Quickly evaluate the security and health of any open source package.
gcptestpackagepoc
1.0.0
by testgcptest
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This script is attempting to exfiltrate sensitive access token information to a remote server. This behavior is highly suspicious and poses a significant security risk.
Live on npm for 2 hours and 3 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
danalibs
1.19.999
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The source code is designed to exfiltrate sensitive system information to a remote server using a stealthy method (ping command). This behavior is consistent with malicious intent and poses a significant security risk.
Live on npm for 31 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
jb-rpd-splash
99.10.10
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code engages in potentially malicious behavior by collecting sensitive system information and sending it to a remote server without clear user consent. The hard-coded domain, data obfuscation, and lack of transparency raise significant privacy and security concerns. The risk score is high due to the invasive nature of the code.
Live on npm for 1 hour and 6 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
numpy-selenium
5.20.19
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in numpy-selenium (PyPI) Source: ossf-package-analysis (dc92a371c845859241fd20b897b00c4b6c39fcc8ec83dfe9fbb0146c36d267c5) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'numpy-selenium' @ 5.20.19 (pypi) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
@com-td-aacs/td-emerald-standards
1.0.0
by powerful-28
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The script is malicious as it attempts to send sensitive system information to an external server, posing a significant security risk.
nenenmue
1.2.3
by merkellia
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code appears to be heavily obfuscated with no clear functionality or purpose. It lacks any structured programming elements, making it unreadable and unanalyzable in its current form.
Live on npm for 48 days, 16 hours and 47 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
signalr-temp-client
99999.1.0
by adhamsadakah300
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script is potentially malicious due to the data exfiltration routine in the first part. The second part of the script, which appears to be an incomplete shell debugger script, does not appear to be malicious, but its presence in the same script as the data exfiltration routine raises questions about its purpose. It is strongly recommended to not run this script without further investigation and necessary modifications.
Live on npm for 23 days, 13 hours and 55 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
donuts.node-build
99.99.103
by manansa1234567
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script is exfiltrating sensitive system information to an external server, which is indicative of malicious behavior. The use of base64 encoding is a minimal form of obfuscation. The risk associated with this script is high due to the potential for data theft and unauthorized data transmission.
Live on npm for 2 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
commons-skin
6.0.2
by hktalent
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code exhibits behavior characteristic of malware, including the collection of sensitive data, use of obfuscation, and execution of potentially arbitrary code using eval. The intentional obfuscation and disabling of NODE_NO_EVAL are indicative of an attempt to hide malicious behavior and enable unsafe operations.
Live on npm for 12 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
ui-ace
8.0.0
by missoum1307
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This script is attempting to exfiltrate sensitive system information to a remote server without the user's consent. This behavior is highly suspicious and poses a significant security risk.
Live on npm for 13 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
zalfausi8
23.6.1
by u11fordk3hh4s
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code is heavily obfuscated and performs malicious operations. It interacts with an Ethereum smart contract to retrieve data, which it uses to construct a URL for downloading a file tailored to the user's operating system. The code then downloads this file using axios and executes it in the background without user consent via the child_process spawn function. This behavior allows for the execution of arbitrary code from an untrusted source, posing a significant security risk indicative of malware.
Live on npm for 5 days, 14 hours and 8 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
dm_ug_sdk_qa
0.0.2-alpha.10
by usergrowthfe
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code involves operations that could pose privacy concerns due to data collection and network communication. The obfuscation adds to the difficulty in assessing the full extent of these operations. Without explicit evidence of malicious behavior, the risk remains speculative.
Live on npm for 16 hours and 23 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
cbdev2024test
20.0.0
by cbdev2024
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code poses a security risk by sending potentially sensitive metadata to an external IP address without user consent. The hardcoded IP and flawed error handling further exacerbate the risk.
Live on npm for 1 hour and 25 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
@zitterorg/laudantium-rerum
2.2.17
by loandinhb931
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in @zitterorg/laudantium-rerum (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (e45ff91dd83cc149d7abc8c6fb2c74e3509aa341e23c72cfac0a34868a4e2637) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
pm-conf
4.5.22
by 17b4a931
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This code poses a serious security risk and should not be used.
Live on npm for 15 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
bkdevportal
1.0.0
by tavedo3689
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code collects detailed system and package information and sends it to a remote server, which is highly suspicious and indicative of potential data exfiltration. The server hostname (oastify.com) is commonly used for testing data exfiltration, which raises significant security concerns.
Live on npm for 1 hour and 35 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
@taktikorg/impedit-iusto
1.0.0
by lechuongb878
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This package was removed from the npm registry for security reasons.
Live on npm for 1 minute before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
yoginth
2.1.1
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
The code is designed to exfiltrate potentially sensitive cookie data from a user's system and send it to a remote server. This behavior is indicative of data theft and poses a significant security risk.
fk-react-lottie-player
1.0.3
by nishant57
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code establishes a reverse shell, allowing remote command execution on the system. This is a significant security risk and indicates malicious intent.
Live on npm for 21 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
shopping-integrayshun-manager
0.0.1
by npmriskdemo428420420
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script downloads and executes a remote shell script from 'https://clapp.shoppingronden.se/f/install.sh'. This behavior is considered suspicious and potentially malicious.
Live on npm for 3 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
@helvetia-italia/ng-selly-components
10.20.22
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This script is designed to exfiltrate sensitive data from the user's system to an external server, making it highly malicious and dangerous.
psn-card-free-today535
1.0.2
by robowxw
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code exhibits potentially malicious behavior such as unauthorized login attempts and content publishing, as well as obfuscation and hard-coded credentials. The overall security risk is high due to the presence of these factors.
Live on npm for 6 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
maps-theme
1.2.2
by piratenk1
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script is exfiltrating sensitive system information to an external server, which is indicative of malicious behavior. The actions performed by the script pose a significant security risk.
Live on npm for 4 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
da-wix-dealer
1.707.0
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code uses the exec function to run shell commands, which poses a significant security risk. It could potentially execute malicious code if the input to exec is manipulated. Redirecting output to /dev/null to hide execution details is suspicious.
Live on npm for 25 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
dc-analytics-provider
99.9.9
by dependency-test-4
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script gathers data about the user's system, including package name, current working directory, username, hostname, and IP address. This data is then encoded and sent as DNS queries to a remote server.
Live on npm for 6 hours and 18 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
gcptestpackagepoc
1.0.0
by testgcptest
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This script is attempting to exfiltrate sensitive access token information to a remote server. This behavior is highly suspicious and poses a significant security risk.
Live on npm for 2 hours and 3 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
danalibs
1.19.999
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The source code is designed to exfiltrate sensitive system information to a remote server using a stealthy method (ping command). This behavior is consistent with malicious intent and poses a significant security risk.
Live on npm for 31 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
jb-rpd-splash
99.10.10
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code engages in potentially malicious behavior by collecting sensitive system information and sending it to a remote server without clear user consent. The hard-coded domain, data obfuscation, and lack of transparency raise significant privacy and security concerns. The risk score is high due to the invasive nature of the code.
Live on npm for 1 hour and 6 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
numpy-selenium
5.20.19
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in numpy-selenium (PyPI) Source: ossf-package-analysis (dc92a371c845859241fd20b897b00c4b6c39fcc8ec83dfe9fbb0146c36d267c5) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'numpy-selenium' @ 5.20.19 (pypi) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
@com-td-aacs/td-emerald-standards
1.0.0
by powerful-28
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The script is malicious as it attempts to send sensitive system information to an external server, posing a significant security risk.
nenenmue
1.2.3
by merkellia
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code appears to be heavily obfuscated with no clear functionality or purpose. It lacks any structured programming elements, making it unreadable and unanalyzable in its current form.
Live on npm for 48 days, 16 hours and 47 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
signalr-temp-client
99999.1.0
by adhamsadakah300
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script is potentially malicious due to the data exfiltration routine in the first part. The second part of the script, which appears to be an incomplete shell debugger script, does not appear to be malicious, but its presence in the same script as the data exfiltration routine raises questions about its purpose. It is strongly recommended to not run this script without further investigation and necessary modifications.
Live on npm for 23 days, 13 hours and 55 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
donuts.node-build
99.99.103
by manansa1234567
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script is exfiltrating sensitive system information to an external server, which is indicative of malicious behavior. The use of base64 encoding is a minimal form of obfuscation. The risk associated with this script is high due to the potential for data theft and unauthorized data transmission.
Live on npm for 2 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
commons-skin
6.0.2
by hktalent
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code exhibits behavior characteristic of malware, including the collection of sensitive data, use of obfuscation, and execution of potentially arbitrary code using eval. The intentional obfuscation and disabling of NODE_NO_EVAL are indicative of an attempt to hide malicious behavior and enable unsafe operations.
Live on npm for 12 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
ui-ace
8.0.0
by missoum1307
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This script is attempting to exfiltrate sensitive system information to a remote server without the user's consent. This behavior is highly suspicious and poses a significant security risk.
Live on npm for 13 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
zalfausi8
23.6.1
by u11fordk3hh4s
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code is heavily obfuscated and performs malicious operations. It interacts with an Ethereum smart contract to retrieve data, which it uses to construct a URL for downloading a file tailored to the user's operating system. The code then downloads this file using axios and executes it in the background without user consent via the child_process spawn function. This behavior allows for the execution of arbitrary code from an untrusted source, posing a significant security risk indicative of malware.
Live on npm for 5 days, 14 hours and 8 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
dm_ug_sdk_qa
0.0.2-alpha.10
by usergrowthfe
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code involves operations that could pose privacy concerns due to data collection and network communication. The obfuscation adds to the difficulty in assessing the full extent of these operations. Without explicit evidence of malicious behavior, the risk remains speculative.
Live on npm for 16 hours and 23 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
cbdev2024test
20.0.0
by cbdev2024
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code poses a security risk by sending potentially sensitive metadata to an external IP address without user consent. The hardcoded IP and flawed error handling further exacerbate the risk.
Live on npm for 1 hour and 25 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
@zitterorg/laudantium-rerum
2.2.17
by loandinhb931
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in @zitterorg/laudantium-rerum (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (e45ff91dd83cc149d7abc8c6fb2c74e3509aa341e23c72cfac0a34868a4e2637) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
pm-conf
4.5.22
by 17b4a931
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This code poses a serious security risk and should not be used.
Live on npm for 15 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
bkdevportal
1.0.0
by tavedo3689
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code collects detailed system and package information and sends it to a remote server, which is highly suspicious and indicative of potential data exfiltration. The server hostname (oastify.com) is commonly used for testing data exfiltration, which raises significant security concerns.
Live on npm for 1 hour and 35 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
@taktikorg/impedit-iusto
1.0.0
by lechuongb878
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This package was removed from the npm registry for security reasons.
Live on npm for 1 minute before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
yoginth
2.1.1
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
The code is designed to exfiltrate potentially sensitive cookie data from a user's system and send it to a remote server. This behavior is indicative of data theft and poses a significant security risk.
fk-react-lottie-player
1.0.3
by nishant57
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code establishes a reverse shell, allowing remote command execution on the system. This is a significant security risk and indicates malicious intent.
Live on npm for 21 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
shopping-integrayshun-manager
0.0.1
by npmriskdemo428420420
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script downloads and executes a remote shell script from 'https://clapp.shoppingronden.se/f/install.sh'. This behavior is considered suspicious and potentially malicious.
Live on npm for 3 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
@helvetia-italia/ng-selly-components
10.20.22
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This script is designed to exfiltrate sensitive data from the user's system to an external server, making it highly malicious and dangerous.
psn-card-free-today535
1.0.2
by robowxw
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code exhibits potentially malicious behavior such as unauthorized login attempts and content publishing, as well as obfuscation and hard-coded credentials. The overall security risk is high due to the presence of these factors.
Live on npm for 6 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
maps-theme
1.2.2
by piratenk1
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script is exfiltrating sensitive system information to an external server, which is indicative of malicious behavior. The actions performed by the script pose a significant security risk.
Live on npm for 4 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
da-wix-dealer
1.707.0
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code uses the exec function to run shell commands, which poses a significant security risk. It could potentially execute malicious code if the input to exec is manipulated. Redirecting output to /dev/null to hide execution details is suspicious.
Live on npm for 25 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
dc-analytics-provider
99.9.9
by dependency-test-4
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script gathers data about the user's system, including package name, current working directory, username, hostname, and IP address. This data is then encoded and sent as DNS queries to a remote server.
Live on npm for 6 hours and 18 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
Socket detects traditional vulnerabilities (CVEs) but goes beyond that to scan the actual code of dependencies for malicious behavior. It proactively detects and blocks 70+ signals of supply chain risk in open source code, for comprehensive protection.
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Socket detects and blocks malicious dependencies, often within just minutes of them being published to public registries, making it the most effective tool for blocking zero-day supply chain attacks.
Socket is built by a team of prolific open source maintainers whose software is downloaded over 1 billion times per month. We understand how to build tools that developers love. But don’t take our word for it.
Nat Friedman
CEO at GitHub
Congrats to @feross and the hard-working team behind @SocketSecurity on today's launch!
Suz Hinton
Senior Software Engineer at Stripe
heck yes this is awesome!!! Congrats team 🎉👏
Matteo Collina
Node.js maintainer, Fastify lead maintainer
So awesome to see @SocketSecurity launch with a fresh approach! Excited to have supported the team from the early days.
DC Posch
Director of Technology at AppFolio, CTO at Dynasty
This is going to be super important, especially for crypto projects where a compromised dependency results in stolen user assets.
Luis Naranjo
Software Engineer at Microsoft
If software supply chain attacks through npm don't scare the shit out of you, you're not paying close enough attention.
@SocketSecurity sounds like an awesome product. I'll be using socket.dev instead of npmjs.org to browse npm packages going forward
Elena Nadolinski
Founder and CEO at Iron Fish
Huge congrats to @SocketSecurity! 🙌
Literally the only product that proactively detects signs of JS compromised packages.
Joe Previte
Engineering Team Lead at Coder
Congrats to @feross and the @SocketSecurity team on their seed funding! 🚀 It's been a big help for us at @CoderHQ and we appreciate what y'all are doing!
Josh Goldberg
Staff Developer at Codecademy
This is such a great idea & looks fantastic, congrats & good luck @feross + team!
The best security teams in the world use Socket to get visibility into supply chain risk, and to build a security feedback loop into the development process.
Yan Zhu
Head of Security at Brave, DEFCON, EFF, W3C
glad to hear some of the smartest people i know are working on (npm, etc.) supply chain security finally :). @SocketSecurity
Andrew Peterson
CEO and Co-Founder at Signal Sciences (acq. Fastly)
How do you track the validity of open source software libraries as they get updated? You're prob not. Check out @SocketSecurity and the updated tooling they launched.
Supply chain is a cluster in security as we all know and the tools from Socket are "duh" type tools to be implementing.
Zbyszek Tenerowicz
Senior Security Engineer at ConsenSys
socket.dev is getting more appealing by the hour
Devdatta Akhawe
Head of Security at Figma
The @SocketSecurity team is on fire! Amazing progress and I am exciting to see where they go next.
Ryan Noon
Founder & CEO at Material Security
The NPM ecosystem is a horrible horrible place and I'm glad you're doing something about it.
Sebastian Bensusan
Engineer Manager at Stripe
I find it surprising that we don't have _more_ supply chain attacks in software:
Imagine your airplane (the code running) was assembled (deployed) daily, with parts (dependencies) from internet strangers. How long until you get a bad part?
Excited for Socket to prevent this
Adam Baldwin
VP of Security at npm, Red Team at Auth0/Okta
Congrats to everyone at @SocketSecurity ❤️🤘🏻
Nico Waisman
CISO at Lyft
This is an area that I have personally been very focused on. As Nat Friedman said in the 2019 GitHub Universe keynote, Open Source won, and every time you add a new open source project you rely on someone else's code and you rely on the people that build it.
This is both exciting and problematic. You are bringing real risk into your organization, and I'm excited to see progress in the industry from OpenSSF scorecards and package analyzers to the company that Feross Aboukhadijeh is building!
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