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OTX Threat: Artifact scanner detects npm package 'node-fetch-utils' using external dependency resolution with remote tarball dependency from GitHub

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A malicious npm package named 'node-fetch-utils' was discovered masquerading as a legitimate fetch helper utility. The package declares a remote tarball dependency from GitHub that executes upon installation. It runs an obfuscated postinstall script targeting Windows systems, which downloads a bundled Python runtime and drops it as Microsoft\EdgeBroker\pythonw.exe for persistence. The dropper then

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