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AL HERO - Productivity Toolkit for Business Central AL Developers

by Yahya Touil · 72 users · 4.5 rating
4eee23e2-7f85-5f7e-96fc-1e640cd14d76 | v2.1.0
100/ 100
CRITICAL risk
No change since v2.0.0
Risk verdict
Do not install

Score-based assessment (critical risk, 100/100). No analyst review available.

Analysis record

Analysed
3 weeks ago
Version
v2.1.0
Artifact
SHA256 2BC…65C
Source
Findings (non-IoC)

Evidence ledger

Ranked by severity · findings with a source location link to the code viewer

73 detail rows
Showing 25 of 40 · highest severity first

YARA Rule Matches

14 rules
SeverityRuleHitsFilesMetadata
HIGHHKTL NET NAME DotNetInject

Detects .NET red/black-team tools via name

1
bin/txt2al/Txt2Al.exe
Arnim Rupp FP 10%
LOWcredential env files 1
out/extension.js
-
LOWpostinstall persistence mechanism 3
out/extension.jsbin/object-mapping.jsonpackage.json
-
LOWpostinstall file download 1
out/extension.js
-
LOWSQLInjection 1
out/extension.js
-
LOWNoUseWeakRandom 1
out/extension.js
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LOWDebuggerStatementsShouldNotBeUsed 5
bin/90/Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Ncl.dllbin/txt2al/Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.CodeAnalysis.dllbin/txt2al/Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Ncl.dll +2 more
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LOWpostinstall network communication 4
changelog.mdbin/object-mapping.jsonout/extension.js +1 more
-
LOWpostinstall system command 7
bin/90/NavModelTools.ps1bin/90/Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Model.Tools.dll-Help.xmlout/extension.js +4 more
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LOWpostinstall obfuscation 2
bin/object-mapping.jsonout/extension.js
-
LOWpostinstall crypto operations 2
out/extension.jsbin/object-mapping.json
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LOWpostinstall file manipulation 3
bin/object-mapping.jsonout/extension.jsbin/90/Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Model.Tools.dll-Help.xml
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LOWUsingShellInterpreterWhenExecutingOSCommands 1
out/extension.js
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LOWpostinstall registry modification 1
out/extension.js
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Network Indicators

Concrete URLs, domains, IPs, emails, and hashes extracted from the analyzed artifact.

688 total
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Publisher Evidence

Limited evidence

Yahya Touil

Publisher identity, store signals, distribution reach, and warning signals used for context. Treat this as supporting evidence, not a clean bill of health.

37
Noisy-finding weight
x1.00
Publisher domain
yahyatouil.com
Observed
Store verification signal
Not exposed
Not exposed
Extension portfolio
4
Portfolio

12 evidence rows available.

Finding Categories

1
Malware Signatures
40
Obfuscation
688
IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

14 rules(33 hits)
HKTL NET NAME DotNetInject credential env files postinstall persistence mechanism postinstall file download SQLInjection NoUseWeakRandom DebuggerStatementsShouldNotBeUsed postinstall network communication postinstall system command postinstall obfuscation postinstall crypto operations postinstall file manipulation UsingShellInterpreterWhenExecutingOSCommands postinstall registry modification

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

AL HERO - Productivity Toolkit for Business Central AL Developers is a Visual Studio Code Marketplace extension published by Yahya Touil. Version 2.1.0 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 100/100 (CRITICAL risk) based on 761 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

  • Critical: 40 finding(s)
  • High: 1 finding(s)
  • Medium: 688 finding(s)
  • Low: 32 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

AL HERO - Productivity Toolkit for Business Central AL Developers is published by Yahya Touil on the Visual Studio Code Marketplace marketplace. The extension has approximately 72 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.

VS Code version history

Risk trend by version

5 analyzed versions. Each point is the latest successful scan for that version; failed zero-score scans are hidden. Dates are based on first seen by risky plugins.

Selected
100
Change since first
+68
Change from previous
No change
Versions:
First analyzed version
1.0.0
May 9, 2026
Risk range
32 to 100
Across analyzed versions
Latest analyzed version
2.1.0
Aug 28, 2026
Selected version
critical
Version
v2.1.0
3 weeks ago
Risk score
100
Findings
763
Change vs previous
No change

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About This Extension

AL HERO is a productivity toolkit for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central AL developers. Create AL objects faster, explore symbols and APIs, convert JSON to AL, analyze dependencies, visualize schemas, manage translations, and migrate C/AL code in VS Code.

Frequently Asked Questions