Is "mcp-researchpowerpack" on MCP Registry Safe to Install?

yigitkonur · mcp · v3.9.5

The ultimate research MCP toolkit: Reddit mining, web search with CTR aggregation, AI-powered deep research, and intelligent web scraping - all in one modular package

Risk Assessment

Analyzed
100
out of 100
CRITICAL

284 security findings detected across all analyzers

MCP server analyzed for tool poisoning, prompt injection, and data exfiltration

Severity Breakdown

0
Critical
111
High
171
Medium
0
Low
0
Info

Finding Categories

81
Malware Signatures
30
Secrets
2
Network
164
IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

10 rules(81 hits)
postinstall system command postinstall registry modification postinstall file download postinstall file manipulation postinstall obfuscation postinstall network communication credential env files postinstall persistence mechanism NoUseWeakRandom postinstall crypto operations

MCP Server Analysis

MCP servers expose tools and resources to AI assistants. Unlike browser extensions, they run as standalone processes with direct system access. Tool definitions are analyzed for prompt injection, data exfiltration, and tool poisoning patterns.

About This Extension

The ultimate research MCP toolkit: Reddit mining, web search with CTR aggregation, AI-powered deep research, and intelligent web scraping - all in one modular package

Detailed Findings

119 total

YARA Rule Matches

10 rules

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs
40
Domains
129
Strings
164

All Indicators · 164

URL
detected URL: https://cloud.cerebras.ai)

XIOC detected URL: https://cloud.cerebras.ai)

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Domain
detected Domain: a.data

XIOC detected Domain: a.data

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Domain
detected Domain: codes.network

XIOC detected Domain: codes.network

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Domain
detected Domain: err.name

XIOC detected Domain: err.name

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URL
detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/node-%3E%3D20-93450a.svg?style=flat-square

XIOC detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/node-%3E%3D20-93450a.svg?style=flat-square

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URL
detected URL: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT

XIOC detected URL: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT

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URL
detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-grey.svg?style=flat-square

XIOC detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-grey.svg?style=flat-square

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URL
detected URL: https://modelcontextprotocol.io

XIOC detected URL: https://modelcontextprotocol.io

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URL
detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/MCP-compatible-5a67d8.svg?style=flat-square

XIOC detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/MCP-compatible-5a67d8.svg?style=flat-square

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URL
detected URL: https://modelcontextprotocol.io)

XIOC detected URL: https://modelcontextprotocol.io)

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URL
detected URL: https://github.com/yigitkonur/mcp-research-powerpack.git

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/yigitkonur/mcp-research-powerpack.git

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Domain
detected Domain: version.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: version.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: gmail.com

XIOC detected Domain: gmail.com

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Other
detected Email: [email protected]

XIOC detected Email: [email protected]

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URL
detected URL: https://www.npmjs.com/package/mcp-research-powerpack

XIOC detected URL: https://www.npmjs.com/package/mcp-research-powerpack

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URL
detected URL: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/mcp-research-powerpack.svg?style=flat-square&color=cb3837

XIOC detected URL: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/mcp-research-powerpack.svg?style=flat-square&color=cb3837

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URL
detected URL: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/mcp-research-powerpack.svg?style=flat-square&color=blue

XIOC detected URL: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/mcp-research-powerpack.svg?style=flat-square&color=blue

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URL
detected URL: https://nodejs.org/

XIOC detected URL: https://nodejs.org/

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URL
detected Domain: topurls.map

XIOC detected Domain: topurls.map

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Domain
detected Domain: existing.date

XIOC detected Domain: existing.date

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URL
detected Domain: url.date

XIOC detected Domain: url.date

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Domain
detected Domain: allqueries.map

XIOC detected Domain: allqueries.map

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URL
detected Domain: url-aggregator.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: url-aggregator.js.map

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URL
detected URL: https://openrouter.ai)

XIOC detected URL: https://openrouter.ai)

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URL
detected URL: https://scrape.do)

XIOC detected URL: https://scrape.do)

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URL
detected URL: https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps)

XIOC detected URL: https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps)

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Domain
detected Domain: retry.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: retry.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: retry.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: retry.js.map

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URL
detected Domain: url-aggregator.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: url-aggregator.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: parsed.search

XIOC detected Domain: parsed.search

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Domain
detected Domain: sorted.map

XIOC detected Domain: sorted.map

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URL
detected Domain: url.queries.map

XIOC detected Domain: url.queries.map

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Domain
detected Domain: logger.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: logger.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: logger.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: logger.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: markdown-formatter.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: markdown-formatter.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: markdown-formatter.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: markdown-formatter.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: response.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: response.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: opts.data

XIOC detected Domain: opts.data

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Domain
detected Domain: toshow.map

XIOC detected Domain: toshow.map

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Domain
detected Domain: concurrency.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: concurrency.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: errors.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: errors.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: error.name

XIOC detected Domain: error.name

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Domain
detected Domain: reddit.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: reddit.js.map

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URL
detected URL: https://www.npmjs.com/package/mcp-research-powerpack).

XIOC detected URL: https://www.npmjs.com/package/mcp-research-powerpack).

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URL
detected URL: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

XIOC detected URL: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

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Domain
detected Domain: errors.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: errors.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: scrape.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: scrape.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: scrape.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: scrape.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: result.link

XIOC detected Domain: result.link

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Domain
detected Domain: result.date

XIOC detected Domain: result.date

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Domain
detected Domain: utils.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: utils.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: utils.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: utils.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: concurrency.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: concurrency.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: definitions.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: definitions.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: c.author

XIOC detected Domain: c.author

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Domain
detected Domain: result.post.author

XIOC detected Domain: result.post.author

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Domain
detected Domain: processedentries.map

XIOC detected Domain: processedentries.map

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Domain
detected Domain: registry.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: registry.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: p.date

XIOC detected Domain: p.date

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Domain
detected Domain: registry.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: registry.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: file-attachment.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: file-attachment.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: file-attachment.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: file-attachment.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: llm-processor.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: llm-processor.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: llm-processor.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: llm-processor.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: markdown-cleaner.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: markdown-cleaner.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: markdown-cleaner.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: markdown-cleaner.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: definitions.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: definitions.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: deep-research.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: deep-research.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: socket.io

XIOC detected Domain: socket.io

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Domain
detected Domain: deep-research.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: deep-research.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: packagejson.name

XIOC detected Domain: packagejson.name

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URL
detected URL: https://serper.dev)

XIOC detected URL: https://serper.dev)

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Domain
detected Domain: web-search.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: web-search.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: tool.name

XIOC detected Domain: tool.name

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Domain
detected Domain: loader.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: loader.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: types.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: types.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: types.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: types.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: domain.com

XIOC detected Domain: domain.com

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Domain
detected Domain: stackoverflow.com

XIOC detected Domain: stackoverflow.com

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Domain
detected Domain: server.name

XIOC detected Domain: server.name

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Domain
detected Domain: result.int

XIOC detected Domain: result.int

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Domain
detected Domain: param.properties

XIOC detected Domain: param.properties

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Domain
detected Domain: obj.properties

XIOC detected Domain: obj.properties

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Domain
detected Domain: errorcode.network

XIOC detected Domain: errorcode.network

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Domain
detected Domain: config.tools.map

XIOC detected Domain: config.tools.map

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Domain
detected Domain: t.name

XIOC detected Domain: t.name

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Domain
detected Domain: loadedtools.map

XIOC detected Domain: loadedtools.map

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Domain
detected Domain: search.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: search.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: index.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: index.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: api.cerebras.ai

XIOC detected Domain: api.cerebras.ai

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Domain
detected Domain: index.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: index.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: loader.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: loader.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: result.email

XIOC detected Domain: result.email

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Domain
detected Domain: validation.int

XIOC detected Domain: validation.int

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Domain
detected Domain: relatedsearches.map

XIOC detected Domain: relatedsearches.map

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Domain
detected Domain: env.search

XIOC detected Domain: env.search

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Domain
detected Domain: keywords.map

XIOC detected Domain: keywords.map

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Domain
detected Domain: data.organic

XIOC detected Domain: data.organic

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Domain
detected Domain: r.link

XIOC detected Domain: r.link

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Domain
detected Domain: r.date

XIOC detected Domain: r.date

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Domain
detected Domain: queries.map

XIOC detected Domain: queries.map

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Domain
detected Domain: search.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: search.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: google.serper.dev

XIOC detected Domain: google.serper.dev

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Domain
detected Domain: responses.map

XIOC detected Domain: responses.map

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Domain
detected Domain: resp.organic

XIOC detected Domain: resp.organic

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Domain
detected Domain: organic.map

XIOC detected Domain: organic.map

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Domain
detected Domain: item.link

XIOC detected Domain: item.link

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Domain
detected Domain: item.date

XIOC detected Domain: item.date

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Domain
detected Domain: response.usage.total

XIOC detected Domain: response.usage.total

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Domain
detected Domain: research.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: research.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: scraper.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: scraper.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: api.scrape.do

XIOC detected Domain: api.scrape.do

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Domain
detected Domain: attempt.country

XIOC detected Domain: attempt.country

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Domain
detected Domain: results.map

XIOC detected Domain: results.map

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Domain
detected Domain: scraper.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: scraper.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: date.now

XIOC detected Domain: date.now

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Domain
detected Domain: parsed.id

XIOC detected Domain: parsed.id

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Domain
detected Domain: web-search.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: web-search.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: scrape-links.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: scrape-links.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: scrape-links.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: scrape-links.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: research.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: research.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: response.id

XIOC detected Domain: response.id

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Domain
detected Domain: p.author

XIOC detected Domain: p.author

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Domain
detected Domain: p.link

XIOC detected Domain: p.link

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Domain
detected Domain: post.author

XIOC detected Domain: post.author

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URL
detected Domain: urls.map

XIOC detected Domain: urls.map

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Domain
detected Domain: toolconfig.name

XIOC detected Domain: toolconfig.name

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Domain
detected Domain: c.data

XIOC detected Domain: c.data

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Domain
detected Domain: c.data.author

XIOC detected Domain: c.data.author

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Domain
detected Domain: serper.dev

XIOC detected Domain: serper.dev

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Domain
detected Domain: scrape.do

XIOC detected Domain: scrape.do

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Domain
detected Domain: openrouter.ai

XIOC detected Domain: openrouter.ai

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Domain
detected Domain: cloud.cerebras.ai

XIOC detected Domain: cloud.cerebras.ai

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Domain
detected Domain: z.ai

XIOC detected Domain: z.ai

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Domain
detected Domain: reddit.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: reddit.d.ts.map

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Domain
detected Domain: oauth.reddit.com

XIOC detected Domain: oauth.reddit.com

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Domain
detected Domain: img.shields.io

XIOC detected Domain: img.shields.io

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Domain
detected Domain: nodejs.org

XIOC detected Domain: nodejs.org

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Domain
detected Domain: opensource.org

XIOC detected Domain: opensource.org

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Domain
detected Domain: github.com

XIOC detected Domain: github.com

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Domain
detected Domain: www.reddit.com

XIOC detected Domain: www.reddit.com

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Domain
detected Domain: modelcontextprotocol.io

XIOC detected Domain: modelcontextprotocol.io

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Domain
detected Domain: reddit.com

XIOC detected Domain: reddit.com

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URL
detected URL: https://openrouter.ai/api/v1',

XIOC detected URL: https://openrouter.ai/api/v1',

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URL
detected URL: https://google.serper.dev/search';

XIOC detected URL: https://google.serper.dev/search';

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URL
detected URL: https://api.scrape.do';

XIOC detected URL: https://api.scrape.do';

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URL
detected URL: https://reddit.com$

XIOC detected URL: https://reddit.com$

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URL
detected URL: https://oauth.reddit.com';

XIOC detected URL: https://oauth.reddit.com';

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URL
detected URL: https://www.reddit.com/api/v1/access_token';

XIOC detected URL: https://www.reddit.com/api/v1/access_token';

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URL
detected URL: https://github.com/yigitkonur)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/yigitkonur)

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URL
detected URL: https://nodejs.org/api/process.html#warning-using-uncaughtexception-correctly

XIOC detected URL: https://nodejs.org/api/process.html#warning-using-uncaughtexception-correctly

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URL
detected URL: https://api.cerebras.ai/v1',

XIOC detected URL: https://api.cerebras.ai/v1',

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URL
detected URL: https://cloud.cerebras.ai',

XIOC detected URL: https://cloud.cerebras.ai',

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URL
detected URL: https://openrouter.ai/keys',

XIOC detected URL: https://openrouter.ai/keys',

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URL
detected URL: https://scrape.do

XIOC detected URL: https://scrape.do

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URL
detected URL: https://serper.dev

XIOC detected URL: https://serper.dev

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URL
detected URL: https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps

XIOC detected URL: https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps

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URL
detected URL: https://github.com/yigitkonur/mcp-research-powerpack/issues

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/yigitkonur/mcp-research-powerpack/issues

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URL
detected URL: https://github.com/yigitkonur/mcp-research-powerpack#readme

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/yigitkonur/mcp-research-powerpack#readme

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Domain
detected Domain: www.npmjs.com

XIOC detected Domain: www.npmjs.com

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Domain
detected Domain: response.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: response.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: p.is

XIOC detected Domain: p.is

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Domain
detected Domain: b.data

XIOC detected Domain: b.data

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Domain
detected Domain: version.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: version.d.ts.map

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Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

mcp-researchpowerpack is a mcp extension published by yigitkonur. Version 3.9.5 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 100/100 (CRITICAL risk) based on 284 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: 111 finding(s)
  • Medium: 171 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

mcp-researchpowerpack is published by yigitkonur on the mcp marketplace.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions