
Publisher
askie

Recommended action

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Publisheraskie
Artifact bytes370,248
Previous version1.1.6
Published2026-06-12T23:50:34.356Z
SHA-2562df036941a9f38b57b1672ad58ba464af0488797cf04774111c99bc7e44bd9f8

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Js Hidden Powershell: Hidden / non-interactive PowerShell invocation in package code — `-WindowStyle Hidden`, `irm | iex`, `windowsHide: true`, or equivalent — used to download-and-run payloads on Windows installers.

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

Availability ledger

available

high
Last checked
highRisk
55Score
1.1.7Version
Status history (1 event)
  1. new → available · risk high · score 55 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
highJs Hidden Powershellpackage/dist/core/installer/registry.jsHidden / non-interactive PowerShell invocation in package code — `-WindowStyle Hidden`, `irm | iex`, `windowsHide: true`, or equivalent — used to download-and-run payloads on Windows installers.45
Show all 3 findings (low-signal and informational)
SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
highJs Hidden Powershellpackage/dist/core/installer/registry.jsHidden / non-interactive PowerShell invocation in package code — `-WindowStyle Hidden`, `irm | iex`, `windowsHide: true`, or equivalent — used to download-and-run payloads on Windows installers.45
lowCredential file accesspackage/dist/core/provider-quota/kiro.jsmatched ".aws/"5
lowInstall-time lifecycle scriptpackage.jsonpostinstall="node scripts/install-guardian.mjs"5

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts14
  • buildnpm run check:isolation && tsc && node -e "require('fs').cpSync('src/default-skills','dist/default-skills',{recursive:true})"
  • build:allnpm run build && node scripts/minify-dist.mjs && npm run build:plugin
  • build:pluginnode scripts/build-plugin.mjs
  • check:isolationnode scripts/check-adapter-isolation.mjs
  • devnpm run build && node dist/grix.js
  • lintnpm run check:isolation && tsc --noEmit
  • postinstallnode scripts/install-guardian.mjs
  • prepublishOnlynpm run build:all
  • restartnode dist/grix.js restart
  • startnode dist/grix.js start
  • statusnode dist/grix.js status
  • stopnode dist/grix.js stop
  • testnode --experimental-vm-modules node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs run
  • test:watchnode --experimental-vm-modules node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs
Dependencies4
  • @modelcontextprotocol/sdk^1.29.0
  • extract-zip^2.0.1
  • socket.io-client^4.8.3
  • ws^8.20.0
Optional dependencies1
  • node-pty^1.1.0