Top issues
Problem
Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) are structured addresses that point to locations and assets on the internet. URLs allow software developers to build complex applications that exchange data with servers that can be hosted in multiple geographical regions. URLs can commonly be found embedded in documentation, configuration files, source code and compiled binaries. Top-level domains (TLD) are a part of the Domain Name System (DNS), and are used to lookup an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a requested website. There are a few different types of top-level domains. Generic, sponsored and country-code TLDs are generally accessible to the public. Registrars that govern the assignment of domain names within the TLD may choose to sell specific domain names to an interested party. However, some registrars are known to have less strict rules for assigning domain names. Attackers often abuse gaps in governance and actively seek to register their malicious domains in such TLDs. This issue is raised for all domains registered within TLDs that harbor an excessive number of malicious sites. While the presence of suspicious TLDs does not imply malicious intent, all of its uses in a software package should be documented and approved.Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
45 packages
found in
Top 100
317 packages
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Top 1k
1495 packages
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Top 10k
15950 packages
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Next steps
Investigate reported detections.
If the software should not include these network references, investigate your build and release environment for software supply chain compromise.
You should delay the software release until the investigation is completed, or until the issue is risk accepted.
Consider changing the top-level domain to avoid being flagged by security solutions.
Top behaviors
Executes files during installation or upon launch.
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
Contains URLs that use suspicious top-level domains.
network
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
45 packages
found in
Top 100
317 packages
found in
Top 1k
1498 packages
found in
Top 10k
15959 packages
in community
Writes to files.
file
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
88 packages
found in
Top 100
758 packages
found in
Top 1k
5321 packages
found in
Top 10k
40027 packages
in community
The VS Code extension has an activation function that executes code.
execution
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
82 packages
found in
Top 100
643 packages
found in
Top 1k
4790 packages
found in
Top 10k
66215 packages
in community
Registers a VS Code command which can later be executed.
execution
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
88 packages
found in
Top 100
720 packages
found in
Top 1k
5373 packages
found in
Top 10k
72247 packages
in community
Top vulnerabilities
No vulnerabilities found.