List of software behaviors discovered with static code analysis.
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Might contain potentially obfuscated code or data.1
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 Base16 algorithm.2
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.1
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
Decompresses data using the Inflate algorithm.1
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.1
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
Decompresses data using the Brotli algorithm.1
packer
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
51 packages
found in
Top 100
328 packages
found in
Top 1k
1813 packages
found in
Top 10k
11248 packages
in community
Might monitor keystrokes.1
steal
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
57 packages
found in
Top 100
444 packages
found in
Top 1k
2294 packages
found in
Top 10k
12036 packages
in community
Makes HTTP GET requests.2
network
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
78 packages
found in
Top 100
622 packages
found in
Top 1k
3656 packages
found in
Top 10k
22930 packages
in community
Contains URLs with unusual hostname lengths.1
network
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
70 packages
found in
Top 100
568 packages
found in
Top 1k
3191 packages
found in
Top 10k
18405 packages
in community
Contains URLs that reference the host by IP address.2
network
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
77 packages
found in
Top 100
617 packages
found in
Top 1k
3321 packages
found in
Top 10k
19849 packages
in community
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