etoro-api
This report shows the evidence for etoro-api@999.0.0, the only known version.
This package appears in our research on the dependency confusion probes at version 99 and above, with how it works, the full package list and what to do if you installed it.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 1mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-16113 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-16113
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in etoro-api (npm)
Details
The preinstall lifecycle script in etoro-api@999.0.0 (preinstall.js) auto-executes on npm install and performs an HTTP GET to a hardcoded bare-IP endpoint at http://209.126.81.147/etoro-depconf-poce346552f776f/npm/<host>/<user>/<cwd>, embedding the installer's hostname (os.hostname()), OS username (os.userInfo().username), and current working directory (process.cwd()) as URL path components. The destination is a plain-HTTP bare-IP host unrelated to any legitimate eToro publishing infrastructure. The package name combined with the implausibly high version number (999.0.0) is the canonical dependency-confusion shape used to force resolution over an internal private package of the same name.
References
Independent scan evidence
public snapshotBehavioral surface
Network
TrivialUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
2 flagged · loading sourcepackage.jsonView file
•scripts.preinstall = node preinstall.js || true
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg•scripts.preinstall = node preinstall.js || true
Medium
Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
package.jsonView on unpkgFindings
1 High2 Medium2 Low
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
MediumNetwork
LowScripts Present
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to etoro-api@999.0.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing etoro-api@999.0.0. 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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