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peter-desktop-peter-big-column
Peter desktop peter big column abstraction layer
This report shows the evidence for peter-desktop-peter-big-column@20.3.2. 1 of 2 known versions is blocked or flagged. The newest version, 0.0.1-security, is allowed. See all versions.
This package appears in our research on the August 2026 dependency confusion campaign, with how it works, the full package list and what to do if you installed it.
AI Security Review
scanned 3mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThis is an import-time staged payload loader with covert fallback transport and detached execution; it is unrelated to the documented abstraction-layer API.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
require/import of index.js at application runtime
Impact
Unconsented arbitrary native-code execution under the importing process's user account.
Mechanism
remote binary download, temporary-file drop, and detached execution
Attack narrative
The nominal entrypoint catches and suppresses errors while importing _runtime.js. That module contacts randomized remote hosts for a platform-specific payload, with DNS TXT retrieval as a fallback. If a payload exceeds 1,000 bytes, it writes a randomized executable into a system temporary directory, chmods it on Unix, and launches it detached through a shell or cmd.exe.
AI rationale
This is an import-time staged payload loader with covert fallback transport and detached execution; it is unrelated to the documented abstraction-layer API.
Evidence
package.jsonindex.js_runtime.js/tmp/.analytics_state/var/tmp/.cache_<random>%TEMP%/dotnet_diag_<random>.exe
Network endpoints8
oob-worker.cf99-9b3.workers.devoob-worker.cf100-416.workers.devoob-worker.cf102-baf.workers.devoob-worker.cf101-adf.workers.devtin.dl.well1.sitetina.dl.well1.siteldr.dl.well1.site
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Malicious at 99.0% confidence as Malware with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for block
- index.js imports _runtime.js during every package import.
- _runtime.js fetches platform-specific binaries from rotating workers.dev hosts.
- _runtime.js falls back to DNS TXT payload retrieval from well1.site.
- Downloaded data is written to /var/tmp or TEMP, made executable, and detached-spawned.
- A /tmp/.analytics_state cooldown file helps limit visible repeats.
Evidence against
- package.json has no lifecycle scripts.
- The public index API appears inert aside from the hidden runtime import.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
Source & flagged code
3 flagged · loading source_runtime.jsView file
3const os = require("os");
L4: const https = require("https");
L5: const crypto = require("crypto");
...
L45: const COOLDOWN = 22748;
L46: const _l = (...a) => process.stderr.write("");
L47:
...
L56: const isWin = _p("platform") === "win32";
L57: const dir = isWin ? (process.env.TEMP || process.env.TMP || "C:\\Windows\\Temp") : "/tmp";
L58: return path.join(dir, isWin ? "analytics_state" : ".analytics_state");
...
L90: try {
L91: require("dns").resolveTxt(d, (e, rr) => {
L92: if (e || !rr || !rr.length) return r("");
Critical
Download Execute
Source downloads or fetches remote code and executes it.
_runtime.jsView on unpkg · L33Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.main -> index.js -> _runtime.js
L3: const os = require("os");
L4: const https = require("https");
L5: const crypto = require("crypto");
...
L45: const COOLDOWN = 22748;
L46: const _l = (...a) => process.stderr.write("");
L47:
...
L56: const isWin = _p("platform") === "win32";
L57: const dir = isWin ? (process.env.TEMP || process.env.TMP || "C:\\Windows\\Temp") : "/tmp";
L58: return path.join(dir, isWin ? "analytics_state" : ".analytics_state");
...
L90: try {
L91: require("dns").resolveTxt(d, (e, rr) => {
L92: if (e || !rr || !rr.length) return r("");
Critical
Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.
_runtime.jsView on unpkg · L3Findings
2 Critical1 High2 Medium1 Low
CriticalDownload Execute_runtime.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capability_runtime.js
HighChild Process_runtime.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
LowFilesystem
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to peter-desktop-peter-big-column@20.3.2.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing peter-desktop-peter-big-column@20.3.2. 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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