List of software behaviors discovered with static code analysis.
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Executes files during installation or upon launch.1
execution
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
94 packages
found in
Top 100
837 packages
found in
Top 1k
6746 packages
found in
Top 10k
87.76k packages
in community
Creates a process.1
execution
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
84 packages
found in
Top 100
661 packages
found in
Top 1k
3774 packages
found in
Top 10k
22.06k packages
in community
Contains URLs with an unusual number of subdomains.4
network
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
63 packages
found in
Top 100
462 packages
found in
Top 1k
2345 packages
found in
Top 10k
11.62k packages
in community
Converts binary data to its string representation, commonly used in obfuscation.1
packer
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
89 packages
found in
Top 100
771 packages
found in
Top 1k
5560 packages
found in
Top 10k
43.56k packages
in community
The VS Code extension has an activation function that executes code.2
execution
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
83 packages
found in
Top 100
636 packages
found in
Top 1k
4818 packages
found in
Top 10k
69.19k packages
in community
Registers a VS Code command which can later be executed.2
execution
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
90 packages
found in
Top 100
716 packages
found in
Top 1k
5445 packages
found in
Top 10k
75.73k packages
in community
Executes commands in command line.1
execution
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
83 packages
found in
Top 100
685 packages
found in
Top 1k
4272 packages
found in
Top 10k
27.94k packages
in community
Uses the VS Code "workspace" namespace for managing the current workspace.2
execution
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
88 packages
found in
Top 100
746 packages
found in
Top 1k
5528 packages
found in
Top 10k
47.53k packages
in community
Uses the VS Code "window" namespace for managing the current editor window and UI components.2
execution
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
91 packages
found in
Top 100
766 packages
found in
Top 1k
5901 packages
found in
Top 10k
81.35k packages
in community
Uses the VS Code "commands" namespace for registering and executing commands.2
execution
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
91 packages
found in
Top 100
745 packages
found in
Top 1k
5695 packages
found in
Top 10k
78.11k packages
in community
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