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channel-worker@2.5.68
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Channel Manager worker daemon — runs on remote machines to execute video pipeline jobs
AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThis is not proven malware, but it contains a concrete remote-control and browser-extension update chain with arbitrary file-write capability. The absence of install hooks and source evidence of theft lowers the verdict from malicious to suspicious.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
A user pairs the worker and runs channel-worker start.
Impact
The dashboard or a compromised update source can alter browser automation code, write files at supplied paths, and replace the globally installed worker.
Mechanism
Authenticated remote command polling, extension replacement, and automatic self-update.
AI rationale
This is not proven malware, but it contains a concrete remote-control and browser-extension update chain with arbitrary file-write capability. The absence of install hooks and source evidence of theft lowers the verdict from malicious to suspicious.
Evidence
lib/daemon.jslib/extension-updater.jslib/command-poller.jslib/nst-manager.jslib/updater.jsbin/cli.js
Network endpoints2
api.channel.tunasm.artregistry.npmjs.org
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 90.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The CLI starts a persistent worker that polls a remote dashboard for commands.
- On startup and every five minutes, the daemon downloads and replaces a browser extension, then loads extensions into browser profiles.
- A dashboard command can download any supplied URL and write it to any supplied path.
- The daemon automatically installs the latest global release of itself from npm and restarts.
- This creates a remote-control and remote-code delivery capability after a user pairs and starts the worker.
Evidence against
- package.json contains no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook.
- The daemon requires a user-provided worker token before it starts.
- No source evidence showed credential harvesting, secret exfiltration, obfuscation, or an install-time attack.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkWebSocket
HighEntropyStrings
Source & flagged code
5 flaggedbin/cli.jsView file
•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta
matchedPackage = channel-worker@2.5.35
matchedIdentity = npm:Y2hhbm5lbC13b3JrZXI:2.5.35
similarity = 0.450
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
Critical
Previous Version Dangerous Delta
This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.
bin/cli.jsView on unpkg145// Spawn detached background process and exit
L146: const { spawn } = require('child_process');
L147: const LOG_FILE = path.join(CONFIG_DIR, 'daemon.log');
High
2L3: const fs = require('fs');
L4: const path = require('path');
Medium
Dynamic Require
Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.
bin/cli.jsView on unpkg · L2Findings
1 Critical3 High4 Medium4 Low
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltabin/cli.js
HighChild Processbin/cli.js
HighRuntime Package Installlib/updater.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedlib/daemon.js#virtual:normalized:round1
MediumDynamic Requirebin/cli.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to channel-worker@2.5.68.
See all versions of channel-worker for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of channel-worker@2.5.68 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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