Is Pep-8 Guardian safe to use?

Pep-8 Guardian has a security risk score of 49.96/100 (MEDIUM risk). Our security analysis detected 15 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of Pep-8 Guardian?

Based on our automated security analysis, Pep-8 Guardian 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 "Pep-8 Guardian" on VS Code Marketplace Safe to Install?

Name: Pep-8 Guardian
Availability: InStock
Author: Kaushiki Mallick

Kaushiki Mallick · vscode · v0.0.1

PEP8 checker for Python files

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

49.96

out of 100

MEDIUM

15 security findings detected across all analyzers

VS Code extension analyzed via package manifest and static code analysis

Severity Breakdown

Critical

High

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

3 rules(5 hits)

postinstall system command UsingShellInterpreterWhenExecutingOSCommands postinstall environment access

About This Extension

PEP8 checker for Python files

Detailed Findings

5 total

YARA Rule Matches

3 rules

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs

IP Addresses

Domains

Strings

All Indicators · 10

detected IP: ::

XIOC detected IP: ::

extracted_from_files

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

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

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: schemas.openxmlformats.org

XIOC detected Domain: schemas.openxmlformats.org

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: keepachangelog.com

XIOC detected Domain: keepachangelog.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: schemas.microsoft.com

XIOC detected Domain: schemas.microsoft.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: readme.md

XIOC detected Domain: readme.md

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: changelog.md

XIOC detected Domain: changelog.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

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: http://keepachangelog.com/)

XIOC detected URL: http://keepachangelog.com/)

extracted_from_files

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Pep-8 Guardian is a Visual Studio Code Marketplace extension published by Kaushiki Mallick. Version 0.0.1 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 49.96/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 15 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

Medium: 10 finding(s)
Low: 5 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

Pep-8 Guardian is published by Kaushiki Mallick on the Visual Studio Code Marketplace marketplace. The extension has approximately 124 users.

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.