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Bad Author

Description​

This author is a known bad actor who has published malware.

Importance​

No software from this author should be trusted.

Examples​

In July 2021, NPM removed a package published by an author using the name chrunlee that contained a remote shell and password-stealing capabilities. Unsuspecting users downloaded this package and others like it published by chrunlee thousands of times over the course of two and a half years.