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Package evidence

[email protected]

Remote Payload: matched "raw.githubusercontent.com"

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
160,842Ubiquitous · −70% score
Versions published
52Mature · −50% score
First published
Oct 2014
Publisher
jamesdbloom

Effective trust discount applied: −70% (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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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":"review"}'

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":"review"}'
Publisherjamesdbloom
Artifact bytes20,761
Previous version6.1.0
Published2026-06-06T19:25:17.670Z
SHA-256d6efd8f1f1e805d2ab04f38a93eb24f29205e83ba75583b88cc003ae41c71ba5

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

low
Last checked
lowRisk
0Score
7.0.0Version
Status history (2 events)
  1. available → available · risk low · score 0 · status available -> available, risk review -> low, score 7 -> 0
  2. new → available · risk review · score 7 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
mediumRemote Payloadpackage/sendRequest.jsmatched "raw.githubusercontent.com"12
mediumRemote Payloadpackage/webSocketClient.jsmatched "raw.githubusercontent.com"12

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts3
  • testnode --test --test-force-exit --test-concurrency=1 test/no_proxy/mock_server_node_client_test.js test/with_proxy/proxy_client_node_test.js
  • test:browsernpx playwright test --config test/browser/playwright.config.js
  • test:coveragec8 --check-coverage --lines 68 --functions 83 --branches 74 node --test --test-force-exit --test-concurrency=1 test/no_proxy/mock_server_node_client_test.js test/with_proxy/proxy_client_node_test.js
Dependencies3
  • browser-or-node~3.0.0
  • q~2.0.3
  • websocket~1.0.34