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@kennylindahl/malicious-npm-package
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Do not use this package unless you understand that it can make your computer vulnerable to more or less any command by the attacker!
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Do not use this package unless you understand that it can make your computer vulnerable to more or less any command by the attacker!
This is to demonstrate that node.js is not very secure and that it can easily be controlled by anyone who is using third party packages, either from a developers machine or a server.
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Do not use this package unless you understand that it can make your computer vulnerable to more or less any command by the attacker!
We found that @kennylindahl/malicious-npm-package demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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