---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/exiouss"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/exiouss/v/2.0.20.md"
package: "exiouss"
report_status: "under_review"
title: "exiouss@2.0.20 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "2.0.20"
---

# exiouss@2.0.20 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged — allowed with a warning** — Allowed by default policy, but 15 finding(s) warrant review before installing.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Matched warn-list
- **Public report status:** Under Review
- **Threat category:** None published
- **Selected version:** 2.0.20
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** Static Scan Results (rust-scanner)

This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions.

Static analysis flagged 15 finding(s) at 97.0% confidence. This version is warn-only unless an AI or security-team review confirms malicious behavior.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 97.0%
- **Started:** 2026-08-11T21:24:18.431Z
- **Finished:** 2026-08-11T21:24:19.771Z
- **Download time:** 1013 ms
- **Static scan time:** 326 ms
- **AI review time:** Not available
- **Total time:** 1340 ms

The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs.

## Security analysis

No additional public attack-surface or AI-review details are available.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to exiouss@2.0.20.

- Review the evidence and your use of exiouss@2.0.20 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.

## Public findings

### 1. High: Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/exiouss@2.0.20/package.json>)

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node -e "try{require('electron')}catch(e){console.log('Electron will download on first run.')}"
```

### 2. Critical: Red Install Lifecycle Script
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 95.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/exiouss@2.0.20/package.json>)

Install-time lifecycle script matches a deterministic static-gate block pattern.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node -e "try{require('electron')}catch(e){console.log('Electron will download on first run.')}"
```

### 3. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 4. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** bin/kalamasha-tool.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/exiouss@2.0.20/bin/kalamasha-tool.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L2: 
L3: const { spawn, execSync } = require('child_process');
L4: const path = require('path');
```

### 5. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** main.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/exiouss@2.0.20/main.js>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L807: // STRATEGY: Spawn a NEW electron process on the target desktop
L808: // via CreateProcessW (PowerShell helper). Parent stays alive and goes dormant.
L809:
```

### 6. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 7. Low: Filesystem
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 8. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 72.0%
- **Path:** bin/kalamasha-tool.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/exiouss@2.0.20/bin/kalamasha-tool.js>)

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Cross-file remote execution chain: bin/kalamasha-tool.js spawns main.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L2: 
L3: const { spawn, execSync } = require('child_process');
L4: const path = require('path');
...
L10: 
L11: const rootDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
L12: const mainPath = path.resolve(rootDir, 'main.js');
L13: const appDataDir = path.join(process.env.LOCALAPPDATA, 'Microsoft', 'Windows', 'Diagnostics');
L14: const bootLog = path.join(appDataDir, 'boot.log');
```

### 9. High: Runtime Package Install
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 86.0%
- **Path:** bin/kalamasha-tool.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/exiouss@2.0.20/bin/kalamasha-tool.js>)

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L66: try {
L67: execSync('npm install ' + missing.join(' ') + ' --no-save', {
L68: cwd: rootDir,
```

### 10. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 11. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 12. Medium: Ships Native Binary
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** bin/uia\_extract.exe
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/exiouss@2.0.20/bin/uia_extract.exe>)

Package ships native binary artifacts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = bin/uia_extract.exe
kind = native_binary
sizeBytes = 27456832
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 13. Medium: Ships Build Helper
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** bin/chrome\_cookies.ps1
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/exiouss@2.0.20/bin/chrome_cookies.ps1>)

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = bin/chrome_cookies.ps1
kind = build_helper
sizeBytes = 11973
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 14. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean.

### 15. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** bin/kalamasha-tool.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/exiouss@2.0.20/bin/kalamasha-tool.js>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = shadxino@2.0.9
matchedPath = bin/kalamasha-tool.js
matchedIdentity = npm:c2hhZHhpbm8:2.0.9
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall
- **Dependencies:** 0
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 0
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 0

## Package metadata
- **Package:** exiouss
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 2.0.20
- **License:** ISC
- **Version published:** 2026-08-11T21:22:14.159Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-08-11T21:24:19.771Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-09-26T05:38:18.845Z
- **Known versions:** 2
- **Latest version:** 5.0.1
- **Appeal under review:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/exiouss/v/2.0.20>)
