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Package evidence

[email protected]

New Account With Lifecycle Hook: package first published 20 day(s) ago, 6 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
21
Versions published
6
First published
May 2026
Publisher
shivaganesh-slick

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.

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"}'
Artifact bytes636,431
Previous version1.0.1
Published2026-06-02T19:14:22.307Z
SHA-256d73c166fe428ab0d8718ba8842a43a389a8cb4c405893c2ba86eb83b71817f39

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

New Lifecycle Script Vs Previous: postinstall added in 2.0.0 vs 1.0.1: "node postinstall.js"

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

Availability ledger

available

high
Last checked
highRisk
50Score
2.0.0Version
Status history (1 event)
  1. newavailable · risk high · score 50 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

3 static · 1 from release diff · showing high-signal first.

SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
highNew Lifecycle Script Vs Previouspackage.jsonpostinstall added in 2.0.0 vs 1.0.1: "node postinstall.js"40
mediumNew Account With Lifecycle Hookpackage.jsonpackage first published 20 day(s) ago, 6 total version(s), has lifecycle hook10
Show all 4 findings (low-signal and informational)
SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
highNew Lifecycle Script Vs Previouspackage.jsonpostinstall added in 2.0.0 vs 1.0.1: "node postinstall.js"40
mediumNew Account With Lifecycle Hookpackage.jsonpackage first published 20 day(s) ago, 6 total version(s), has lifecycle hook10
lowCredential file accesspackage/src/utils/create-run-config.tsmatched ".npmrc"5
lowInstall-time lifecycle scriptpackage.jsonpostinstall="node postinstall.js"5

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts2
  • postinstallnode postinstall.js
  • preuninstallnode -e "const fs = require('fs'); const path = require('path'); const os = require('os'); const binaryPath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.config', 'manicode', process.platform === 'win32' ? 'slickcode.exe' : 'slickcode'); try { fs.unlinkSync(binaryPath) } catch (e) { /* ignore if file doesn't exist */ }"
Dependencies1
  • tar^7.0.0