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The WindowsPath type performs operations on string instances that contain valid Windows File System path information. The specified path or file name string may point to a nonexistent file system object that is nonetheless valid and may carry information about locally or network shared files and directories. The module also provides two validation attributes ValidateWindowsPath and ValidateWindowsFileName. → To support this project, please visit and like: https://github.com/sangafabrice/windows-path-type
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SAFE Assessment

Compliance

Licenses
No license compliance issues
Secrets
No sensitive information found

Security

Vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities detected
Hardening
No application hardening issues

Threats

Tampering
No evidence of software tampering
Malware
No evidence of malware inclusion

Popularity

528
Total Downloads
2
Contributors
0
Declared Dependencies
0
Dependents

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Problem

Software developers use programming and design knowledge to build reusable software components. Software components are the basic building blocks for modern applications. Software consumed by an enterprise consists of hundreds, and sometimes even thousands of open source components. Software developers publish components they have authored to public repositories. While a new software project is a welcome addition to the open source community, it is not always prudent to indiscriminately use the latest components when building a commercial application. Irrespective of the software quality, the danger of being the first to try out a new project lies in the fact that the software component may contain novel, currently undetected malicious code. Therefore, it is prudent to review software component behaviors and even try out software component in a sandbox, an environment meant for testing untrusted code.

Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

3 packages
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Top 100
9 packages
found in
Top 1k
80 packages
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Top 10k
147 packages
in community

Next steps

Check the software component behaviors for anomalies.
Consider exploratory software component testing within a sandbox environment.
Consider replacing the software component with a more widely used alternative.
Avoid using this software package until it is vetted as safe.

Problem

Software developers use programming and design knowledge to build reusable software components. Software components are the basic building blocks for modern applications. Software consumed by an enterprise consists of hundreds, and sometimes even thousands of open source components. Software developers publish components they have authored to public repositories. While a new software project is a welcome addition to the open source community. it is not always prudent to indiscriminately use the latest components when building a commercial application. Irrespective of the software quality, the danger of using components that are rarely used to build applications lies in the fact that the software component may contain novel, currently undetected malicious code. Therefore, it is prudent to review software component behaviors and even try out software component in a sandbox, an environment meant for testing untrusted code.

Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

8 packages
found in
Top 100
25 packages
found in
Top 1k
130 packages
found in
Top 10k
259 packages
in community

Next steps

Check the software component behaviors for anomalies.
Consider exploratory software component testing within a sandbox environment.
Consider replacing the software component with a more widely used alternative.
Avoid using this software package until it is vetted as safe.

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Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
100 packages
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804 packages
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Top 1k
6518 packages
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11726 packages
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Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
53 packages
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Top 100
452 packages
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Top 1k
2940 packages
found in
Top 10k
4594 packages
in community

Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
18 packages
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384 packages
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Top 1k
3431 packages
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5814 packages
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Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
97 packages
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771 packages
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6208 packages
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10849 packages
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Top vulnerabilities

No vulnerabilities found.

FAQ for WindowsPath

What is WindowsPath?

The WindowsPath type performs operations on string instances that contain valid Windows File System path information. The specified path or file name string may point to a nonexistent file system object that is nonetheless valid and may carry information about locally or network shared files and directories. The module also provides two validation attributes ValidateWindowsPath and ValidateWindowsFileName. → To support this project, please visit and like: https://github.com/sangafabrice/windows-path-type. For more information about this package, visit its homepage.

Is WindowsPath malicious or is it safe to use?

The PS Gallery package WindowsPath was scanned for malware, software tampering, risky behaviors, exposed secrets and known vulnerabilities. No risks were detected, therefore, this version of the package is currently considered as safe to use.

Is WindowsPath popular?

The PS Gallery package WindowsPath ranks among the top 10000 projects in this community. It has 528 recorded downloads. A package's popularity is not a good indicator of its safety, visit the SAFE Assessment section to see the full analysis of package deployment risk categories.

How do I secure WindowsPath once it is in my app?

Since we can't know when or where malicious attacks will happen, we recommend tracking how WindowsPath behaviors change over multiple software releases. By adopting differential analysis in your release process, you can detect unexpected changes to a WindowsPath version, which can prevent advanced software supply chain attacks. Read how our technology can help prevent future attacks similar to SolarWinds and 3CX.

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