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Summary

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Package contains highly obfuscated code with dynamic execution using eval(), a strong indicator of malicious intent. YARA rule matches confirm.

Verification Record

Impersonates react-refresh package

Details

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The package exhibits strong indicators of malicious behavior. The runtime.js file contains highly obfuscated code, including a large encoded string (__ENCODED__) and a key (__KEY__). The code decodes the string and executes it using eval(). This dynamic execution of obfuscated code is a common technique used by malware to hide its true functionality and evade detection. The YARA rule js_hex_obfuscation further confirms the obfuscation, and the LLM based file evaluation provides additional evidence of code obfuscation and dynamic execution.

react-refresh-update@2.0.5Malicious
Verified
Analysed at: 3/5/26, 5:07 AM
Source: https://registry.npmjs.org/react-refresh-update/-/react-refresh-update-2.0.5.tgz
SHA256: 5196c3a832897e30c26da768379750bd3c886890e74d0f28a8921bbd19b553fc
Confidence: High