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Requiring the package executes this opaque payload on the installer's host at import time; the surrounding pino code is unrelated cover. A logger has no need for a multi-megabyte obfuscated self-decoding blob, and the name/contents mismatch (Hardhat-themed name, pino source, obfuscated third module) is consistent with a typosquat lure that drops arbitrary code execution into consumers on `require`.\n\n## Source: ghsa-malware (ccce44942655178e47726747129cc46b08ececfec2b88cedbbc258f1d5edb54f)\nAny computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. 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