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failIncident: Malware
Scanned: 3 days ago

Auto Install

Artifact:
latest
malicious
Install dependencies as you code
License: Permissive (MIT)
Published: about 8 years ago
Publisher: spearmootz
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SAFE Assessment

Compliance

Licenses
No license compliance issues
Secrets
No sensitive information found

Security

Vulnerabilities
29 severe vulnerabilities exploited
Hardening
No application hardening issues

Threats

Tampering
No evidence of software tampering
Malware
4 undesirable applications found

INCIDENTS FOR THIS VERSION:

malware
about 1 year agoReported By: ReversingLabs (Automated)
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FAQ for Auto Install

What is Auto Install?

Install dependencies as you code. For more information about this package, visit its homepage.

Is Auto Install malicious or is it safe to use?

The VS Code package Auto Install was scanned for malware, software tampering, risky behaviors, exposed secrets and known vulnerabilities. Malware or tampering has been detected, making it unsafe to download and use. 29 other issues and risky behaviors were found. The package contains risks, and the analysis results should be reviewed before it is downloaded and used. Visit the Issues and Behaviors sections of the analysis for more details. All versions of the Auto Install package were malicious.

Is Auto Install popular?

The VS Code package Auto Install ranks among the top 10000 projects in this community. It has 11K 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 Auto Install once it is in my app?

Since we can't know when or where malicious attacks will happen, we recommend tracking how Auto Install behaviors change over multiple software releases. By adopting differential analysis in your release process, you can detect unexpected changes to a Auto Install version, which can prevent advanced software supply chain attacks. Read how our technology can help prevent future attacks similar to SolarWinds and 3CX.

Did you know...

... that you can use ReversingLabs’ Spectra Assure platform to perform regular risk assessments of packages you develop in-house?

We recommend continuous software safeness monitoring through CI/CD integrations and pre-release/deployment checks. In addition to basic package information found on this page our platform offers rich reports for developers and DevSecOps that help them remediate all reported issues.

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