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failIncident: Malware
Scanned: 12 days ago

avatar-handler

Artifact:
latest
removed
malicious
Research
A library for handling and setting user avatars from various sources.
License: unknown
Published: 9 months ago
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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
1 suspicious application behaviors
Malware
3 supply chain attack artifacts

INCIDENTS FOR THIS VERSION:

malware
4 months agoReported By: Community (OpenSSF)
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removal
3 months agoReported By: Community
malware
3 months agoReported By: ReversingLabs (Researcher)
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malware
N/AReported By: Community (kam193)
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FAQ for avatar-handler

What is avatar-handler?

A library for handling and setting user avatars from various sources.

Is avatar-handler malicious or is it safe to use?

The Python package avatar-handler has been removed from registry. It was scanned for malware, software tampering, risky behaviors, exposed secrets and known vulnerabilities. Malware or tampering has been detected, making it unsafe to use. 1 other issue and risky behavior was found. The package contains risks, and the analysis results should be reviewed before it is used. Visit the Issues and Behaviors sections of the analysis for more details. All versions of the avatar-handler package were malicious.

Is avatar-handler popular?

The Python package avatar-handler is not widely used. It has 147 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 avatar-handler once it is in my app?

Since we can't know when or where malicious attacks will happen, we recommend tracking how avatar-handler behaviors change over multiple software releases. By adopting differential analysis in your release process, you can detect unexpected changes to a avatar-handler 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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