Is "Shifter" on JetBrains Marketplace Safe to Install?

Kay Stenschke · jetbrains · v1.9.6

String and code manipulations, performed on keyboard shortcut with detection of intended manipulation. The type of manipulation only has to be selected manually when...

Risk Assessment

Analyzed
100
out of 100
CRITICAL

192 security findings detected across all analyzers

JetBrains plugin analyzed via plugin.xml configuration and static code analysis

Severity Breakdown

0
Critical
7
High
89
Medium
0
Low
0
Info

Finding Categories

7
Malware Signatures
88
IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

5 rules(7 hits)
postinstall obfuscation postinstall system command postinstall file download postinstall network communication postinstall file manipulation

Plugin Configuration

JetBrains plugins declare dependencies and extension points in plugin.xml. Plugins can register actions, services, and listeners that run within the IDE process.

JETBRAINS-MANIFEST-ACTION-ShiftDownMoreAction
JETBRAINS-MANIFEST-ACTION-ShiftDownAction
JETBRAINS-MANIFEST-ACTION-ShiftUpAction
JETBRAINS-MANIFEST-ACTION-ShiftUpMoreAction

About This Extension

String and code manipulations, performed on keyboard shortcut with detection of intended manipulation. The type of manipulation only has to be selected manually when...

Detailed Findings

103 total

YARA Rule Matches

5 rules

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs
7
Domains
81
Strings
88

All Indicators · 88

Domain
detected Domain: shiftupaction.java

XIOC detected Domain: shiftupaction.java

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Domain
detected Domain: shiftdownmoreaction.java

XIOC detected Domain: shiftdownmoreaction.java

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Domain
detected Domain: abstractlayout.java

XIOC detected Domain: abstractlayout.java

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Domain
detected Domain: stenschke.com

XIOC detected Domain: stenschke.com

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Domain
detected Domain: www.jetbrains.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.jetbrains.org

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Domain
detected Domain: github.com

XIOC detected Domain: github.com

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Domain
detected Domain: plugins.jetbrains.com

XIOC detected Domain: plugins.jetbrains.com

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Domain
detected Domain: plugins.intellij.net

XIOC detected Domain: plugins.intellij.net

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Domain
detected Domain: util.java

XIOC detected Domain: util.java

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Domain
detected Domain: supportcode.java

XIOC detected Domain: supportcode.java

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Domain
detected Domain: spacer.java

XIOC detected Domain: spacer.java

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Domain
detected Domain: layoutstate.java

XIOC detected Domain: layoutstate.java

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Domain
detected Domain: horizontalinfo.java

XIOC detected Domain: horizontalinfo.java

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Domain
detected Domain: gridlayoutmanager.java

XIOC detected Domain: gridlayoutmanager.java

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Domain
detected Domain: gridconstraints.java

XIOC detected Domain: gridconstraints.java

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Domain
detected Domain: www.apache.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.apache.org

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URL
detected URL: https://github.com/kstenschke/shifter-plugin

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/kstenschke/shifter-plugin

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URL
detected URL: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6149-shifter

XIOC detected URL: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6149-shifter

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URL
detected URL: https://github.com/kstenschke/shifter-plugin/blob/master/CHANGELOG.textile

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/kstenschke/shifter-plugin/blob/master/CHANGELOG.textile

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URL
detected URL: http://www.jetbrains.org/intellij/sdk/docs/basics/getting_started/build_number_ranges.html

XIOC detected URL: http://www.jetbrains.org/intellij/sdk/docs/basics/getting_started/build_number_ranges.html

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Domain
detected Domain: utilsmap.java

XIOC detected Domain: utilsmap.java

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Domain
detected Domain: utilsphp.java

XIOC detected Domain: utilsphp.java

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Domain
detected Domain: utilstextual.java

XIOC detected Domain: utilstextual.java

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Domain
detected Domain: doccommenttype.java

XIOC detected Domain: doccommenttype.java

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URL
detected URL: http://plugins.intellij.net/plugin.dtd

XIOC detected URL: http://plugins.intellij.net/plugin.dtd

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URL
detected URL: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/idea/plugin/6149

XIOC detected URL: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/idea/plugin/6149

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Domain
detected Domain: dialognumericblockoptions.java

XIOC detected Domain: dialognumericblockoptions.java

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Domain
detected Domain: pluginconfiguration.java

XIOC detected Domain: pluginconfiguration.java

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Domain
detected Domain: pluginconfigurationlistenerrestoresettings.java

XIOC detected Domain: pluginconfigurationlistenerrestoresettings.java

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Domain
detected Domain: delimiterdetector.java

XIOC detected Domain: delimiterdetector.java

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Domain
detected Domain: utilsarray.java

XIOC detected Domain: utilsarray.java

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Domain
detected Domain: utilsenvironment.java

XIOC detected Domain: utilsenvironment.java

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Domain
detected Domain: utilsfile.java

XIOC detected Domain: utilsfile.java

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Domain
detected Domain: staticwordtype.java

XIOC detected Domain: staticwordtype.java

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Domain
detected Domain: ternaryexpression.java

XIOC detected Domain: ternaryexpression.java

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Domain
detected Domain: trailingcomment.java

XIOC detected Domain: trailingcomment.java

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Domain
detected Domain: tupel.java

XIOC detected Domain: tupel.java

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Domain
detected Domain: xmlattributes.java

XIOC detected Domain: xmlattributes.java

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Domain
detected Domain: shiftericons.java

XIOC detected Domain: shiftericons.java

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Domain
detected Domain: statictexts.java

XIOC detected Domain: statictexts.java

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Domain
detected Domain: phpvariableorarray.java

XIOC detected Domain: phpvariableorarray.java

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Domain
detected Domain: quotedstring.java

XIOC detected Domain: quotedstring.java

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Domain
detected Domain: rgbcolor.java

XIOC detected Domain: rgbcolor.java

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Domain
detected Domain: romannumber.java

XIOC detected Domain: romannumber.java

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Domain
detected Domain: separatedlist.java

XIOC detected Domain: separatedlist.java

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Domain
detected Domain: separatedpath.java

XIOC detected Domain: separatedpath.java

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Domain
detected Domain: sizzleselector.java

XIOC detected Domain: sizzleselector.java

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Domain
detected Domain: numericpostfixed.java

XIOC detected Domain: numericpostfixed.java

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Domain
detected Domain: numericvalue.java

XIOC detected Domain: numericvalue.java

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Domain
detected Domain: operatorsign.java

XIOC detected Domain: operatorsign.java

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Domain
detected Domain: parenthesis.java

XIOC detected Domain: parenthesis.java

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Domain
detected Domain: phpconcatenation.java

XIOC detected Domain: phpconcatenation.java

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Domain
detected Domain: phpdoccomment.java

XIOC detected Domain: phpdoccomment.java

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Domain
detected Domain: phpdocparam.java

XIOC detected Domain: phpdocparam.java

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Domain
detected Domain: jqueryobserver.java

XIOC detected Domain: jqueryobserver.java

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Domain
detected Domain: jsconcatenation.java

XIOC detected Domain: jsconcatenation.java

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Domain
detected Domain: jsdoc.java

XIOC detected Domain: jsdoc.java

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Domain
detected Domain: jsvariablesdeclarations.java

XIOC detected Domain: jsvariablesdeclarations.java

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Domain
detected Domain: logicalconjunction.java

XIOC detected Domain: logicalconjunction.java

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Domain
detected Domain: logicaloperator.java

XIOC detected Domain: logicaloperator.java

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Domain
detected Domain: monocharacter.java

XIOC detected Domain: monocharacter.java

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Domain
detected Domain: css.java

XIOC detected Domain: css.java

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Domain
detected Domain: cssunit.java

XIOC detected Domain: cssunit.java

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Domain
detected Domain: dictionaryterm.java

XIOC detected Domain: dictionaryterm.java

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Domain
detected Domain: doccommentdatatype.java

XIOC detected Domain: doccommentdatatype.java

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: doccommenttag.java

XIOC detected Domain: doccommenttag.java

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

XIOC detected URL: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: htmlencodable.java

XIOC detected Domain: htmlencodable.java

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: shiftabletypesmanager.java

XIOC detected Domain: shiftabletypesmanager.java

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: shiftableword.java

XIOC detected Domain: shiftableword.java

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: alphanumcomparator.java

XIOC detected Domain: alphanumcomparator.java

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Domain
detected Domain: cssattributesstylelinecomparator.java

XIOC detected Domain: cssattributesstylelinecomparator.java

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Domain
detected Domain: accesstype.java

XIOC detected Domain: accesstype.java

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Domain
detected Domain: camelcasestring.java

XIOC detected Domain: camelcasestring.java

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: comment.java

XIOC detected Domain: comment.java

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Domain
detected Domain: shiftupmoreaction.java

XIOC detected Domain: shiftupmoreaction.java

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Domain
detected Domain: actioncontainer.java

XIOC detected Domain: actioncontainer.java

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: shiftableblockselection.java

XIOC detected Domain: shiftableblockselection.java

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Domain
detected Domain: shiftableline.java

XIOC detected Domain: shiftableline.java

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Domain
detected Domain: shiftableselection.java

XIOC detected Domain: shiftableselection.java

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Domain
detected Domain: shiftableselectionwithpopup.java

XIOC detected Domain: shiftableselectionwithpopup.java

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Domain
detected Domain: shiftabletypes.java

XIOC detected Domain: shiftabletypes.java

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Domain
detected Domain: verticalinfo.java

XIOC detected Domain: verticalinfo.java

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Domain
detected Domain: shifterconfigurable.java

XIOC detected Domain: shifterconfigurable.java

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Domain
detected Domain: shifterpreferences.java

XIOC detected Domain: shifterpreferences.java

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Domain
detected Domain: actionadapter.java

XIOC detected Domain: actionadapter.java

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Domain
detected Domain: shiftdownaction.java

XIOC detected Domain: shiftdownaction.java

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Domain
detected Domain: dimensioninfo.java

XIOC detected Domain: dimensioninfo.java

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Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Shifter is a jetbrains extension published by Kay Stenschke. Version 1.9.6 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 100/100 (CRITICAL risk) based on 192 security findings.

Risk Assessment

This extension presents critical security risk. Severe issues were detected, potentially including malware indicators, exposed secrets, or dangerous behaviors. Installation is strongly discouraged until these issues are addressed.

Findings Breakdown

  • High: 7 finding(s)
  • Medium: 89 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

Shifter is published by Kay Stenschke on the jetbrains marketplace. The extension has approximately 240K users.

Recommendation

This extension is not recommended for installation without thorough manual review. Consider alternatives with lower risk scores, or contact the developer to address the identified security concerns.

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