Is "Soft Material" on VS Code Marketplace Safe to Install?

sainnhe · vscode · v0.1.1

Modified version of Soft Era

Risk Assessment

Analyzed
39.98
out of 100
LOW

75 security findings detected across all analyzers

VS Code extension analyzed via package manifest and static code analysis

Severity Breakdown

0
Critical
6
High
69
Medium
0
Low
0
Info

Finding Categories

6
Malware Signatures
69
IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

5 rules(6 hits)
postinstall network communication postinstall system command postinstall file download postinstall file manipulation DebuggerStatementsShouldNotBeUsed

About This Extension

Modified version of Soft Era

Detailed Findings

6 total

YARA Rule Matches

5 rules

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs
6
Domains
62
Strings
69

All Indicators · 69

Domain
detected Domain: meta.method.body.java

XIOC detected Domain: meta.method.body.java

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Domain
detected Domain: schemas.openxmlformats.org

XIOC detected Domain: schemas.openxmlformats.org

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Domain
detected Domain: string.quoted.single.fish

XIOC detected Domain: string.quoted.single.fish

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Domain
detected Domain: constant.character.escape.single.fish

XIOC detected Domain: constant.character.escape.single.fish

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Domain
detected Domain: schemas.microsoft.com

XIOC detected Domain: schemas.microsoft.com

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Domain
detected Domain: readme.md

XIOC detected Domain: readme.md

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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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URL
detected URL: https://gitlab.com/sainnhe/img/-/raw/master/soft-material.png)

XIOC detected URL: https://gitlab.com/sainnhe/img/-/raw/master/soft-material.png)

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Domain
detected Domain: support.function.unix.fish

XIOC detected Domain: support.function.unix.fish

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Domain
detected Domain: variable.other.normal.fish

XIOC detected Domain: variable.other.normal.fish

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Domain
detected Domain: punctuation.definition.variable.fish

XIOC detected Domain: punctuation.definition.variable.fish

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Domain
detected Domain: variable.other.fixed.fish

XIOC detected Domain: variable.other.fixed.fish

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Domain
detected Domain: variable.other.special.fish

XIOC detected Domain: variable.other.special.fish

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Domain
detected Domain: string.quoted.double.fish

XIOC detected Domain: string.quoted.double.fish

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Domain
detected Domain: punctuation.definition.string.end.fish

XIOC detected Domain: punctuation.definition.string.end.fish

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Domain
detected Domain: keyword.control.heredoc-token.shell

XIOC detected Domain: keyword.control.heredoc-token.shell

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Domain
detected Domain: variable.other.normal.shell

XIOC detected Domain: variable.other.normal.shell

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Domain
detected Domain: punctuation.definition.variable.shell

XIOC detected Domain: punctuation.definition.variable.shell

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Domain
detected Domain: keyword.control.case

XIOC detected Domain: keyword.control.case

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Domain
detected Domain: variable.other.positional.shell

XIOC detected Domain: variable.other.positional.shell

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Domain
detected Domain: variable.other.bracket.shell

XIOC detected Domain: variable.other.bracket.shell

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Domain
detected Domain: support.function.builtin.fish

XIOC detected Domain: support.function.builtin.fish

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Domain
detected Domain: support.function.builtin.shell

XIOC detected Domain: support.function.builtin.shell

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Domain
detected Domain: entity.name.function.shell

XIOC detected Domain: entity.name.function.shell

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Domain
detected Domain: string.quoted.double.shell

XIOC detected Domain: string.quoted.double.shell

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Domain
detected Domain: string.quoted.single.shell

XIOC detected Domain: string.quoted.single.shell

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Domain
detected Domain: punctuation.definition.string.begin.shell

XIOC detected Domain: punctuation.definition.string.begin.shell

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Domain
detected Domain: punctuation.definition.string.end.shell

XIOC detected Domain: punctuation.definition.string.end.shell

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Domain
detected Domain: string.unquoted.heredoc.shell

XIOC detected Domain: string.unquoted.heredoc.shell

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Domain
detected Domain: punctuation.definition.annotation.java

XIOC detected Domain: punctuation.definition.annotation.java

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Domain
detected Domain: storage.modifier.package.java

XIOC detected Domain: storage.modifier.package.java

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Domain
detected Domain: entity.name.type.module.java

XIOC detected Domain: entity.name.type.module.java

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Hash
detected SHA1 Hash: 534a2fe47ef361e69bc135a130fb889932289846

XIOC detected SHA1 Hash: 534a2fe47ef361e69bc135a130fb889932289846

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Domain
detected Domain: meta.definition.method.signature.java

XIOC detected Domain: meta.definition.method.signature.java

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Domain
detected Domain: meta.scope.if-block.shell

XIOC detected Domain: meta.scope.if-block.shell

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Domain
detected Domain: meta.scope.group.shell

XIOC detected Domain: meta.scope.group.shell

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Domain
detected Domain: keyword.other.package.java

XIOC detected Domain: keyword.other.package.java

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Domain
detected Domain: storage.type.function.arrow.java

XIOC detected Domain: storage.type.function.arrow.java

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Domain
detected Domain: keyword.control.ternary.java

XIOC detected Domain: keyword.control.ternary.java

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Domain
detected Domain: variable.other.property.java

XIOC detected Domain: variable.other.property.java

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Domain
detected Domain: variable.language.wildcard.java

XIOC detected Domain: variable.language.wildcard.java

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Domain
detected Domain: storage.modifier.import.java

XIOC detected Domain: storage.modifier.import.java

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Domain
detected Domain: storage.type.annotation.java

XIOC detected Domain: storage.type.annotation.java

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Domain
detected Domain: variable.other.property

XIOC detected Domain: variable.other.property

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Domain
detected Domain: variable.other.object.property

XIOC detected Domain: variable.other.object.property

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Domain
detected Domain: storage.type.function.coffee

XIOC detected Domain: storage.type.function.coffee

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Domain
detected Domain: punctuation.separator.dot

XIOC detected Domain: punctuation.separator.dot

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Domain
detected Domain: punctuation.separator.java

XIOC detected Domain: punctuation.separator.java

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Domain
detected Domain: punctuation.separator.period.java

XIOC detected Domain: punctuation.separator.period.java

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Domain
detected Domain: keyword.other.import.java

XIOC detected Domain: keyword.other.import.java

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Domain
detected Domain: storage.type.property

XIOC detected Domain: storage.type.property

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Domain
detected Domain: keyword.operator.new

XIOC detected Domain: keyword.operator.new

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Domain
detected Domain: variable.other.special.shell

XIOC detected Domain: variable.other.special.shell

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Domain
detected Domain: keyword.control.at

XIOC detected Domain: keyword.control.at

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Domain
detected Domain: keyword.map

XIOC detected Domain: keyword.map

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Domain
detected Domain: variable.object.property

XIOC detected Domain: variable.object.property

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Domain
detected Domain: support.variable.property

XIOC detected Domain: support.variable.property

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Domain
detected Domain: gitlab.com

XIOC detected Domain: gitlab.com

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Domain
detected Domain: github.com

XIOC detected Domain: github.com

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Domain
detected Domain: debugtokenexpression.name

XIOC detected Domain: debugtokenexpression.name

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Domain
detected Domain: charts.red

XIOC detected Domain: charts.red

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Domain
detected Domain: charts.orange

XIOC detected Domain: charts.orange

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Domain
detected Domain: charts.green

XIOC detected Domain: charts.green

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Domain
detected Domain: charts.blue

XIOC detected Domain: charts.blue

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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: 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: https://github.com/sainnhe/gruvbox-material/blob/534a2fe47ef361e69bc135a130fb889932289846/doc/gruvbox-material.txt#L473-L513](https://github.com/sainnhe/gruvbox-material/blob/534a2fe47ef361e69bc135a130fb889932289846/doc/gruvbox-material.txt#L473-L513)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/sainnhe/gruvbox-material/blob/534a2fe47ef361e69bc135a130fb889932289846/doc/gruvbox-material.txt#L473-L513](https://github.com/sainnhe/gruvbox-material/blob/534a2fe47ef361e69bc135a130fb889932289846/doc/gruvbox-material.txt#L473-L513)

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URL
detected URL: https://github.com/soft-aesthetic/soft-era).

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/soft-aesthetic/soft-era).

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Domain
detected Domain: punctuation.definition.string.begin.fish

XIOC detected Domain: punctuation.definition.string.begin.fish

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Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Soft Material is a Visual Studio Code Marketplace extension published by sainnhe. Version 0.1.1 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 39.98/100 (LOW risk) based on 75 security findings.

Risk Assessment

This extension presents low security risk. Some minor findings were detected, but nothing that would prevent typical usage. Reviewing the detailed findings below is recommended before use in sensitive environments.

Findings Breakdown

  • High: 6 finding(s)
  • Medium: 69 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

Soft Material is published by sainnhe on the Visual Studio Code Marketplace marketplace. The extension has approximately 983 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.

Frequently Asked Questions