Is Kiro Pulse safe to use?

Kiro Pulse has a security risk score of 53.61/100 (MEDIUM risk). Our security analysis detected 212 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of Kiro Pulse?

Based on our automated security analysis, Kiro Pulse 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 "Kiro Pulse" on VS Code Marketplace Safe to Install?

Name: Kiro Pulse
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Daniel Surendran

Daniel Surendran · vscode · v0.13.0

Track and analyze your Kiro coding sessions - works with Kiro IDE and CLI

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

53.61

out of 100

MEDIUM

212 security findings detected across all analyzers

VS Code extension analyzed via package manifest and static code analysis

Severity Breakdown

Critical

High

180

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

180

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

8 rules(32 hits)

credential env files postinstall file manipulation postinstall network communication postinstall system command postinstall persistence mechanism postinstall obfuscation postinstall crypto operations postinstall file download

About This Extension

Track and analyze your Kiro coding sessions - works with Kiro IDE and CLI

Detailed Findings

32 total

YARA Rule Matches

8 rules

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs

IP Addresses

Domains

156

Strings

180

All Indicators · 180

Domain

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XIOC detected Domain: vscode.viewcolumn.one

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XIOC detected IP: ::

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URL

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

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/vdanniel/viber-private/issues

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/vdanniel/viber-private/issues

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/vdanniel/viber-private#readme

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/vdanniel/viber-private#readme

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URL

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XIOC detected URL: http://va.truepic.com/ejbca/publicweb/status/ocsp0

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URL

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XIOC detected URL: https://kiro.dev/changelog/ide/'));

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URL

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XIOC detected URL: http://www.w3.org/2000/svg',

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/vdanniel/viber-private

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/vdanniel/viber-private

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URL

detected URL: https://kiro.dev),

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URL

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XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/vdanniel/viber-private/raw/HEAD/images/demo.gif)

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URL

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

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URL

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URL

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XIOC detected Domain: node.id

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XIOC detected Domain: n.id

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XIOC detected Domain: edge.to

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XIOC detected Domain: dashboardpanel.js.map

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XIOC detected Domain: store.vibes.map

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XIOC detected Domain: specs.map

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XIOC detected Domain: spec.name

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XIOC detected Domain: systempromptsample.sections.map

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XIOC detected Domain: section.name

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XIOC detected Domain: workspacestats.map

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XIOC detected Domain: detailedmetrics.input.total

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XIOC detected Domain: detailedmetrics.output.total

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XIOC detected Domain: doc.name

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XIOC detected Domain: hooks.map

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XIOC detected Domain: ctx.id

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XIOC detected Domain: chatviewpanel.js.map

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XIOC detected Domain: j.mt

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XIOC detected Domain: j.pa

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XIOC detected Domain: r.kr

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XIOC detected Domain: c2pa.hash.data

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XIOC detected Domain: o.kn

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XIOC detected Domain: fr.sg

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XIOC detected Domain: r.gs

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XIOC detected Domain: l.pl

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XIOC detected Domain: y.sg

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XIOC detected Domain: t.er

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Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Kiro Pulse is a Visual Studio Code Marketplace extension published by Daniel Surendran. Version 0.13.0 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 53.61/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 212 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: 180 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

Kiro Pulse is published by Daniel Surendran on the Visual Studio Code Marketplace marketplace. The extension has approximately 75 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.

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