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sunnysideup/scan-for-bad-npm-packages
=====================================

Scans for Shai Hulud and other bad npm packages. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

1.1.0(7mo ago)00MITShell

Since Sep 19Pushed 7mo agoCompare

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status
======

[](#status)

this is just a bit of a hack right now, Nothing useful yet. Please use at your own risk!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tl;dr
=====

[](#tldr)

Scans for possible “shai hulud” attacks using an external source for list of possible attack strings (file or URL) via --list <path|url>.

Scans recursively for package.json (excluding node\_modules) and checks:

- Installed version in node\_modules
- Requested spec in package.json (strips ^/~)
- Lockfiles in the same project dir: package-lock.json, npm-shrinkwrap.json, yarn.lock (classic & berry), pnpm-lock.yaml

Outputs TSV: STATUS PACKAGE@VERSION PATH.

how to run
----------

[](#how-to-run)

### check first

[](#check-first)

- run `nano /tmp/processor.sh` to see if it exists
- run `nano /tmp/migrate-repos.sh` to see if it exists
- open: [https://github.com/search?q=Shai-Hulud+org%3APLACEHOLDER&type=repositories&s=updated&o=desc](https://github.com/search?q=Shai-Hulud+org%3APLACEHOLDER&type=repositories&s=updated&o=desc) (source: )
- open: [https://github.com/search?q=%22Shai-Hulud+Migration%22+org%3APLACEHOLDER&type=repositories&s=updated&o=desc](https://github.com/search?q=%22Shai-Hulud+Migration%22+org%3APLACEHOLDER&type=repositories&s=updated&o=desc) (source: )

### run first (CAREFUL!!!!)

[](#run-first-careful)

```
# clean npm cache
npm cache clean --force
# remove all existing node_modules folders changed since september
sudo find / -type d -name 'node_modules' \
  -exec bash -c '
    if find "$1" -type f -newermt "2025-09-01" -quit | grep -q .; then
      rm -rf "$1"
      echo "Deleted: $1"
    fi
  ' _ {} \;
```

### scan your computer

[](#scan-your-computer)

```
# Ensure temp dir exists
mkdir -p /var/www/tmp

cd /var/www/tmp
# Clone repository (remove old copy first)
rm -rf scan-for-bad-npm-packages
git clone https://github.com/sunnysideup/scan-for-bad-npm-packages.git scan-for-bad-npm-packages

sudo bash scan-for-bad-npm-packages/run.sh
```

Ideally, you would run this on your whole machine.

Also do
-------

[](#also-do)

Check your github account for any untoward changes.

Also see
--------

[](#also-see)

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###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance62

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity36

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

236d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/167154?v=4)[Sunny Side Up](/maintainers/sunnysideup)[@sunnysideup](https://github.com/sunnysideup)

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Top Contributors

[![sunnysideup](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/167154?v=4)](https://github.com/sunnysideup "sunnysideup (23 commits)")

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Tags

securityvirusscanshai huluddodgy files

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