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Package evidence

[email protected]

Obfuscation Density: high encoded/escaped-token density

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
130,836,627Ubiquitous · −70% score
Versions published
733Mature · −50% score
First published
Apr 2020
Publisher
vitebot

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.

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":"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"}'
Publishervitebot
Artifact bytes756,567
Previous version5.4.9
Published2024-10-23T03:16:27.897Z
SHA-2562ef8583733cc62afbe9beb48e0a4cfe08518e02883b6120065ae0c81877dc7ec

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Obfuscation Density: high encoded/escaped-token density

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

Availability ledger

available

review
Last checked
reviewRisk
11Score
5.4.10Version
Status history (1 event)
  1. newavailable · risk review · score 11 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
mediumObfuscation Densitypackage/dist/node/chunks/dep-D-7KCb9p.jshigh encoded/escaped-token density12
mediumLarge Javascript Payloadpackage/dist/node/chunks/dep-BWSbWtLw.js2077071 bytes10
Show all 7 findings (low-signal and informational)
SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
mediumObfuscation Densitypackage/dist/node/chunks/dep-D-7KCb9p.jshigh encoded/escaped-token density12
mediumLarge Javascript Payloadpackage/dist/node/chunks/dep-BWSbWtLw.js2077071 bytes10
lowObfuscationpackage/index.cjsmatched "\\u001b"3
lowObfuscationpackage/dist/node-cjs/publicUtils.cjsmatched "fromCharCode"3
lowObfuscationpackage/dist/node/chunks/dep-BASfdaBA.jsmatched "fromCharCode"3
lowObfuscationpackage/dist/node/chunks/dep-D-7KCb9p.jsmatched "\\uFFFD"3
lowObfuscationpackage/dist/node/runtime.jsmatched "Buffer.from(str, \"base64"3