et_phone_home@0.0.5
A lib that does nothing apart from ping a URL when installed.
AI Security Review
scanned 13h ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package automatically contacts an unrelated hard-coded external host during installation without an opt-in. This is malicious install-time contact under the review rules, although the source does not show data exfiltration or execution of the response.
Decision evidence
public snapshot- The postinstall script automatically runs wget against a fixed external HTTP endpoint.
- The endpoint is a raw IP address unrelated to the package's listed repository.
- The package description says it pings a URL when installed, confirming the install-time network behavior.
- The import entry point only exports a function that prints a message; it contains no network behavior.
- The manifest describes the install-time ping, though it provides no user consent or opt-in.
Source & flagged code
5 flaggedPackage defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkgThe postinstall script automatically runs wget against a fixed external HTTP endpoint.
package.jsonView on unpkg · L8The endpoint is a raw IP address unrelated to the package's listed repository.
package.jsonView on unpkg · L8Findings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to et_phone_home@0.0.5.
See all versions of et_phone_home for other recorded verdicts.
- Avoid installing et_phone_home@0.0.5. 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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