---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/investing"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/investing/v/0.1.156.md"
package: "investing"
report_status: "published"
title: "investing@0.1.156 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "0.1.156"
---

# investing@0.1.156 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged — allowed with a warning** — Allowed by default policy, but 18 finding(s) warrant review before installing.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Matched warn-list
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** None published
- **Selected version:** 0.1.156
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

The AI recommended clean. Static policy retained a warning. The static scanner classified the package as malicious with confidence of at least 85%. A critical static finding has confidence of at least 90%. These conditions do not mean that the AI confirmed malicious behavior.

AI assessment: clean; recommendation: mark clean. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

No confirmed attack was identified. Inspected credential handling, wallet operations, and dataset writes support the package's financial-data and trading functions.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 87.0%
- **Started:** 2026-10-04T09:48:04.305Z
- **Finished:** 2026-10-04T09:50:56.025Z
- **Download time:** 2052 ms
- **Static scan time:** 5476 ms
- **AI review time:** 164191 ms
- **Total time:** 171720 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

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** No confirmed attack was identified. Inspected credential handling, wallet operations, and dataset writes support the package's financial-data and trading functions.

- **Trigger:** Importing the main entrypoints starts dataset synchronization; callers activate authenticated API requests and trading functions.

- **Impact:** Imports can change local datasets or terminate the process on errors, but inspected source did not establish credential theft, wallet draining, or malicious persistence.

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-10-04T09:50:56.025Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** Service clients authenticate requests, trading clients sign configured operations, and bundled synchronization code writes financial datasets.

- **Rationale:** The flagged source implements financial service authentication, caller-invoked trading and payments, and a timer polyfill rather than a demonstrated attack. Import-time synchronization has undesirable side effects, but its inspected behavior remains aligned with financial data collection.

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Clean

- **Confidence:** 87.0%

- **Recommended action:** mark\_clean

- **Intent class:** Benign

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Final policy explanation:** The AI recommended clean. Static policy retained a warning. The static scanner classified the package as malicious with confidence of at least 85%. A critical static finding has confidence of at least 90%. These conditions do not mean that the AI confirmed malicious behavior.

- **Evidence for AI clean decision:** package.json has no automatic npm install hooks or runtime self-dependency., Both main bundles implement configurable LLM clients with ordinary bearer authentication; no hidden credential gateway was established., The Polymarket bot uses a configured wallet to submit trading orders through the CLOB client., The Kalshi data export sends its DFlow API key to the fixed DFlow service endpoint., BlockRun payments occur inside an explicitly invoked response function that requires a wallet key., The dynamic Function call belongs to a timer polyfill; import-time file writes inspected produce financial datasets.

- **Evidence against:** Importing the main bundles starts stock-data and TradingView synchronization, writes local datasets, and can exit the process on failure., BlockRun signs payment authorizations using service-provided payment requirements.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to investing@0.1.156.

- Review the evidence and your use of investing@0.1.156 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. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 2. Medium: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/index-CLlAnStL-B7EBGdAY.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.156/dist/index-CLlAnStL-B7EBGdAY.cjs>)

Package contains a possible secret pattern.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = generic_password
severity = medium
line = 1
```

### 3. High: Eval
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 80.0%
- **Path:** dist/archiver-web.es-B69gABHP.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.156/dist/archiver-web.es-B69gABHP.js>)

Package source references dynamic code evaluation.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{c as e,g as t}from"./index-D7fsk2gy.js";function r(e){throw new Error('Could not dynamically require "'+e+'". Please configure the dynamicRequireTargets or/and ignoreDynamic...
```

### 4. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 7. Critical: Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/index-\_V1Ql5Es.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.156/dist/index-_V1Ql5Es.cjs>)

Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: "use strict";const e=require("drizzle-orm"),t=require("xgboost_node"),n=require("yahoo-finance2"),r=require("dotenv"),i=require("axios"),a=require("node-fetch");require("./callGrok...
L2: CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ${k.identifier(r)} (
...
L12: )
L13: `;await t.run(i);const a=(await t.values(k`SELECT id, hash, created_at FROM ${k.identifier(r)} ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1`))[0]??void 0;await t.transaction(async t=>{for(cons...
```

### 8. High: Credential Redirect Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/index-\_V1Ql5Es.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.156/dist/index-_V1Ql5Es.cjs>)

Manifest-reachable source sends a prompted API credential to a fixed unofficial gateway and persists the redirection.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration.
dist/index-_V1Ql5Es.cjs:
`;await t.run(i);const a=(await t.values(k`SELECT id, hash, created_at FROM ${k.identifier(r)} ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1`))[0]??void 0;await t.transaction(async t=>{for(cons...
```

### 9. Critical: Wallet Drain
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/polymarket-updown-15-limit-order-bot-DCC8HE9Z.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.156/dist/polymarket-updown-15-limit-order-bot-DCC8HE9Z.cjs>)

Source uses private key material to transfer cryptocurrency funds.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: "use strict";Object.create,Object.defineProperty,Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor,Object.getOwnPropertyNames,Object.getPrototypeOf,Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;const e=require("....
```

### 10. High: Obfuscated Payload Loader
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 86.0%
- **Path:** dist/index-\_V1Ql5Es.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.156/dist/index-_V1Ql5Es.cjs>)

Source contains an obfuscated payload loader that reconstructs and executes hidden code.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: "use strict";const e=require("drizzle-orm"),t=require("xgboost_node"),n=require("yahoo-finance2"),r=require("dotenv"),i=require("axios"),a=require("node-fetch");require("./callGrok...
L2: CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ${k.identifier(r)} (
...
L12: )
L13: `;await t.run(i);const a=(await t.values(k`SELECT id, hash, created_at FROM ${k.identifier(r)} ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1`))[0]??void 0;await t.transaction(async t=>{for(cons...
```

### 11. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/predictos/data/kalshi.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.156/dist/predictos/data/kalshi.mjs>)

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.exports -> dist/predictos/data/kalshi.mjs
L1: async function t(t,e={}){const{method:r="GET",headers:n={},params:a={},apiKey:o}=e,s=function(t){const e=t??process.env.DFLOW_API_KEY;if(!e)throw new Error("DFLOW_API_KEY is not co...
```

### 12. High: Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/predictos/data/kalshi.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.156/dist/predictos/data/kalshi.mjs>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches credential exfiltration behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: manifest.exports -> dist/predictos/data/kalshi.mjs
L1: async function t(t,e={}){const{method:r="GET",headers:n={},params:a={},apiKey:o}=e,s=function(t){const e=t??process.env.DFLOW_API_KEY;if(!e)throw new Error("DFLOW_API_KEY is not co...
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 15. 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.

### 16. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** dist/index-D7fsk2gy.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.156/dist/index-D7fsk2gy.js>)

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_trace_path_limit_exceeded; limitedFiles = 2
```

### 17. High: Known Malware Source Fingerprint Signature
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/bookmakerAnalysis-CHn1W8uX.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.156/dist/bookmakerAnalysis-CHn1W8uX.cjs>)

Source fingerprint signature matches a known malicious package signature; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = malicious_source_fingerprint_signature
signature = 95f32d165ce29021
signatureType = suspicious_hashes
sourceLabel = final_verdict:malicious
matchedPackage = investing@0.1.76
matchedPath = dist/bookmakerAnalysis-CHn1W8uX.cjs
matchedIdentity = npm:aW52ZXN0aW5n:0.1.76
similarity = 1.000
shingleOverlap = 29
summary = package final verdict is malicious
```

### 18. Medium: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/index-CLlAnStL-C554ZmGF.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.156/dist/index-CLlAnStL-C554ZmGF.js>)

Hardcoded password in dist/index-CLlAnStL-C554ZmGF.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = generic_password
severity = medium
line = 1
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** No

- **Dependencies:** 25
- **Optional dependencies:** 3
- **Peer dependencies:** 1
- **Development dependencies:** 6
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 29

### Published dependency entries
- @alpacahq/alpaca-trade-api ^3.1.3 (Dependency)
- @langchain/core ^1.1.8 (Dependency)
- @langchain/google-genai 2.1.3 (Dependency)
- @langchain/groq ^1.0.2 (Dependency)
- @langchain/langgraph ^0.2.0 (Dependency)
- @langchain/openai ^1.2.0 (Dependency)
- @polymarket/clob-client 5.1.3 (Dependency)
- axios ^1.13.2 (Dependency)
- csv-parse 6.1.0 (Dependency)
- date-fns 4.1.0 (Dependency)
- dotenv ^17.2.3 (Dependency)
- dukascopy-node ^1.46.3 (Dependency)
- ethers ^6.16.0 (Dependency)
- grab-url ^1.0.20 (Dependency)
- indicatorts ^2.2.2 (Dependency)
- langchain ^1.2.3 (Dependency)
- nanoid 5.1.6 (Dependency)
- node-fetch ^3.3.2 (Dependency)
- pinets ^0.8.3 (Dependency)
- qwksearch-api-client ^0.0.12 (Dependency)
- sec-edgar-toolkit ^0.1.1 (Dependency)
- tavily ^1.0.2 (Dependency)
- xgboost\_node ^0.4.2 (Dependency)
- yahoo-finance2 ^3.10.2 (Dependency)
- zod 4.3.4 (Dependency)
- @solana/spl-token ^0.4.9 (OptionalDependency)
- @solana/web3.js ^1.98.4 (OptionalDependency)
- bs58 ^6.0.0 (OptionalDependency)
- drizzle-orm ^0.45.1 (PeerDependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** investing
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.1.156
- **License:** rights.institute/prosper
- **Version published:** 2026-10-04T08:16:24.832Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-09-11T08:16:56.039Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-10-08T13:57:36.035Z
- **Known versions:** 76
- **Latest version:** 0.1.184
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Reusable investment utilities, trading agents, prediction-market analysis (PredictOS core) and financial data tools
- **Author:** vtempest
- **Maintainers:** vtempest
- **Keywords:** investing, trading, stocks, alpaca, prediction-markets, financial-data, yahoo-finance, sec-filings, trading-agents, polymarket, kalshi, arbitrage
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18
- **Artifact files:** 251
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 5,362,027 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** Yes
- **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/investing/v/0.1.156>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/OpenSourceAGI/qwksearch-research-agent>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/OpenSourceAGI/qwksearch-research-agent#readme>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/OpenSourceAGI/qwksearch-research-agent/issues>)
