Is Tags for Markdown safe to use?

Tags for Markdown has a security risk score of 40.13/100 (MEDIUM risk). Our security analysis detected 78 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of Tags for Markdown?

Based on our automated security analysis, Tags for Markdown 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 "Tags for Markdown" on VS Code Marketplace Safe to Install?

Name: Tags for Markdown
Availability: InStock
Author: BinaryNoir

BinaryNoir · vscode · v1.2.0

Enhance your Markdown documents with custom tag styling. Add predefined or custom labels, customizable colors, and arrow indicators to visually track tasks and statuses in the native VS Code preview.

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

40.13

out of 100

MEDIUM

78 security findings detected across all analyzers

Severity Breakdown

Critical

High

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

Malware

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

2 rules(4 hits)

postinstall system command postinstall network communication

About This Extension

Enhance your Markdown documents with custom tag styling. Add predefined or custom labels, customizable colors, and arrow indicators to visually track tasks and statuses in the native VS Code preview.

Detailed Findings

4 total

YARA Rule Matches

2 rules

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs

IP Addresses

Domains

Strings

All Indicators · 74

detected IP: ::

XIOC detected IP: ::

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detected IP: 4::

XIOC detected IP: 4::

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/binarynoir/vscode-markdown-tags/issues

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/binarynoir/vscode-markdown-tags/issues

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/binarynoir/vscode-markdown-tags#readme

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/binarynoir/vscode-markdown-tags#readme

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/binarynoir/vscode-markdown-tags/raw/HEAD/screenshot.png)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/binarynoir/vscode-markdown-tags/raw/HEAD/screenshot.png)

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URL

detected URL: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=BinaryNoir.vscode-markdown-tags).

XIOC detected URL: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=BinaryNoir.vscode-markdown-tags).

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/binarynoir/vscode-markdown-tags/blob/HEAD/examples/)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/binarynoir/vscode-markdown-tags/blob/HEAD/examples/)

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/binarynoir/markdown-tag).

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/binarynoir/markdown-tag).

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/binarynoir/markdown-tag/issues).

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/binarynoir/markdown-tag/issues).

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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: http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/

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

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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: https://github.com/binarynoir/vscode-markdown-tags

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/binarynoir/vscode-markdown-tags

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/binarynoir/obsidian-markdown-tags)!

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/binarynoir/obsidian-markdown-tags)!

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URL

detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/Support%20me-Buy%20Me%20a%20Coffee-orange?style=for-the-badge&logo=buy-me-a-coffee)](https://buymeacoffee.com/binarynoir)

XIOC detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/Support%20me-Buy%20Me%20a%20Coffee-orange?style=for-the-badge&logo=buy-me-a-coffee)](https://buymeacoffee.com/binarynoir)

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URL

detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/Support%20me-Ko--fi-blue?style=for-the-badge&logo=ko-fi)](https://ko-fi.com/binarynoir)

XIOC detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/Support%20me-Ko--fi-blue?style=for-the-badge&logo=ko-fi)](https://ko-fi.com/binarynoir)

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URL

detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/Website-binarynoir.tech-8c8c8c?style=for-the-badge)](https://binarynoir.tech)

XIOC detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/Website-binarynoir.tech-8c8c8c?style=for-the-badge)](https://binarynoir.tech)

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URL

detected URL: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile

XIOC detected URL: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile

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Domain

detected Domain: readme.md

XIOC detected Domain: readme.md

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URL

detected URL: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.

XIOC detected URL: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.

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URL

detected URL: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),

XIOC detected URL: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),

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URL

detected URL: https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

XIOC detected URL: https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

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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/tiff/1.0/

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

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Domain

detected Domain: lat.is

XIOC detected Domain: lat.is

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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: changelog.md

XIOC detected Domain: changelog.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://aka.ms/devcontainer.json.

XIOC detected URL: https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json.

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/typescript-node

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/typescript-node

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Domain

detected Domain: o.tj

XIOC detected Domain: o.tj

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detected Domain: n.sr

XIOC detected Domain: n.sr

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detected Domain: z.be

XIOC detected Domain: z.be

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detected Domain: hbt.kw

XIOC detected Domain: hbt.kw

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detected Domain: ɥe.mg

XIOC detected Domain: ɥe.mg

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detected Domain: v.gm

XIOC detected Domain: v.gm

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Domain

detected Domain: 䗩.cx

XIOC detected Domain: 䗩.cx

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Domain

detected Domain: buymeacoffee.com

XIOC detected Domain: buymeacoffee.com

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Domain

detected Domain: ko-fi.com

XIOC detected Domain: ko-fi.com

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Domain

detected Domain: website-binarynoir.tech

XIOC detected Domain: website-binarynoir.tech

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detected Domain: binarynoir.tech

XIOC detected Domain: binarynoir.tech

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detected Domain: c.vc

XIOC detected Domain: c.vc

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detected Domain: n.as

XIOC detected Domain: n.as

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detected Domain: xk.mz

XIOC detected Domain: xk.mz

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detected Domain: ٢.cv

XIOC detected Domain: ٢.cv

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detected Domain: e.gd

XIOC detected Domain: e.gd

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detected Domain: p.ch

XIOC detected Domain: p.ch

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detected Domain: p.ba

XIOC detected Domain: p.ba

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detected Domain: w.gq

XIOC detected Domain: w.gq

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Domain

detected Domain: img.shields.io

XIOC detected Domain: img.shields.io

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Domain

detected Domain: marketplace.visualstudio.com

XIOC detected Domain: marketplace.visualstudio.com

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Domain

detected Domain: mcr.microsoft.com

XIOC detected Domain: mcr.microsoft.com

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Domain

detected Domain: keepachangelog.com

XIOC detected Domain: keepachangelog.com

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Domain

detected Domain: semver.org

XIOC detected Domain: semver.org

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URL

detected URL: https://containers.dev/features.

XIOC detected URL: https://containers.dev/features.

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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: 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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detected IP: 0::

XIOC detected IP: 0::

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detected IP: 2::

XIOC detected IP: 2::

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detected IP: ::9

XIOC detected IP: ::9

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Domain

detected Domain: schemas.openxmlformats.org

XIOC detected Domain: schemas.openxmlformats.org

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Domain

detected Domain: aka.ms

XIOC detected Domain: aka.ms

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Domain

detected Domain: github.com

XIOC detected Domain: github.com

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Domain

detected Domain: containers.dev

XIOC detected Domain: containers.dev

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detected IP: ::a

XIOC detected IP: ::a

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detected IP: 7::

XIOC detected IP: 7::

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detected IP: 3::

XIOC detected IP: 3::

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detected IP: 9000::

XIOC detected IP: 9000::

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detected IP: 1::

XIOC detected IP: 1::

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detected IP: 8::

XIOC detected IP: 8::

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/binarynoir/vscode-markdown-tags.git

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/binarynoir/vscode-markdown-tags.git

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Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Tags for Markdown is a Visual Studio Code Marketplace extension published by BinaryNoir. Version 1.2.0 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 40.13/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 78 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: 4 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

Tags for Markdown is published by BinaryNoir on the Visual Studio Code Marketplace marketplace. The extension has approximately 279 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.