Is SWG String File Editor safe to use?

SWG String File Editor has a security risk score of 40.13/100 (MEDIUM risk). Our security analysis detected 90 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of SWG String File Editor?

Based on our automated security analysis, SWG String File Editor 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 "SWG String File Editor" on VS Code Marketplace Safe to Install?

Name: SWG String File Editor
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: Wasted Potential Studios LLC

Wasted Potential Studios LLC · vscode · v1.0.1

View and edit Star Wars Galaxies .stf (String Table File) files in plain text format

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

40.13

out of 100

MEDIUM

90 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

Malware Signatures

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

6 rules(16 hits)

postinstall system command postinstall file manipulation postinstall file download postinstall obfuscation postinstall network communication NoUseWeakRandom

About This Extension

View and edit Star Wars Galaxies .stf (String Table File) files in plain text format

Detailed Findings

16 total

YARA Rule Matches

6 rules

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs

IP Addresses

Domains

Strings

All Indicators · 73

Domain

detected Domain: event.data

XIOC detected Domain: event.data

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detected IP: c8::

XIOC detected IP: c8::

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Hash

detected MD5 Hash: 7EA3E426AF59BB4C9BC0F23DA727A847

XIOC detected MD5 Hash: 7EA3E426AF59BB4C9BC0F23DA727A847

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Hash

detected MD5 Hash: 73583FD343703C4FB26C341E4D5D5B66

XIOC detected MD5 Hash: 73583FD343703C4FB26C341E4D5D5B66

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URL

detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/

XIOC detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/Jridder1987/swg-stf-editor

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/Jridder1987/swg-stf-editor

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/Jridder1987/swg-stf-editor/issues

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/Jridder1987/swg-stf-editor/issues

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/Jridder1987/swg-stf-editor#readme

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/Jridder1987/swg-stf-editor#readme

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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

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URL

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

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

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/Jridder1987/swg-stf-editor.git

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/Jridder1987/swg-stf-editor.git

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URL

detected URL: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/manage

XIOC detected URL: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/manage

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/swg-stf-editor

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/swg-stf-editor

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URL

detected URL: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/manage/publishers/wasted-potential-studios

XIOC detected URL: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/manage/publishers/wasted-potential-studios

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URL

detected URL: http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#

XIOC detected URL: http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#

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URL

detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/

XIOC detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/

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URL

detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/sType/ResourceRef#

XIOC detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/sType/ResourceRef#

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URL

detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/

XIOC detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/

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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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Domain

detected Domain: github.com

XIOC detected Domain: github.com

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URL

detected URL: https://dev.azure.com/

XIOC detected URL: https://dev.azure.com/

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URL

detected URL: https://code.visualstudio.com/api)

XIOC detected URL: https://code.visualstudio.com/api)

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URL

detected URL: https://code.visualstudio.com/api/extension-guides/custom-editors)

XIOC detected URL: https://code.visualstudio.com/api/extension-guides/custom-editors)

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URL

detected URL: https://code.visualstudio.com/api/working-with-extensions/publishing-extension)

XIOC detected URL: https://code.visualstudio.com/api/working-with-extensions/publishing-extension)

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URL

detected URL: https://dev.azure.com

XIOC detected URL: https://dev.azure.com

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Domain

detected Domain: stffilesystem.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: stffilesystem.js.map

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Domain

detected Domain: str.name

XIOC detected Domain: str.name

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Domain

detected Domain: str.id

XIOC detected Domain: str.id

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Domain

detected Domain: currentstring.id

XIOC detected Domain: currentstring.id

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Domain

detected Domain: stfparser.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: stfparser.js.map

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Domain

detected Domain: schemas.microsoft.com

XIOC detected Domain: schemas.microsoft.com

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Domain

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

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

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Domain

detected Domain: 3.ao

XIOC detected Domain: 3.ao

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Domain

detected Domain: object.prototype.hasownproperty.call

XIOC detected Domain: object.prototype.hasownproperty.call

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Domain

detected Domain: extension.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: extension.js.map

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detected IP: ::

XIOC detected IP: ::

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Domain

detected Domain: stfeditorprovider.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: stfeditorprovider.js.map

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Domain

detected Domain: ondidchange.fire

XIOC detected Domain: ondidchange.fire

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Domain

detected Domain: emitter.fire

XIOC detected Domain: emitter.fire

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Domain

detected Domain: g.to

XIOC detected Domain: g.to

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Domain

detected Domain: t.in

XIOC detected Domain: t.in

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: r.hn

XIOC detected Domain: r.hn

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Domain

detected Domain: v.bj

XIOC detected Domain: v.bj

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Domain

detected Domain: h.er

XIOC detected Domain: h.er

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Domain

detected Domain: d.cr

XIOC detected Domain: d.cr

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: db.cr

XIOC detected Domain: db.cr

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: www.w3.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.w3.org

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Domain

detected Domain: ns.adobe.com

XIOC detected Domain: ns.adobe.com

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Domain

detected Domain: 1.cm

XIOC detected Domain: 1.cm

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Domain

detected Domain: c2.mm

XIOC detected Domain: c2.mm

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Domain

detected Domain: 2.gw

XIOC detected Domain: 2.gw

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Domain

detected Domain: k趮.si

XIOC detected Domain: k趮.si

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Domain

detected Domain: h.ec

XIOC detected Domain: h.ec

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Domain

detected Domain: dev.azure.com

XIOC detected Domain: dev.azure.com

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Domain

detected Domain: code.visualstudio.com

XIOC detected Domain: code.visualstudio.com

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Domain

detected Domain: readme.md

XIOC detected Domain: readme.md

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URL

detected URL: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/

XIOC detected URL: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/

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Domain

detected Domain: build.md

XIOC detected Domain: build.md

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Domain

detected Domain: quickstart.md

XIOC detected Domain: quickstart.md

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Domain

detected Domain: changelog.md

XIOC detected Domain: changelog.md

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detected IP: ::b6

XIOC detected IP: ::b6

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detected IP: 9::b

XIOC detected IP: 9::b

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detected IP: 8::b

XIOC detected IP: 8::b

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detected IP: ::5

XIOC detected IP: ::5

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detected IP: ::0

XIOC detected IP: ::0

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: schemas.openxmlformats.org

XIOC detected Domain: schemas.openxmlformats.org

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Domain

detected Domain: marketplace.visualstudio.com

XIOC detected Domain: marketplace.visualstudio.com

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detected IP: b::

XIOC detected IP: b::

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detected IP: 9::

XIOC detected IP: 9::

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detected IP: 8::f

XIOC detected IP: 8::f

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detected IP: 78::

XIOC detected IP: 78::

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detected IP: 8::

XIOC detected IP: 8::

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detected IP: ::e

XIOC detected IP: ::e

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Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

SWG String File Editor is a Visual Studio Code Marketplace extension published by Wasted Potential Studios LLC. Version 1.0.1 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 40.13/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 90 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: 16 finding(s)
Medium: 74 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

SWG String File Editor is published by Wasted Potential Studios LLC on the Visual Studio Code Marketplace marketplace. The extension has approximately 61 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.