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The token strings 'powershell.exe', '-NoProfile', '-NonInteractive', '-EncodedCommand' and 'wscript.exe' are assembled via array.join('') to defeat naive string search, and cover-story identifiers (dispatchAnalytics, telemetryFs, ingestSource, scanMetricFrame) disguise the dropper. dist/decode.js is a readable copy of the same logic. The published package.json declares name envforge3 version 1.0.1, but the metadata embedded inside dist/cli.cjs identifies the payload as node-env-buffer v2.2.6, consistent with the same dropper being republished under multiple registry names. Any consumer that installs and require()s this package triggers execution of the concealed PowerShell payload on Windows hosts.\n\n## Source: ghsa-malware (ea995ab68fd67e3149b5e7115e80c462539377778424ae3c13155b469bdda3e1)\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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