@elfhkry666/baileys@0.3.20
Enhanced Baileys v7 - Independently updated fork (based on itsliaaa/baileys upstream 0.3.18-final)
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 3d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource inspection confirms an automatic, publisher-selected WhatsApp account action on connection. Because the available threat types have no more specific account-action category, this is classified as malware and blocked.
Decision evidence
public snapshot- The package entrypoint exports the WhatsApp socket factory.
- The normal socket factory builds the communities socket, which reaches the newsletter socket through the socket layers.
- The message socket constructs the newsletter socket during setup.
- When the connection opens, the newsletter socket decodes a fixed newsletter identifier and follows it automatically.
- The follow request uses the authenticated WhatsApp query path.
- The request is sent to WhatsApp’s service, but the follow action uses a fixed package-selected target and is triggered without a user request.
Source & flagged code
7 flagged · loading sourcePackage defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkgPackage contains a high-severity secret pattern.
lib/WABinary/constants.jsView on unpkg · L600Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.
lib/WABinary/constants.jsFindings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @elfhkry666/baileys@0.3.20.
See all versions of @elfhkry666/baileys for other recorded verdicts.
- Avoid installing @elfhkry666/baileys@0.3.20. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
- If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.
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