Is NestJS-Essentials safe to use?

NestJS-Essentials has a security risk score of 44.71/100 (MEDIUM risk). Our security analysis detected 71 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of NestJS-Essentials?

Based on our automated security analysis, NestJS-Essentials presents medium risk level. The extension is analyzed for malware patterns, secret exposure, network communications, permissions, and supply chain vulnerabilities.

How is the security score calculated?

Risky Plugins calculates security scores using weighted categories: severity of findings (25 points max), malware detections (35 points), secret exposure (28 points), network communications (10 points), and obfuscation (10 points). Scores range from 0-100, with higher scores indicating greater risk.

What does CRITICAL, HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW, MINIMAL risk mean?

CRITICAL (80-100): Severe security issues like malware. HIGH (60-79): Significant vulnerabilities. MEDIUM (40-59): Moderate security concerns. LOW (20-39): Minor issues. MINIMAL (0-19): Very low risk. Always review findings before installing any extension.

Is "NestJS-Essentials" on OpenVSX Registry Safe to Install?

Name: NestJS-Essentials
Availability: InStock
Author: Gydunhn

Verified

Gydunhn · openvsx · v1.1.0

NestJS essential extensions for visual studio code

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

44.71

out of 100

MEDIUM

71 security findings detected across all analyzers

Open VSX extension analyzed via package manifest and static code analysis

Severity Breakdown

Critical

High

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

Malware Signatures

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

5 rules

postinstall network communication credential env files credential vscode credentials postinstall file download postinstall system command

About This Extension

NestJS essential extensions for visual studio code

Detailed Findings

11 total

YARA Rule Matches

5 rules

Indicators of Compromise

Network indicators, suspicious strings, and potential IoCs extracted during analysis

URLs

IP Addresses

Domains

Strings

All Indicators · 60

detected IP: ::

XIOC detected IP: ::

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: license.md

XIOC detected Domain: license.md

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://github.com/Gydunhn/NestJS-Essentials/issues

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/Gydunhn/NestJS-Essentials/issues

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://github.com/Gydunhn/NestJS-Essentials#readme

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/Gydunhn/NestJS-Essentials#readme

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/ms-azuretools.vscode-docker?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.vscode-docker)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/ms-azuretools.vscode-docker?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.vscode-docker)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/ms-azuretools.vscode-docker?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.vscode-docker)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/ms-azuretools.vscode-docker?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.vscode-docker)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/ms-azuretools.vscode-docker?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.vscode-docker)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/ms-azuretools.vscode-docker?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.vscode-docker)

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/Gydunhn/Angular-Essentials

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/Gydunhn/Angular-Essentials

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.nestjs-essentials

XIOC detected URL: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.nestjs-essentials

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://github.com/Gydunhn/NestJS-Essentials.git

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/Gydunhn/NestJS-Essentials.git

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URL

detected URL: http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema/2011

XIOC detected URL: http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema/2011

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/mikestead.dotenv?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mikestead.dotenv)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/mikestead.dotenv?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mikestead.dotenv)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/Arjun.swagger-viewer?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Arjun.swagger-viewer)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/Arjun.swagger-viewer?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Arjun.swagger-viewer)

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URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/Arjun.swagger-viewer?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Arjun.swagger-viewer)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/Arjun.swagger-viewer?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Arjun.swagger-viewer)

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URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/Arjun.swagger-viewer?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Arjun.swagger-viewer)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/Arjun.swagger-viewer?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Arjun.swagger-viewer)

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Domain

detected Domain: changelog.md

XIOC detected Domain: changelog.md

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema-design/2011

XIOC detected URL: http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema-design/2011

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/jeff-hykin.better-dockerfile-syntax?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jeff-hykin.better-dockerfile-syntax)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/jeff-hykin.better-dockerfile-syntax?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jeff-hykin.better-dockerfile-syntax)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/imgildev.vscode-nestjs-swagger-snippets?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=imgildev.vscode-nestjs-swagger-snippets)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/imgildev.vscode-nestjs-swagger-snippets?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=imgildev.vscode-nestjs-swagger-snippets)

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URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/imgildev.vscode-nestjs-swagger-snippets?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=imgildev.vscode-nestjs-swagger-snippets)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/imgildev.vscode-nestjs-swagger-snippets?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=imgildev.vscode-nestjs-swagger-snippets)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/Orta.vscode-jest?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Orta.vscode-jest)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/Orta.vscode-jest?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Orta.vscode-jest)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/Orta.vscode-jest?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Orta.vscode-jest)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/Orta.vscode-jest?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Orta.vscode-jest)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/Orta.vscode-jest?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Orta.vscode-jest)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/Orta.vscode-jest?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Orta.vscode-jest)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/mikestead.dotenv?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mikestead.dotenv)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/mikestead.dotenv?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mikestead.dotenv)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/mikestead.dotenv?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mikestead.dotenv)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/mikestead.dotenv?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mikestead.dotenv)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/imgildev.vscode-nestjs-generator?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=imgildev.vscode-nestjs-generator)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/imgildev.vscode-nestjs-generator?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=imgildev.vscode-nestjs-generator)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/imgildev.vscode-nestjs-generator?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=imgildev.vscode-nestjs-generator)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/imgildev.vscode-nestjs-generator?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=imgildev.vscode-nestjs-generator)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/imgildev.vscode-nestjs-generator?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=imgildev.vscode-nestjs-generator)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/imgildev.vscode-nestjs-generator?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=imgildev.vscode-nestjs-generator)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/imgildev.vscode-nestjs-snippets-extension?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=imgildev.vscode-nestjs-snippets-extension)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/imgildev.vscode-nestjs-snippets-extension?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=imgildev.vscode-nestjs-snippets-extension)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/imgildev.vscode-nestjs-snippets-extension?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=imgildev.vscode-nestjs-snippets-extension)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/imgildev.vscode-nestjs-snippets-extension?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=imgildev.vscode-nestjs-snippets-extension)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/imgildev.vscode-nestjs-snippets-extension?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=imgildev.vscode-nestjs-snippets-extension)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/imgildev.vscode-nestjs-snippets-extension?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=imgildev.vscode-nestjs-snippets-extension)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/imgildev.vscode-nestjs-swagger-snippets?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=imgildev.vscode-nestjs-swagger-snippets)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/imgildev.vscode-nestjs-swagger-snippets?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=imgildev.vscode-nestjs-swagger-snippets)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://github.com/Gydunhn/NestJS-Essentials/blob/HEAD/.vscode/settings.json)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/Gydunhn/NestJS-Essentials/blob/HEAD/.vscode/settings.json)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/Gydunhn.vsc-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.vsc-essentials)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/Gydunhn.vsc-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.vsc-essentials)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/Gydunhn.vsc-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.vsc-essentials)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/Gydunhn.vsc-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.vsc-essentials)

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URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/Gydunhn.vsc-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.vsc-essentials)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/Gydunhn.vsc-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.vsc-essentials)

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URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/Gydunhn.typescript-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.typescript-essentials)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/Gydunhn.typescript-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.typescript-essentials)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/Gydunhn.typescript-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.typescript-essentials)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/Gydunhn.typescript-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.typescript-essentials)

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URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/Gydunhn.typescript-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.typescript-essentials)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/Gydunhn.typescript-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.typescript-essentials)

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/Gydunhn/NestJS-Essentials/tree/develop

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/Gydunhn/NestJS-Essentials/tree/develop

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://github.com/Gydunhn/NestJS-Essentials/releases/tag/1.0.0

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/Gydunhn/NestJS-Essentials/releases/tag/1.0.0

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/Gydunhn.nestjs-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.nestjs-essentials)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/Gydunhn.nestjs-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.nestjs-essentials)

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URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/Gydunhn.nestjs-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.nestjs-essentials)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/Gydunhn.nestjs-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.nestjs-essentials)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/d/Gydunhn.nestjs-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.nestjs-essentials)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/d/Gydunhn.nestjs-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.nestjs-essentials)

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detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/Gydunhn.nestjs-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.nestjs-essentials)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/rating/Gydunhn.nestjs-essentials?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Gydunhn.nestjs-essentials)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://github.com/Gydunhn/NestJS-Essentials/blob/HEAD/CHANGELOG.md)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/Gydunhn/NestJS-Essentials/blob/HEAD/CHANGELOG.md)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/jeff-hykin.better-dockerfile-syntax?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jeff-hykin.better-dockerfile-syntax)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/i/jeff-hykin.better-dockerfile-syntax?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jeff-hykin.better-dockerfile-syntax)

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: schemas.microsoft.com

XIOC detected Domain: schemas.microsoft.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: microsoft.visualstudio.services.links.support

XIOC detected Domain: microsoft.visualstudio.services.links.support

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: readme.md

XIOC detected Domain: readme.md

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/content-types

XIOC detected URL: http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/content-types

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URL

detected URL: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),

XIOC detected URL: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),

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detected URL: https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

XIOC detected URL: https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

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detected Domain: schemas.openxmlformats.org

XIOC detected Domain: schemas.openxmlformats.org

extracted_from_files

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detected Domain: keepachangelog.com

XIOC detected Domain: keepachangelog.com

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detected Domain: semver.org

XIOC detected Domain: semver.org

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detected Domain: github.com

XIOC detected Domain: github.com

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Domain

detected Domain: flat.badgen.net

XIOC detected Domain: flat.badgen.net

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detected Domain: marketplace.visualstudio.com

XIOC detected Domain: marketplace.visualstudio.com

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/jeff-hykin.better-dockerfile-syntax?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jeff-hykin.better-dockerfile-syntax)

XIOC detected URL: https://flat.badgen.net/vs-marketplace/v/jeff-hykin.better-dockerfile-syntax?color=blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jeff-hykin.better-dockerfile-syntax)

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Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

NestJS-Essentials is a OpenVSX Registry extension published by Gydunhn. Version 1.1.0 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 44.71/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 71 security findings.

Risk Assessment

This extension presents moderate security risk. Several findings were detected that may warrant attention. Users should carefully review the permissions and findings before installation.

Findings Breakdown

High: 5 finding(s)
Medium: 60 finding(s)

What Was Analyzed

The security assessment covers multiple analysis categories:

Malware Detection: YARA rule matching against 2,400+ malware signatures
Secret Detection: Scanning for exposed API keys, tokens, and credentials
Static Analysis: Code-level security analysis for common vulnerability patterns
Network Analysis: Detection of suspicious network communications and endpoints
Obfuscation Detection: Identification of code obfuscation techniques

Developer Information

NestJS-Essentials is published by Gydunhn on the OpenVSX Registry marketplace.

Recommendation

Exercise caution with this extension. Review the detailed findings and ensure the requested permissions align with the extension's stated functionality before installation.

Source Code Viewer

Source Code Not Available

Source code is not available for this version of the extension.

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Is "NestJS-Essentials" on OpenVSX Registry Safe to Install?

Risk Assessment

Severity Breakdown

Finding Categories

YARA Rules Matched

About This Extension

Detailed Findings

HASH-d5a80905d90806b6

HASH-0afff62971963a06

HASH-21769bcb6dc1d5d9

HASH-031cd93e5b3ddb95

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YARA Rule Matches

postinstall network communication

credential env files

credential vscode credentials

postinstall file download

postinstall system command

Indicators of Compromise

All Indicators · 60

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Risk Assessment

Findings Breakdown

What Was Analyzed

Developer Information

Recommendation

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