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@badzz88/baileys@8.5.8
This package appears in our research on the malicious Baileys forks, with how it works, the full package list and what to do if you installed it.
AI Security Review
scanned 14d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe inspected source does not support the scanner's suspicious labels: the lifecycle hook only checks the Node version, and the flagged source contains protocol data and caller-invoked media handling. No concrete malicious behavior was found.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review
Trigger
Installation runs the preinstall version check; thumbnail extraction runs when invoked by the caller.
Impact
No unauthorized mutation, credential exfiltration, or other concrete attack surface was established.
Mechanism
The preinstall helper exits on Node versions below 20. Media code calls ffmpeg to create a video thumbnail.
AI rationale
The inspected source does not support the scanner's suspicious labels: the lifecycle hook only checks the Node version, and the flagged source contains protocol data and caller-invoked media handling. No concrete malicious behavior was found.
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 91.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The preinstall hook only runs a Node version check, and prepare is empty.
- The flagged credential-like string occurs in the WhatsApp binary protocol token table.
- Business utilities parse WhatsApp product catalog nodes.
- The shell call runs ffmpeg to extract a video thumbnail when that functionality is invoked.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Oversized source lightweight scan
WAProto/index.js11.6 MB file, sampled 256 KB
Source & flagged code
8 flagged · loading sourcepackage.jsonView file
•scripts.preinstall = node ./engine-requirements.js
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkglib/WABinary/constants.jsView file
600patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 600
High
High Secret
Package contains a high-severity secret pattern.
lib/WABinary/constants.jsView on unpkg · L600600patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 600
High
Secret Pattern
Google API key in lib/WABinary/constants.js
lib/WABinary/constants.jsView on unpkg · L600Findings
5 High4 Medium6 Low
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighHigh Secretlib/WABinary/constants.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedlib/Utils/business.js
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritylib/Utils/messages-media.js
HighSecret Patternlib/WABinary/constants.js
MediumNetwork
MediumShips Build HelperWAProto/GenerateStatics.sh
MediumOversized Source FileWAProto/index.js
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts
LowScripts Present
LowWeak Cryptolib/Utils/validate-connection.js
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @badzz88/baileys@8.5.8.
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