Tell HN: Russian antivirus flags NPM package as malicious for logged message

		Tell HN: Russian antivirus flags NPM package as malicious for logged message
		2 points by bluelightning2k on Oct 3, 2022 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

		The popular npm package es5-shim checks location on install and logs a Russian call for peace for Russian users. Kaspersky (Russian AV) flags this file as a virus. https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/blob/main/_postinstall.js

DoItToMe81 on Oct 3, 2022 [–]

This is almost certainly because of the malware targeting Russian IPs in a similar format.