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Kill Switch Hidden in npm Packages Typosquatting Chalk and Chokidar
Socket researchers found several malicious npm packages typosquatting Chalk and Chokidar, targeting Node.js developers with kill switches and data theft.
exec-npm-install
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Calls npm install in a child_process to prevent npm to take too much memory
Calls npm install in a child_process to prevent npm to take too much memory
var execNpmInstall = require('exec-npm-install');
var options = {
// modules to install
modules: [
'kevoree-node-javascript',
'kevoree-comp-ticker',
'kevoree-group-ws'
],
// install path (nb. '/path/to/somewhere' => '/path/to/somewhere/node_modules')
prefix: '/path/to/somewhere'
};
execNpmInstall(options, function (err) {
if (err) {
console.log('Error: '+err.message);
} else {
console.log('Install sucess');
}
});
NB. When you specify a
prefix
,npm
will always append to it thenode_modules
folder.
FAQs
Calls npm install in a child_process to prevent npm to take too much memory
We found that exec-npm-install demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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