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)
67 packages
found in
Top 100
547 packages
found in
Top 1k
2891 packages
found in
Top 10k
14.99k packages
in community
Might contain potentially obfuscated code or data.14
anomaly
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
84 packages
found in
Top 100
679 packages
found in
Top 1k
4393 packages
found in
Top 10k
30.42k packages
in community
Encodes data using the Base64 algorithm.2
packer
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
82 packages
found in
Top 100
636 packages
found in
Top 1k
3971 packages
found in
Top 10k
25.82k packages
in community
Decodes data using the Base64 algorithm.2
packer
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
74 packages
found in
Top 100
578 packages
found in
Top 1k
3262 packages
found in
Top 10k
18.65k packages
in community
Executes files during installation or upon launch.34
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.6
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 IP addresses.3
network
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
88 packages
found in
Top 100
718 packages
found in
Top 1k
4377 packages
found in
Top 10k
28.84k packages
in community
Registers a listener that can execute code when a document is either closed, opened, or saved.2
execution
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
63 packages
found in
Top 100
429 packages
found in
Top 1k
2028 packages
found in
Top 10k
10.77k packages
in community
The software package contains remotely hosted source dependencies.1
anomaly
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior commonly used by malicious software (Important)
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
45 packages
found in
Top 100
288 packages
found in
Top 1k
1604 packages
found in
Top 10k
8.43k packages
in community
Might evaluate code dynamically.1
anomaly
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
73 packages
found in
Top 100
616 packages
found in
Top 1k
3798 packages
found in
Top 10k
23.05k packages
in community
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