List of software behaviors discovered with static code analysis.
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Count
Category
Modifies file/directory permissions.1
permissions
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
65 packages
found in
Top 100
535 packages
found in
Top 1k
2853 packages
found in
Top 10k
14133 packages
in community
Changes file ownership.1
file
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
42 packages
found in
Top 100
313 packages
found in
Top 1k
1548 packages
found in
Top 10k
7212 packages
in community
Might contain potentially obfuscated code or data.11
anomaly
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
85 packages
found in
Top 100
673 packages
found in
Top 1k
4329 packages
found in
Top 10k
28768 packages
in community
Encodes data using the Base64 algorithm.2
packer
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
81 packages
found in
Top 100
631 packages
found in
Top 1k
3887 packages
found in
Top 10k
24357 packages
in community
Decodes data using the Base64 algorithm.2
packer
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
73 packages
found in
Top 100
573 packages
found in
Top 1k
3170 packages
found in
Top 10k
17492 packages
in community
Encodes data using the Base16 algorithm.5
file
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
83 packages
found in
Top 100
638 packages
found in
Top 1k
3956 packages
found in
Top 10k
23785 packages
in community
Executes files during installation or upon launch.25
execution
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
94 packages
found in
Top 100
834 packages
found in
Top 1k
6690 packages
found in
Top 10k
83799 packages
in community
Creates a process.7
execution
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
82 packages
found in
Top 100
646 packages
found in
Top 1k
3580 packages
found in
Top 10k
19750 packages
in community
Decompresses data using the Inflate algorithm.3
packer
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
66 packages
found in
Top 100
481 packages
found in
Top 1k
2619 packages
found in
Top 10k
14525 packages
in community
Decompresses data using the GZip algorithm.3
packer
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
67 packages
found in
Top 100
493 packages
found in
Top 1k
2879 packages
found in
Top 10k
17817 packages
in community
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