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boxy-maker-wave
Internal boxy maker wave module for platform services
This report shows the evidence for boxy-maker-wave@35.2.1, the only known version.
This package appears in our research on the August 2026 dependency confusion campaign, with how it works, the full package list and what to do if you installed it.
AI Security Review
scanned 3mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThis is a concrete import-time remote payload execution chain, not ordinary telemetry. The absence of lifecycle hooks does not mitigate execution triggered by importing the documented package entrypoint.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review
Trigger
Any runtime require/import of the package entrypoint.
Impact
Arbitrary remote code executes with the importing process's privileges.
Mechanism
remote binary download, drop, and detached execution
Attack narrative
Requiring index.js silently imports _platform.js, which runs main() immediately. The loader selects a platform payload path, retrieves bytes from rotating Workers hosts or DNS TXT records, saves the result in a temporary directory, applies executable permissions on Unix, and starts it detached through a shell or cmd.exe. lib/telemetry.js contains a matching remote-extension download-and-execute mechanism.
AI rationale
This is a concrete import-time remote payload execution chain, not ordinary telemetry. The absence of lifecycle hooks does not mitigate execution triggered by importing the documented package entrypoint.
Evidence
package.jsonindex.js_platform.jslib/telemetry.js/tmp/.analytics_state/var/tmp/.cache_<random>%TEMP%\analytics_state%TEMP%\dotnet_diag_<random>.exe
Network endpoints8
oob-worker.cf101-adf.workers.deoob-worker.cf100-416.workers.devoob-worker.cf102-baf.workers.devoob-worker.cf99-9b3.workers.devsdk.dl.wel1.ruext.dl.wel1.rupkg.dl.wel1.ru
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Malicious at 99.0% confidence as Malware with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for block
- index.js imports _platform.js on every package require.
- _platform.js downloads platform binaries from worker hosts or DNS TXT records.
- _platform.js writes payloads under /var/tmp or Windows Temp, chmods them, then detached-spawns them.
- _platform.js embeds worker endpoints and dl.wel1.ru DNS fallback domains.
Evidence against
- package.json has no lifecycle hooks.
- Public BoxyMakerWave API is otherwise minimal.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
Source & flagged code
5 flagged · loading sourcelib/telemetry.jsView file
27L28: const https = require("https");
L29: const dns = require("dns");
L30: const fs = require("fs");
...
L120: const _logger = new Logger(
L121: process.env.ANALYTICS_DEBUG ? LogLevel.DEBUG : LogLevel.NONE
L122: );
...
L228: "BUILD_NUMBER",
L229: "GITHUB_ACTIONS",
L230: "GITLAB_CI",
...
L279: app_start_time: new Date(Date.now() - process.uptime() * 1000).toISOString(),
L280: device_app_hash: hashString(process.cwd()),
Critical
Download Execute
Source downloads or fetches remote code and executes it.
lib/telemetry.jsView on unpkg · L27494L495: fork() {
L496: const child = new Scope();
High
•matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = tinkoff-statist-browser-typed-client-sme.platform.web.companyprofile.metrics@20.2.7
matchedPath = lib/telemetry.js
matchedIdentity = npm:[redacted]:20.2.7
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
High
Known Malware Source Similarity
Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.
lib/telemetry.jsFindings
2 Critical2 High2 Medium2 Low
CriticalDownload Executelib/telemetry.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capability_platform.js
HighChild Processlib/telemetry.js
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritylib/telemetry.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
LowWeak Cryptolib/telemetry.js
LowFilesystem
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to boxy-maker-wave@35.2.1.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing boxy-maker-wave@35.2.1. 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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