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285Alerts

Critical Priority

Malicious package:npm
test-malware-package
Direct
Production
Used
Malicious package:RubyGems
install-script-payload
Direct
Production
Used
Malicious package:npm
dep-chain-leaf
with note "Malware in transitive dep"
Direct
Production
Used
Malicious package:npm
sha.js
is missing type checks
Direct
Potentially Reachable
Patched
Typosquat:npm
loadash
Direct
Production
Supply chain attack:pypi
requests-tools
exfiltrates environment
Transitive
Reachable
Install script:npm
event-stream
Direct
Production
Used

10,000+

Attacks blocked every week

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Open source makes up 90% of modern application code. Socket scans every package and update for malicious behavior across all major registries.

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Socket Platform

Block attacks before they happen

Socket flags malicious packages within minutes of publication, blocking zero-day supply chain attacks before they reach your machine, CI, or production.

Block malicious packages at install using Socket Firewall

$ sfw npm install

Socket Firewall

Scanning dependencies...

✓ lodash@4.17.21 installed

✓ express@4.18.2 installed

✗ colors@1.4.1 blocked — malicious code detected

✓ react@18.2.0 installed

Installed 3 packages, blocked 1 threat

Socket for GitHub catches risky dependency additions and malicious updates in PRs before they merge

socket-securitybotcommented 3 minutes ago
Warning
Review the following alerts detected in dependencies
ActionSeverityAlert
Block
Known malwarenpm
dep-chain-leaf
Block
Potential typosquatnpm
bowserify
Warn
HTTP dependencypnpm
legacy-build-tool
Warn
HTTP dependencygem
sha.js

Socket Reachability cuts 90%+ of vulnerability noise by filtering for what's actually reachable from your code

Dependency Search shows security insights for millions of open source packages across every major registry.

jquery87

Supply Chain Security97
Quality100
Maintenance87
Vulnerability100
License100

timmywil published 4.0.0 • 3 months ago

left-pad50

Supply Chain Security100
Quality79
Maintenance50
Vulnerability100
License70

stevemai published 1.3.0 • 8 years ago

Commits Secured Every Month

11.6M+

Supply chain risk signal

85+

Orgs Protected

27,000+

Attacks blocked weekly

10,000+

Unique threat detections

300,000+

Code Repositories Protected

1.5M

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