Package evidence

[email protected]

New Account With Lifecycle Hook: package first published 2 day(s) ago, 4 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.

Weekly downloads: 419
Versions published: 4
First published: Jun 2026
Publisher: midwess

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"}'

Publishermidwess

Artifact bytes6,762

Previous version0.2.4

Published2026-06-17T04:34:47.323Z

SHA-256c7d2f31d34650f37ac337390c27acf9adcbb7e1f3962f7ee6cf5d36e771aadcd

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

New Account With Lifecycle Hook: package first published 2 day(s) ago, 4 total version(s), has lifecycle hook

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

Availability ledger

available

high

6h agoLast checked

highRisk

15Score

0.2.5Version

Status history (2 events)

available → available6h ago · risk high · score 15 · status available -> available, risk review -> high, score 10 -> 15
new → available6h ago · risk review · score 10 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	New Account With Lifecycle Hook	package.json	package first published 2 day(s) ago, 4 total version(s), has lifecycle hook	25
medium	Suspicious Publish Context	manifest	{"package_age_days":2,"publisher":"midwess","burst_same_day":0,"burst_week":1,"lure":null,"version_anomaly":false,"new_account":true}	10

Show all 3 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	New Account With Lifecycle Hook	package.json	package first published 2 day(s) ago, 4 total version(s), has lifecycle hook	25
medium	Suspicious Publish Context	manifest	{"package_age_days":2,"publisher":"midwess","burst_same_day":0,"burst_week":1,"lure":null,"version_anomaly":false,"new_account":true}	10
low	Install-time lifecycle script	package.json	postinstall="node scripts/postinstall.js"	5

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts1

postinstallnode scripts/postinstall.js